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Jan. 19th, 2012 10:57 pmOK, I am not completely giving up on fannish stuff. This is funny:
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Jan. 19th, 2012 10:46 pmWell, I got lots of hostile & defensive blowback from my post on fanfic. I'm just accepting that I don't buy into the "fandom" mindset after all.
I mean, I appreciate fixfics (and have written one). But at some point it seems creepy to insist that these other people's characters are so important that you have to work with them and not your own. That said, that's mostly my own feelings, after spending way too long with certain characters (owned by a disreputable "publisher") on the brain. And this is for me. I want to be done with it.
OK, I might still might do some crossover memes for the crack value, if I get bored. And stuff. Maybe.
But I may just make up a new online identity, and if I write, write my own stuff, with my own characters. Because that's what Jerry Siegel did.
"Do not follow in the footsteps of the old men; instead seek what they sought."
I mean, I appreciate fixfics (and have written one). But at some point it seems creepy to insist that these other people's characters are so important that you have to work with them and not your own. That said, that's mostly my own feelings, after spending way too long with certain characters (owned by a disreputable "publisher") on the brain. And this is for me. I want to be done with it.
OK, I might still might do some crossover memes for the crack value, if I get bored. And stuff. Maybe.
But I may just make up a new online identity, and if I write, write my own stuff, with my own characters. Because that's what Jerry Siegel did.
"Do not follow in the footsteps of the old men; instead seek what they sought."
The next steps to fighting PIPA and SOPA: Show them that they can't stop the signal
Jan. 19th, 2012 06:50 pmOriginally posted by ![[personal profile]](http://s.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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box_in_the_box at The next steps to fighting PIPA and SOPA: Show them that they can't stop the signalJust last week, there were only five U.S. Senators publicly opposing the Protect IP Act.
In the wake of the widespread Internet blackout day on Wednesday, Jan. 18, there are now 36.
It would take only 41 "no" votes to permanently stall PIPA and the Stop Online Piracy Act in the Senate.
But we can't get complacent, because the multinational media corporations that are throwing their weight behind PIPA and SOPA will not stop pushing for these bills to pass, and the Senate is expected to vote on PIPA on Tuesday, Jan. 24.
Members of Congress know PIPA and SOPA are unpopular, but they don't necessarily understand why, so they could be duped by superficial changes to those bills, which the forces behind PIPA and SOPA are sure to make to gain the votes to pass those bills.
Here's what you can do, in the real world, to fight back against the forces that would end the freedom of the Internet:
1. Call your Senators' offices every day, from now through the day of the PIPA vote on Tuesday, Jan. 24, until you know they'll vote "no" on cloture. If your site participated in the Internet blackout day, consider running a "Call the Senate" link during those days as well.
2. Visit your Senators' district offices (use Google or your local phonebook to find the addresses) to tell them that you oppose PIPA and urge them to vote "no" on cloture. Stopping by to talk to them in person makes the online protests more tangible and credible to them.
You can check the Protect IP Act Senate whip count for continuous updates on everyone in the Senate who supports or opposes PIPA, as well as those who are still undeclared or have yet to be contacted. Phone numbers are listed for all the Senators' district and D.C. offices, next to direct links to their Congressional email addresses, along with tips on how to talk and write to them persuasively.
NEVER FORGET FOR WHAT YOU FIGHT:
In the wake of the widespread Internet blackout day on Wednesday, Jan. 18, there are now 36.
It would take only 41 "no" votes to permanently stall PIPA and the Stop Online Piracy Act in the Senate.
But we can't get complacent, because the multinational media corporations that are throwing their weight behind PIPA and SOPA will not stop pushing for these bills to pass, and the Senate is expected to vote on PIPA on Tuesday, Jan. 24.
Members of Congress know PIPA and SOPA are unpopular, but they don't necessarily understand why, so they could be duped by superficial changes to those bills, which the forces behind PIPA and SOPA are sure to make to gain the votes to pass those bills.
Here's what you can do, in the real world, to fight back against the forces that would end the freedom of the Internet:
1. Call your Senators' offices every day, from now through the day of the PIPA vote on Tuesday, Jan. 24, until you know they'll vote "no" on cloture. If your site participated in the Internet blackout day, consider running a "Call the Senate" link during those days as well.
2. Visit your Senators' district offices (use Google or your local phonebook to find the addresses) to tell them that you oppose PIPA and urge them to vote "no" on cloture. Stopping by to talk to them in person makes the online protests more tangible and credible to them.
You can check the Protect IP Act Senate whip count for continuous updates on everyone in the Senate who supports or opposes PIPA, as well as those who are still undeclared or have yet to be contacted. Phone numbers are listed for all the Senators' district and D.C. offices, next to direct links to their Congressional email addresses, along with tips on how to talk and write to them persuasively.
NEVER FORGET FOR WHAT YOU FIGHT:
This thing about fanfic bugs me: is there a better way? Also cute new Sinfest & GWS
Jan. 18th, 2012 04:52 am( Sinfest 2012/01/18 )
OK, I feel kind of like this guy, lumbering out of Hades and asking the wrong person for "story time." But I have this thing on my mind.
(Not the SOPA thing, though yeah, take Danielle's advice and write your Congressmen. Heck, write other people's Congressmen.)
( The newest Girls with Slingshots )
I know one or two pretty good writers on my flist, and there are certainly some good fan artists online.
And I think, why do you tie yourself to fan works? You don't own it; you don't control it; you don't get any royalties, ever--is it just a cheap way to get attention? In fact, you put all these disclaimers on your work, because it's not even public domain--the trademarks belong to someone else. Is it worth it?
I hear bluefall's pretty upset about what DC did to Birds of Prey. But I remember reading some of her Harrierverse stuff and thinking it was pretty cool.
Why not, for example, file off the bits of the Harrierverse that identify it as made of DC trademarks, and publish it as your own thing? You could do it as a webcomic if you found a willing artist.
There are so many concepts that want love, and we know what they are:
That heroic vigilante/detective single father guy, the marksman.
The slightly goofy couple who have fun chasing mysteries (maybe one of them has powers).
The broken bird who sends her agents into dangerous situations while she uses her hacking skills to be as absurdly prepared as possible.
The spooky young woman for whom violence is mother tongue, chasing justice and craving mercy.
et cetera.
Waiting and whining for DC (or whomever) to do these is pretty much useless. They're not bringing back these things, nor things like them, and they don't care.
But if it's yours, you can do what you want, and DC can't pull it out from under you, nor "ruin" it by going in a different direction.
Heck, you could leave the trademarks in the public domain, or copyleft it, if that's your thing.
Think about it.
OK, I feel kind of like this guy, lumbering out of Hades and asking the wrong person for "story time." But I have this thing on my mind.
(Not the SOPA thing, though yeah, take Danielle's advice and write your Congressmen. Heck, write other people's Congressmen.)
( The newest Girls with Slingshots )
I know one or two pretty good writers on my flist, and there are certainly some good fan artists online.
And I think, why do you tie yourself to fan works? You don't own it; you don't control it; you don't get any royalties, ever--is it just a cheap way to get attention? In fact, you put all these disclaimers on your work, because it's not even public domain--the trademarks belong to someone else. Is it worth it?
I hear bluefall's pretty upset about what DC did to Birds of Prey. But I remember reading some of her Harrierverse stuff and thinking it was pretty cool.
Why not, for example, file off the bits of the Harrierverse that identify it as made of DC trademarks, and publish it as your own thing? You could do it as a webcomic if you found a willing artist.
There are so many concepts that want love, and we know what they are:
That heroic vigilante/detective single father guy, the marksman.
The slightly goofy couple who have fun chasing mysteries (maybe one of them has powers).
The broken bird who sends her agents into dangerous situations while she uses her hacking skills to be as absurdly prepared as possible.
The spooky young woman for whom violence is mother tongue, chasing justice and craving mercy.
et cetera.
Waiting and whining for DC (or whomever) to do these is pretty much useless. They're not bringing back these things, nor things like them, and they don't care.
But if it's yours, you can do what you want, and DC can't pull it out from under you, nor "ruin" it by going in a different direction.
Heck, you could leave the trademarks in the public domain, or copyleft it, if that's your thing.
Think about it.
A simple quiz for Wondy writers
Jan. 8th, 2012 09:32 pmAre you interested in Wonder Woman as a character?
Are you interested in Amazons as a concept?
Do you want to play with Greek mythology?
Do you want to do a feminist book?
Do you want a female Superman?
Do you want to play around in the DCU?
If you answered, "No," to the first one, why are you writing Wonder Woman?
See also the previous Wondy rant.
Are you interested in Amazons as a concept?
Do you want to play with Greek mythology?
Do you want to do a feminist book?
Do you want a female Superman?
Do you want to play around in the DCU?
If you answered, "No," to the first one, why are you writing Wonder Woman?
See also the previous Wondy rant.
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Dec. 21st, 2011 04:41 pmi'm pretty sure i have a bunch of dreamwidth codes. pretty sure dreamwidth is free to register though.
i tried cleaning my keyboard with antiseptic hand gel--don't do stuff like that when you don't really know how it's put together. still no shift function and i'm afraid it may have gotten into the motherboard too. at least i got the enter key working again.
i tried cleaning my keyboard with antiseptic hand gel--don't do stuff like that when you don't really know how it's put together. still no shift function and i'm afraid it may have gotten into the motherboard too. at least i got the enter key working again.
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Dec. 19th, 2011 10:34 pmOh, Rumisiel, you misfiled the Turks and Caicos into the EU, no one knows what you're talking about!
Ash winter race anxiety (Misfile)
Dec. 16th, 2011 04:52 amSomething about Wednesday's Misfile got me thinking that Ash is really one of my favorite webcomic characters.
( Misfile )
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Dec. 16th, 2011 12:47 amTell me about a story I haven't written, and I'll give you several sentences from that story.
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Dec. 16th, 2011 12:07 amhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/knightmare
http://www.flickr.com/photos/knightmare
I don't actually know what it's from. I saw little copies of these and thought, Doctor Who cosplay?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/knightmare
I don't actually know what it's from. I saw little copies of these and thought, Doctor Who cosplay?
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Dec. 15th, 2011 09:45 pmI need to check which browser I'm using when I look at emails. Answered two comments with the wrong account today. That's just confusing.
Grace of My Heart (1996)
Dec. 14th, 2011 06:52 pmI just watched Grace of My Heart, which is the sort of movie that makes you want to know more about it after seeing it.
I was more or less expecting the Matt Dillon character to be even more a version of Brian Wilson than he turned out to be.
I was more or less expecting the Matt Dillon character to be even more a version of Brian Wilson than he turned out to be.
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Dec. 12th, 2011 02:32 pmYesterday I met a kid named Keith Griggs. I did not ask, "Like the Wonder Woman character?"
He's young enough, he could have been named after the Wondy character.
He's young enough, he could have been named after the Wondy character.
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Dec. 3rd, 2011 05:45 pmTumblr isn't responding. LJ might not crosspost this. I think I'm going to be on Dreamwidth for a while.
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Ice Dreams http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1299366/
Appears to be Jessica Cauffiel's last known work. At some angles she reminds me of Kristin Lehman in this, which is weird.
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Ice Dreams http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1299366/
Appears to be Jessica Cauffiel's last known work. At some angles she reminds me of Kristin Lehman in this, which is weird.
Sinfest women
Dec. 2nd, 2011 12:07 amTatsuya Ishida has been slowly fixing that whole business of only having one major female character.
Fuchsia, Baby Blue, and now the gun girl are all now pretty major characters. Granted, they're devil girls, but they're pretty human.
There's now a recurring feminist character, represented as a girl on a Big Wheel. She even showed up the Devil once.
And then, today, Fuchsia looks for new work.
'Nique continues to be reinvented. She now has an androgynous style.
Fuchsia, Baby Blue, and now the gun girl are all now pretty major characters. Granted, they're devil girls, but they're pretty human.
There's now a recurring feminist character, represented as a girl on a Big Wheel. She even showed up the Devil once.
And then, today, Fuchsia looks for new work.
'Nique continues to be reinvented. She now has an androgynous style.
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Nov. 30th, 2011 05:30 pm"Can I stop this?"
"Yeah, it's not important."
"I thought Grandma might like to watch Up in the Air. That's the one with the old man and the balloons, right?"
"No, that's Up. Up in the Air is the one where the guy fires people for a living and lives on airplanes. It's pretty grim."
"Yeah, it's not important."
"I thought Grandma might like to watch Up in the Air. That's the one with the old man and the balloons, right?"
"No, that's Up. Up in the Air is the one where the guy fires people for a living and lives on airplanes. It's pretty grim."
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Nov. 30th, 2011 05:12 pmComputer tries to update. Crashes itself. (2 days ago?)
Antivirus wants to restart computer after update. Computer starts to shut down, tells me antivirus is preventing shutdown. (after the crash)
Computer spontaneously crashes and restarts, sometimes when I leave it alone. (I'm used to this now)
I think I've bumped this laptop into things too many times.
Antivirus wants to restart computer after update. Computer starts to shut down, tells me antivirus is preventing shutdown. (after the crash)
Computer spontaneously crashes and restarts, sometimes when I leave it alone. (I'm used to this now)
I think I've bumped this laptop into things too many times.
