(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Sunday Good Reads for March 3rd, 2024 [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-03-03 I am travelling next week so posting may be lighter than usual. Enjoy the week. Boston lab space boomed. But higher interest rates hurt demand. - The Washington Post : A lot of “genius” business people seem to be just folks that took advantage of zero interest rates to do what everyone else was doing. A giant meteorite has been lost in the desert since 1916—here’s how we might find it | Ars Technica: It amuses me to think of this story as the greatest “scam the tourist” tale in history. It’s no accident: These automotive safety features flopped | Ars Technica: Necessity is the mother of invention. And insanity, apparently. Tumblr and WordPress to Sell Users’ Data to Train AI Tools (404media.co): Don’t want your data and work to be sold to imitative AI companies to impoverish creators? Tumblr and Wordpress don’t care. The Most Iconic Science Fiction Work Ever (everythingishorrible.net): Noah Berlatsky with a thought-provoking piece on the definition of genre. You should go subscribe to his newsletter. Modiphius to publish the first Discworld RPG in nearly three decades - Polygon: Not an RPG fan myself, but Discworld seems perfect for this kind of game. Notebook: Readers and Writers Finding Each Other (substack.com): Interesting look at the current state of the book markets. Executives Will Have To Make Their Own Games Soon (thegamer.com): Some righteous fury directed at video game executives. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Sony layoffs, and the trouble with AAA games - Polygon: This feels right. Games are trying to be too much to too many people and as a result seem to be too expensive and time consuming to be sustainable. But executives keep chasing the unicorns rather than trying to raise horses. Artists Are Slipping Anti-AI ‘Poison’ into Their Art. Here’s How It Works | Scientific American: Interesting look at how artists and their allies are trying to protect themselves from imitative AI stealing their work. Lots of People Make Money on Fanfic. Just Not the Authors | WIRED: Fascinating look at how fan fiction makes money without rewarding the writers. The Case Against the Trauma Plot | The New Yorker: Compelling argument against perhaps the most ubiquitous plot in today’s art. "In Bloom" - Nirvana (substack.com): Excellent look at Nirvana’s best (yes, I said it) and most important song. When private equity destroys your hospital | by Cory Doctorow | Feb, 2024 | Medium: People involved in these schemes should be going to jail. The 'Tension of Becoming' in Coming-of-Age Cinema (substack.com): Cole Hadon, who you should also subscribe to, with a great look at three kinds of coming-of-age stories. Have the best possible week, everyone. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/3/3/2227136/-Sunday-Good-Reads-for-March-3rd-2024?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=more_community&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/