A lot of about Ubuntu Linux this week, since the new version came out on 10\/19, and some links about book marketing.<\/p>\n
But I’ve been writing about Ubuntu longer than I’ve been writing about Ridmark Arban, Nadia Moran, Jack March, or Rachaelis Morulan, and I’ve written about<\/em> Ridmark, March, Mazael Cravenlock, and Caina Amalas on various Ubuntu computers over the years.<\/p>\n I also read a few interesting articles about the ongoing collapse of the American film industry.<\/p>\n -It’s the 13th birthday of Ubuntu Linux! But I didn’t start using it until 2006: Happy 13th Birthday, Ubuntu!<\/a><\/p>\n -The first version of Ubuntu without Unity in six years: Ubuntu 17.10 Is Back On Track With GNOME<\/a>.<\/p>\n -I’ve always thought the Kindle Fire tablets are a great value, and this definitely adds value:\u00a0How to add Google Play to the Fire 7, Fire HD 8, and new Fire HD 10<\/a>.<\/p>\n -These days, it’s less “I use this system exclusively” than “I use a bunch of different systems in my workflow”: Why And How You Should Switch To Linux.<\/a><\/p>\n -I have to admit that I think all those studies that claim “reading a paper book is better than an ebook” are just wishful thinking on the part of publishers: How Lifehacker’s Kindle Hit Piece Misses The Point<\/a>.<\/p>\n -Draft2Digital, of course, has a vested interest in writers not using Kindle Unlimited, by this article makes many excellent arguments in favor of that point: When Is It Time To Go Wide?<\/a><\/p>\n -I suppose I could write a Christmas-themed Nadia Moran short story: 11 Fantastic Ways To Sell More Books For The Holidays<\/a>.<\/p>\n -In my opinion, when it comes to marketing slow & steady beats flash & dazzle: A Tale Of Two Marketing Systems<\/a>.<\/p>\n -Smashwords has a podcast: Introducing The Smart Author Podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n -The American film industry was in serious trouble even before all the recent abuse scandals. Why go to a movie when you can watch comfortably at home? Hollywood Is Dying And Not Even Star Wars Can Save It<\/a>. (In 2017 I only went to movies for social outings – things I really wanted to see I waited until I could rent them on streaming video.)<\/p>\n -Of course, part of the reason the American film industry is in serious trouble is because it is infested with many dishonest people, as Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s recent experience shows: Stealing Intellectual Property<\/a>.<\/p>\n -I read Christopher Nuttall’s Angel In The Whirlwind<\/a> series a couple of months ago and thought it was pretty good. so I thought his essay at the following link was interesting. But when I write books, I decree that the Rule Of Realism must always bow before the Rule Of Awesome: Social Change In SF\/Fantasy<\/a>.<\/p>\n -JM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A lot of about Ubuntu Linux this week, since the new version came out on 10\/19, and some links about<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8787,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[88],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting-links"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pZ6ri-2gT","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jonathanmoeller.com\/writer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Ubuntu1710ArtfulAardvark.jpg?fit=920%2C685&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jonathanmoeller.com\/writer\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jonathanmoeller.com\/writer\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jonathanmoeller.com\/writer\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jonathanmoeller.com\/writer\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jonathanmoeller.com\/writer\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8735"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.jonathanmoeller.com\/writer\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8735\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8788,"href":"https:\/\/www.jonathanmoeller.com\/writer\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8735\/revisions\/8788"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jonathanmoeller.com\/writer\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jonathanmoeller.com\/writer\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jonathanmoeller.com\/writer\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jonathanmoeller.com\/writer\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}