Archive for January, 2010

“Reading devices” – inappropriate language for Amazon

Date: January 31, 2010
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I opened last week a little Amazon store at my blog, where I list products which fit my interests. Today I was trying to create a Listmania list with e-reading devices available at Amazon.

The thing is that it was not possible to publish it. A terrible line “Sorry! Inappropriate language was used” appeared every time after I pressed a “Publish list” button. Originally I filled with information every field. Then got rid of everything except a title. Checked “eReaders”, “E-book readers”, “e-Reading devices” and a couple of other options. Finally I used “Reading devices” – which is Kindle’s original description. You see the result. »»»

English, Tech-absurd

#1picstory :: Too far

Date: January 31, 2010
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1picstory, English, Litexperimental

3 ways to subscribe to #1picstory

Date: January 31, 2010
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Yay, #1picstory is doing really well! Stories receive a growing number of views and retweets. Looks like this type of  micro fiction is more appealing than just words. With every new picture created I feel better suited to continue the project. It becomes an exceptional skill, which combined with the ownable storytelling idea, is worth sticking to. And beyond all that, it just gives me more and more fun, so you can expect a lot more pictures to come.

If you’re interested only in this part of my mobile e-books digital fiction book forward technological fail activity, here are three subscription options to choose from:

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Subscribe to 1picstory Flickr gallery

RSS feed of my Flickr photo stream.

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Subscribe to blog’s 1picstory category

RSS feed of a 1picstory specific category at this blog.

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Subscribe to @mobilefiction’s stream on Twitter

RSS feed of my literary profile at Twitter. 1picstories are half of the stream.

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English, Litexperimental, Writer 2.0

Week on Twitter 2010-01-31

Date: January 31, 2010
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#vss Google Deaddy predicted John’s death at his next tweet. “I’ll never do it,” he thought. He did it and didn’t die. “Thanks, DDoS.”

Date: January 30, 2010
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That was it. The whole story. Read here about Twitter-based literature tagged #vss.
English, Twitterature

#1picstory :: iPad checklist

Date: January 30, 2010
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1picstory, English, Litexperimental

Weekly links on mobile e-books & self publishing 30.01.2010

Date: January 30, 2010
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English, Shared

The Language of Worldwide Communication

Date: January 29, 2010
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Professor Jeremi Przyrobacki from Poland and Professor Philippe Delaroussexemount la Rousse von Mount from Lotafranconia met at the 1st International Professors Congress in Vodafos dedicated to the dialog about the role of professors in the modern institutionalized, disorganized, miniaturized and softy restitutionalized world.

Przyrobacki ran into la Rousse in the hall of the main conference center, constructed specially with the congress in mind.  They both had felt that this could be the beginning of a long and fruitful international scientific collaboration. There was only one, small problem of a rather human nature – Przyrobacki didn’t know Lotafrankish, von Mount didn’t know Polish, and neither one could speak a word of English.

But what do we have professors in this world for?

They decided, by using an improved and creatively embellished version of sign language, to create a whole new language altogether for the purpose of easy and comfortable communication in what they suspected would be an intensive and long-term exchange of scientific ideas.

The decision was made and a few key words were created right there and then.

“Gyna bodokalunia!” The Polish professor said to the Lotafrankish professor when they were parting.

”Gyna bodokalunia, karnuk kilmadorni esdar!” The Lotafrankish man answered energetically. The Chinese delegates watching the whole scene deduced the exchange contained codes for the Future Reverse Combat Online game and began to clap their hands.

The professors went home feeling that history had been made.

Two months later they met again for a working session in the mountains of Clezmeron where they were supposed to develop the basis of grammar and word-formation. After the first two days, devoted to informal brain cell exercises, the results were better than good. During the creative process, which was moderated by la Rousse according to the patented 4-192.5-3 method, the words most frequently used in any language, that is vulgarisms, were devised and listed here as “regrod”, “hurcia”, “larnogha” and “dygil”. On the third day, the ambitions of both professors – their own, as well as patriotic and academic became apparent, as well as and their competition for the affections of a certain Polish-Lotafrankish speaking and very blond assistant at their disposal from the university in Laronne.

As a result, after a month-long session only the basics of grammar and the name of the language were decided upon. To honor its creators, it was to be called “Przyrolarouish”. Word-forming, which caused the most battles between the two scientific talents, was to be calmly discussed during a three-month-long follow-up meeting on the Tralmar Sea coast sponsored by the leading mobile phone companies of both countries. Przyrobacki and la Rousse agreed that this time the assistant should definitely be a brunette.

The next working session was a failure. The work progressed too slowly, and the dark-haired assistant additionally distracted their attention by her visibly non-existent bra. Both professors soon realized that creating a new language was not an easy task. And if the mobile phone companies wouldn’t object, further work on the fundamentals of Przyrolarouish would take several, or more, years.

There were four more working sessions and frequent tele-conferences, during which, after long negotiations it was decided that the word-forming of the new language would in 37% follow Polish rules, and in 63% Lotafrankish.

Nine years later at a formal press conference, the professors announced their progress in creating a new language – the language of world-wide communication – and with that declaration their enthusiasm ran out.

Przyrobacki returned from the press conference late, totally absorbed by the fractal construction of a cellular anti-stem theory, with which he was infected by an accidentally met professor from the same institute. Granddaughter Theorysia ran over to greet her grandpa:

“Pyla jagudja, grandpa!”

“Pyla jaguduja! What, you’re not in bed?”

“I can’t remember how to say ‘turn off the light’ in Przyrolarouish.”

“Oh honey, gramps hasn’t come up with that yet.”

Theorysia frowned, her brow puckering.

“Grandpa?”

“Aha, this is going to be one of those intelligent questions, right, sweetheart? I can feel it. Ask away my love but grandpa’s not sure if he knows the answer.”

“Tell me grandpa, why did you decide to make up this language? How did it happen?”

“Hahaha! That’s my granddaughter! My inquiring mind!”

“So, tell me how?”

“Ah, nothing special, love. Grandpa didn’t know where the toilets where. Now Theorysia, go to bed. My granddaughter, ha!”

English, Mobile Fiction

Compare iPad introductions: Apple vs CollegeHumor [video]

Date: January 28, 2010
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Official Apple’s iPad introduction. Everybody knows it.

And this CollegeHumor joke is sooo funny, hahahaha haaaaa. Never mind, I’m #ipadready.

English, To watch

Najlepszy czytnik e-booków w Polsce

Date: January 27, 2010
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Zastanawiacie się, który czytnik e-booków kupić? Ja się zastanawiałem, poświęciłem temu serię wpisów, i wstyd się przyznać, ale wychodzi na to, że decyzja podjęta. Dobrze sprawdzić, czy urządzenie, które chcecie kupić ma takie możliwości jak to poniżej:

:. możliwość czytania plików w formatach ePub, mobi, eReader, pdf, doc, html
:. dostęp do księgarni Amazona, Barnes&Noble, Fictionwise, O-Reilly, Munseys, Smashwords i wielu innych
:. dostęp do darmowych księgozbiorów Project Gutenberg, Feedbooks i Google Books
:. łączność wi-fi oraz 3G
:. przeglądarka internetowa
:. kolorowy ekran
:. co najważniejsze – dostęp do ponad 160 tysięcy innych aplikacji, które sprawiają, że jest urządzeniem dużo wszechstronniejszym niż inne czytniki.

Urządzenie, o którym dzisiaj piszę zostało wyprodukowane przez Apple i jest to… iPhone. »»»

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