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¹ Recent books:
tech - TLS Mastery
SF - Drinking Heavy Water
Mystery - $ git sync murder
biz - Cash Flow for Creators
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My 2017-2020 books in print! 19 titles, 10 anthologies.
Many years before this, but I can attach only four pics.
[image description: books. so many books. 
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Updated my web site for the new novel. All the links to stores with "Drinking Heavy Water" right here.
Well, most the links. Forty-some stores, I got tired...
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I write books to pay the bills. No consulting, no leeching off family members, no paid teaching or speaking: only writing books.
How do I pull it off?
1) Understand cashflow - https://mwl.io/nonfiction/biz-craft
2) By treating it as a business - https://mwl.io/archives/4557
More on publishing, writing, etc at my FAQ - https://mwl.io/faq#publishing
The big secret: MAKE MOAR WORDS! 
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The WHO has approved a malaria vaccine.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/06/health/malaria-vaccine-who.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur
Given that malaria is still a leading cause of illness and death worldwide, this is pretty huge!
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Look, just...Just imagine to yourself that every person in the service industry gets to choose one customer to punch in the face each day.
And then try not to be that person.
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My uncle just finished 1.6 kg, 700 pages long dictionary of Northern Sami, a language spoken by around 20,000 speakers.
Sami are an indigenous people who have inhabited large parts of Northern Europe spanning from Russia to Norway for millenniums.
He has dedicated his life to advocate for their rights and preserve their languages and culture. This book is a major contribution in an effort to ensure that this ancient language will be passed on to future generations.
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Cassandra, goddess of cyber security
Dear Patronizers: the October Sausage is out.
Dear Non-Patronizers: You, too, could Patronize me. https://patronizeMWL.com
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What did we say about scary implication security advice bombardments on main?
That's right, you're supposed to attach soothing pictures of your dog having a nap or the flowers in your garden or something 
Time to list the #dnssecmastery2e sponsors in the manuscript. Which means I'm shutting down sponsorship sales now.
If you missed it: sorry, I've warned y'all. Repeatedly.
#dnssecmastery2e just took a lurching step towards reality:
ISBN (paperback): 978-1-64235-059-3
ISBN (hardcover): 978-1-64235-060-9
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9 Publications Who Need Writers At $300 to $750 Per Story
https://writingcooperative.com/9-publications-who-need-writers-at-300-to-750-per-story-4a61741fa6e2
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I get anxious about getting death threats from Fedi for using Google Forms instead of self-hosting my own form generator on a Raspberry Pi. Fedi loves to do that, which, ironically, makes Twitter more friendly than Fedi sometimes.
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some genre writers are getting all "at least we aren't like that" about Kidney Karen and I'm sorry *checks receipts* *checks recent history* *checks 1930s* *checks 1970s* ...are ... are you sure?
Today: final pass through #dnssecmastery2e, then take down sponsorship page (https://www.tiltedwindmillpress.com/product-category/sponsor/). Your last chance. Seriously.
Then, full-on badgering!
Hey makers! A challenge for you.
Consider the gauntlet thrown.
https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2021/10/how-to-build-a-low-tech-solar-panel.html
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PSA: Twitch
go change your passwords and activate 2FA NOW!
2FA everywhere you can.
Please boost.
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People say they'd rather quit than get vaccinated. Then they get vaccinated after all. Flip floppers!
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This happened a few days ago, Mark Kettenis submitted a patchset adding Apple M1 support to the U-Boot project. This will be used by both #OpenBSD and Linux in the future. 
A great writeup on the Disney/Marvel creator lawsuits.
IMHO, legalities won't settle this. Risk management will.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/disney-copyright-termination-1235020849/
The new Boundary Shock Quarterly has a brand new Montague Portal short tale in it! Not Aidan Redding, but about how the first folks to enter universes.
https://amzn.to/2ZO6Fpx
- About
- https://mwl.io
- FAQ:
- https://mwl.io/faq
- Pronouns
- he/him
- next business model
- tarpit as a service
¹ Recent books:
tech - TLS Mastery
SF - Drinking Heavy Water
Mystery - $ git sync murder
biz - Cash Flow for Creators
Joined Jan 2018
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