5 Simple Marketing Strategies for Your Book Series
As consumers, we often go for a sure thing – name brands, established retailers, familiar movie stars, etc. – because we like what they offer and we know what to expect.
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Microsoft made another Copilot ad where nothing actually works
How the Copilot hallucinated Christmas.
Microsoft’s holiday Copilot ad is wrapped in empty promises
Microsoft’s new Windows ads show its Copilot AI helping laptop users with holiday-related tasks. But as in our previous testing, Copilot’s real results are like a lump of coal.Antonio G. Di Benedetto (The Verge)
Stephen Miller's hard-line Mexico strategy morphed into deadly boat strikes (Washington Post)
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Stephen Miller's hard-line Mexico strategy morphed into deadly boat strikes
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CPI inflation: Price increases in the US ease in November
Prices rose 2.7% over the 12 months to November, according to the latest figures from the consumer price index (CPI).Natalie Sherman (BBC News)
Trump Media to merge with nuclear fusion firm in $6bn deal
The company behind President Trump's Truth Social platform makes a surprising move into the energy sector.Pritti Mistry (BBC News)
artist: Jakob Frey, Swiss, active Italy, 1681 - 1752
source: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
notes: Research in Progress
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Print, Decorated Capital Letter S
Letter S before Science, a seated woman who is investigating the sky. A snake and a crown lie under her right foot. The tower of the Sapienza, the Roman University, is in the right distance.Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Government admits fault in Reagan National Airport crash: 'Wholly avoidable tragedy' (Emily Hallas/Washington Examiner)
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Government admits fault in DCA crash: ‘Unnecessary tragedy’
The Justice Department wrote that the U.S. "admits ... it owed a duty of care" to victims of the aircraft collision near Reagan National Airport.Emily Hallas (Washington Examiner)
Why a single word disappearing from the FCC's website matters for press freedom (Tom Jones/Poynter)
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Why a single word disappearing from the FCC’s website matters for press freedom - Poynter
FCC Chair Brendan Carr says the agency is not ‘independent,’ sharpening concerns about political pressure on the mediaTom Jones (The Poynter Institute)
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Transcript: Mike Johnson Unnerved as ACA Revolt Worsens: "Bullshit!" (New Republic)
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Transcript: Mike Johnson Unnerved as ACA Revolt Worsens: “Bullshit!”
As the House Speaker fails to bock a vote on extending ACA subsidies amid harsh recriminations, a writer who covers Congress explains why this is veering out of control for the GOP—and what comes next.The New Republic
The National Book Critics Circle Longlist for Nonfiction Is Here
Here are the works of nonfiction that the National Book Critics Circle have placed on their longlist.
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Micron says memory shortage will ‘persist’ beyond 2026
‘Supply will remain substantially short of the demand for the foreseeable future.’
Micron says memory shortage will ‘persist’ beyond 2026
Micron doesn’t expect the memory shortage to end anytime soon, with CEO Sanjay Mehrotra saying that “tight industry conditions” across DRAM and NAND flash memory are expected to “persist” beyond 2026.Emma Roth (The Verge)
Turn ‘Em On: Modern Nintendo Cartridges May Have a Limited Lifespan
Cartridge-based consoles have often been celebrated for their robust and reliable media. You put a simple ROM chip in a tough plastic housing, make sure the contacts are fit for …read more
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Turn ‘Em On: Modern Nintendo Cartridges May Have A Limited Lifespan
Cartridge-based consoles have often been celebrated for their robust and reliable media. You put a simple ROM chip in a tough plastic housing, make sure the contacts are fit for purpose, and you sh…Hackaday
From Project Gutenberg:
A Life's Eclipse
by George Manville Fenn
Get it at: gutenberg.org/ebooks/21317
A Life's Eclipse by George Manville Fenn
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.Project Gutenberg
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To Understand the US in 2026, Travel to Texas
We traveled through the Lone Star State and discovered the beautiful, complex and wild sides of America's self-proclaimed republicHannah Elliott (Bloomberg)
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in reply to Fesshole 🧻 • • •I stored the toilet brush in my ex's big mug
didn't give it back, eventually replaced it with something more attractive, but it was satisfying at the time