all along this journey that we take

"Well, okay. There are legitimate reasons to be wary of a move by large, wealthy entities to offer a..."

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:05:36 -0700

“

Well, okay. There are legitimate reasons to be wary of a move by large, wealthy entities to offer a service like this.

Fan fiction is a discourse; it is one of many ways the meta-community of fandom talks about stuff. It is an ongoing conversation fueled on an economy of attention. The introduction of an economy of actual dollars could, if very successful, disrupt fandom in a way that is bad for people who like the way it currently functions.

Not every—indeed, not even most—fan writers have ambitions of being paid. Those that do can participate in a long and glorious tradition of graduation to the ranks of original authors who were once fan writers, by retooling their fan works or simply employing the experience they’ve gained as a fan writer to create original books. This path has the virtue of being functionally no different from any other path to authorhood—you write a book, a publisher buys it and publishes it. There’s no separate caste of “fan writer” where they get to offer you bad terms and less money. You’re a professional writer, or you aren’t.

The creation of a special sanctioned class of official fanfic could potentially disrupt and homogenize the almost unbelievably vibrant discourse that fan culture currently enjoys—but I don’t think that’s going to happen, because why would anyone eat preprocessed, rules-complient pabulum when Ferran Adria’s making deconstructed masterpieces around the corner and giving them away for free. So there’s that.

However, it could potentially exert a downward pressure on authors who make some or all of their living doing work-for-hire, which is a shitty enough business as it is. Kindle Worlds seems to basically be work-for-hire, minus the cash up front, with really terrible terms. It’s damned near spec work. And spec work is evil.

Finally, it creates a class of sanctioned fanfiction, which seems to imply a class of unsanction fanfiction. And while the OTW is well-equipped to defend the rights of fanfiction writers to keep writing, if it turns out there’s real money to be made here, it’s not hard to imagine a scenario where Disney, say, decides you have to write Avengers fic their way or not at all, and decides to lobby for copyright reform to back this assertion up. I mean, that’s admittedly a pretty dystopic projection, but still.

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- posted by Sokka shot first at 9:39 on May 22

The metafilter post on the Kindle Worlds nonsense is really good, not that I expected anything less.

(via mizufae)

trick-photography1: I have so many more feels for this song and...

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:43:22 -0700

trick-photography1:

I have so many more feels for this song and fan vid because Steve was color blind before the serum.

So the war would have been more vibrant to him. Or if he was completely color blind, the first time he’d be seeing something other than black, white, or grey.

Reactions to the TARDIS i love how Rose and Martha are all...

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:13:11 -0700

Reactions to the TARDIS

i love how Rose and Martha are all “No WAY! *run around the outside*”, Donna is like “its the most creepy thing i’ve ever SEEN!”, Amelia’s all “I’m so not dressed properly for this OMG!”

and then we got Rory all “duh it’s bigger on the inside. boooring.” and the Doctor all “heh-hey! my sexy!”

then Oswin goes “you people are nuts. its obviously smaller on the outside.” dammit Oswin.

joyfulldreams: inuysha-link-lover: algrenion: i think there should be AU’s and then there should...

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:59:36 -0700

joyfulldreams:

inuysha-link-lover:

algrenion:

i think there should be AU’s and then there should be UA’s

because Universe Alterations would be a good name for when your characters are in the exact same universe but you’re altering just a couple of plot points or a few character traits

EVERYONE WE ALL NEED TO MAKE THIS A THING

GOD THIS WOULD MAKE SHIT SO MUCH EASIER

it makes perfect sense

shityo: morefunthanbeingsad: physicsphysics: An interesting...

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:17:38 -0700

shityo:

morefunthanbeingsad:

physicsphysics:

An interesting model of our solar system’s path as it travels through space in the Milky Way.

Certainly a departure from usual models that show the Sun as a static object, which it certainly isn’t

I had no idea this was happening. Where are we going?

To fuck some shit up

around and around and around the galaxy we go the universe the eternal dance of mathematical gravity models translated to 3-D real world physics

Photo

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:07:29 -0700

siggymcpissyface:

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:06:39 -0700

siggymcpissyface:

hobbitprincess: lecterer: you know youve got it bad for a pairing when youre reading sexless...

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:01:51 -0700

hobbitprincess:

lecterer:

you know youve got it bad for a pairing when youre reading sexless domestic fanfiction

Because a relationship/story is not interesting unless it’s smut? Step aside.

fanfic ships come in smut now? when did that happen?

i thought it was all adventure action and/or angst. lovely, schadenfreudian angst

"tumblr? Meet Yahoo. Yahoo? Meet tumblr."

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:56:53 -0700

“tumblr? Meet Yahoo. Yahoo? Meet tumblr.”

- (via republicanidiots)

you know, it could be interpreted both ways. both funny too

daxsymbiont: fandom is such a weird personal thing even if i don’t always succeed i am committed to...

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:33:01 -0700

daxsymbiont:

fandom is such a weird personal thing

even if i don’t always succeed i am committed to accepting that

(a) people justifiably detest things that have uplifted and saved me, and

(b) people have been uplifted and saved by things i justifiably detest.

and i firmly believe we cannot begrudge anyone any of it.

Someone: posts a picture of a woman in a bikini She's got nice legs.

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:31:32 -0700

Someone: *posts a picture of a woman in a bikini* She's got nice legs.
Tumblr: I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU WOULD OBJECTIFY A WOMAN IN THIS WAY YES SHE HAS LEGS SO DO MEN THEY'RE FOR WALKING NOT FOR YOUR PLEASURE DELETE YOUR TUMBLR AND DIE

Someone: *posts a picture of a man in his underwear* He's got nice legs.
Tumblr: *collective swoon* I'D RUB MY FACE ON HIM WHAT A CHEST GOSH HE'S BEAUTIFUL LET ME TOUCH HIM I WANT THOSE LEGS WRAPPED AROUND MY HEAD

indigostohelit: so today i learned that in the late 1800s-early 1900s, the navy became concerned...

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:30:45 -0700

indigostohelit:

so today i learned that in the late 1800s-early 1900s, the navy became concerned about possible homosexual activity among their sailors

so they sent in decoys, whose job was to pretend to want to engage in homosexual activity in order to find gay sailors

except then the job of the decoy got popular

like, really popular

like… worryingly popular?

reports said that the decoys were performing their jobs with “much enthusiasm and zeal”

eventually the navy decided. to. just stop.

ralkana: i-heart-hawkguy: meekobits: This is how I feel this...

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:29:53 -0700

ralkana:

i-heart-hawkguy:

meekobits:

This is how I feel this morning…

AWW! This is so cute!

That looks remarkably like the stack of filing perched precariously on my desk at work. I feel you, bb.

Photo

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:28:19 -0700

Photo

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:27:44 -0700

freaking-british-people: so what the fuck actually happened on...

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:27:02 -0700

freaking-british-people:

so what the fuck actually happened on Doctor Who last night? a powerpoint presentation by i-wanna-be-a-starship-ranger.

SWEET JESUS THANK YOU SO MUCH

the name “Doctor” is counted as one set of regenerations, so this version under a different name between 8&9 is separate (if he regenerated yet again again, there would be “name, 2 versions”, and still be “The Doctor, 11 versions”)

also, saying “took the Time War away from 8” is like saying “11 took Rose away from 10” or “11 took River from 10”. its simply additional continuity. very sloppy, but still additional.

moffat.

Classy Shipping Blog 2013: johanirae: therebloggingneverends: forteglyceride: nsfwsb: tumblr does...

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:27:50 -0700

Classy Shipping Blog 2013: johanirae: therebloggingneverends: forteglyceride: nsfwsb: tumblr does...:

johanirae:

therebloggingneverends:

forteglyceride:

nsfwsb:

tumblr does for social justice what peta does for animal rights

this is seriously the best analogy ever

Okay, can I say something from experience here?

When I first joined tumblr I literally knew…

bookkase: If you do not believe that this is one of the best...

Fri, 17 May 2013 02:02:34 -0700

bookkase:

If you do not believe that this is one of the best self-discovery stories then you need to re-evaluate how you perceive things.

gundamdick: thepioden: hair-old-styles: harrystyies: What if oxygen is poisonous and it just...

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:57:01 -0700

gundamdick:

thepioden:

hair-old-styles:

harrystyies:

What if oxygen is poisonous and it just takes 75-100 years to kill us?

My science teacher said he thinks that’s true actually

Yeah this is actually pretty much exactly what is going on. It’s why anti-oxidants are such a big deal. Bonus fact: oxygen oxidizes stuff in your cells or, in other words, it’s not toxic, just setting you on fire

very very slowly.

well, its a little more complicated from that - there’s also other biology, one example being telomeres in DNA. as cells replicate over the lifetime, these redundant repeating sections at the ends of the strands get shorter and shorter, which contribute to the unlikeable cosmetic effects of old age…..

so, we could be dying pretty. or as a veeeerrry slow burning phoenix. but instead, we die short and shriveled

lickypickystickyme: If grandmothers around the world had a...

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:34:38 -0700

lickypickystickyme:

If grandmothers around the world had a rallying cry, it would probably sound something like “You need to eat!”

Photographer Gabriele Galimberti’s grandmother said something similar to him before one of his many globetrotting work trips. To ensure he had at least one good meal, she prepared for him a dish of ravioli before he departed on one of his adventures.

“In that occasion I said to my grandma ‘You know, Grandma, there are many other grandmas around the world and most of them are really good cooks,” Galimberti wrote via email. “I’m going to meet them and ask them to cook for me so I can show you that you don’t have to be worried for me and the food that I will eat!’ This is the way my project was born!”

The project, “Delicatessen With Love”, took Galimberti to 58 countries where he photographed grandmothers with both the ingredients and finished signature dishes.

Galimberti said many of the subjects for the project were selected serendipitously, picked while he was working on a project about couch surfing that explored the global phenomenon of staying in other people’s houses. Since Galimberti never slept in hotels while working on the project, he was able to come into contact with people who introduced him to grandmothers in the area.

Galimberti acted as photographer and stylist during each shoot with the grandmothers, taking a portrait of both the women and the food they made for him.

From top to bottom:

Inara Runtule, 68, Kekava, Latvia. Silke (herring with potatoes and cottage cheese).

Grace Estibero, 82, Mumbai, India. Chicken vindaloo.

Susann Soresen, 81, Homer, Alaska. Moose steak.

Serette Charles, 63, Saint-Jean du Sud, Haiti. Lambi in creole sauce.

The photographer’s grandmother Marisa Batini, 80, Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy. Swiss chard and ricotta Ravioli with meat sauce.

Normita Sambu Arap, 65, Oltepessi (Masaai Mara), Kenya. Mboga and orgali (white corn polenta with vegetables and goat).

Julia Enaigua, 71, La Paz, Bolivia. Queso Humacha (vegetables and fresh cheese soup).

Fifi Makhmer, 62, Cairo, Egypt. Kuoshry (pasta, rice and legumes pie).

Isolina Perez De Vargas, 83, Mendoza, Argentina. Asado criollo (mixed meats barbecue).

Bisrat Melake, 60, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Enjera with curry and vegetables.