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Polite request: If you plan to ever buy a copy of the new book, preordering it (anywhere) really helps us:
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"Why?" you ask. Because, weirdly, preorder sales all "count" the first week of book launch, so preorders help get us on bestseller lists.
This matters because it makes you look serious to news media outlets who don't necessarily have a lot of to decide what's hot and what's not! So, just by buying early, you help us get a chance for more media pickups.
Btw, I know this seems silly, and it is silly. BUT, imagine you're a radio host who has to interview 153 authors every week. You need a good shorthand for what topic audiences are interested in.
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Zach Weinersmith
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The Song “Barrett’s Privateers”
Re-written from the American perspective
In order to irritate Canadians,
And especially Canadian cartoonists,
And in particular, @ryanqnorth
Oh the year was 1778
How I wish I was in New York Town,
Saw a Canadian bark in the Caribbean
‘Twas the scummiest vessel I’d ever seen
Chorus:

God bless them all, I was bold
and cruised the seas in a carrack of gold,
I fired my guns, at privateers!
Now I’m a wealthy man on a Nantucket pier
What a blast to be a mutineer!
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Zach Weinersmith
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Hey, for people interested in this stuff, here's a thread about a change we made to running our facebook account:
So, about 5 years ago, we got on facebook. Why? Well, facebook has a big audience and they like to consume on facebook. So, we started posting comics there, even though we got paid nothing and facebook made money off the free content.
Why? Because back then, once in a while, you would say "also hey, I sell books" or "hey, I'm going to be signing at this event" and your facebook followers would actually see it.
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Zach Weinersmith
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People sometimes say "If illegal immigrants weren't here, we would have zero of their crimes." This is a flawed argument, but I think sometimes people botch the rebuttal. So, here goes:
When you move to a city, do you care about the absolute number of murders or the rate of murders? I say if you're being reasonable, it's the rate.
For instance, there are about 5 homicides per 100,000 residents in Salt Lake City, and it's generally not perceived as a dangerous town.

However, if you went to a city of 50 and they had a *total* of 5 homicides per year, you probably wouldn't even stop there for gasoline.
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Janelle Shane
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I'm so excited to finally announce this: there's going to be an AI Weirdness book!!

aiweirdness.com/post/186656280… You Look Like a Thing and I Love You: How AI Works and Why it's Making the World a Weirder Place<br /> Coming November 5th, 2019<br /> <br /> A fun pop-science look at what artificial intelligence is and how it works.<br /> <br /> Contains:<br /> - LOTS of cartoons<br /> - phantom giraffes<br /> - accidental murderbots<br /> - magical sandwich holes<br /> - real-life applications
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If you're planning to buy it sometime, a preorder really helps!
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Indiebound: indiebound.org/book/978031652… You Look Like a Thing and I Love You: How AI Works and Why It's Making the World a Weirder Place
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THREAD: Got a bit obsessed w/ the helicopter crash in NYC last month bc helicopters don’t explode from “hard landings” & getting w/in 2 blocks of Trump Tower is a huge security lapse. A lot more to story not reported, incl links to Epstein & Trump. I'll drop what I found here 👇
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@wdunlap “Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, #Trump dismissed his past appearances with #Epstein …Epstein’s personal little black book, leaked by an employee in 2009, contained 14 phone numbers for Trump, his wife, Melania, and several people who worked for him.”
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“Trump called #Epstein twice in November 2004, according to message pads seized”

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worried about perils he faced traveling there as ‘an affluent member of the Jewish faith’”
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Do you believe in 📈 progress? Here's why you're wrong.

(A thread)
1/ The world is more materially abundant than ever, we’ve eliminated several diseases, lifted millions out of poverty.

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2/ Why is this happening? Rising income or material abundance does not automatically lead to a higher satisfaction.

And not just at a global level, but also at a personal level. Why?
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I have reached a whole new level of #PISSEDOFF.

I didnt think such a #dark and #scary state, or level, could be reached. It may top 12-14-17's causation. It's. That. Bad. So, I've prepared a statement...

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#PascoSheriff #HaveYouAllNoShame @CigarCityBeer
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This is my #apogee of #Pissedoffness.
If #motherfuckers & #tears werent a noticable level.
If #HUSH or #INTIMIDATION tactics being deployed didnt strike a chord.
If #EVIDENCE, PROOF, or 30k Bonds didnt #WOW YOU.
If posting mom with no shred of investigatable value wasnt enough...
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Paras Chopra
@paraschopra
1/ I finished @nntaleb's new #book Skin in the game, and here are my learnings, insights and notes.

Warning: this thread is going to be huge.
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3/ People with fuck you money should call out famous or powerful people when they are wrong
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