Just got an ad for a "stock clearance" on a digital audio workstation plug in. My dudes, your "stock" is a file on a server, not a bunch of physical objects in an actual warehouse, I QUESTION your use of terminology here
The Shattering Peace is a Locus Award finalist this year in the category of Best Science Fiction Novel. See the entire list of finalists in every category at the link below. Congratulations to all!
https://locusmag.com/2026/04/2026-top-ten-finalists-for-locus-awards/
2026 Locus Awards Top Ten Finalists
Congratulations to all of the Locus Awards top ten finalists! These results are from the February 1 to April 1 voting by readers on an open public ballot. The Locus Awards winners will be an…
This is how old I am: I will NEVER call the first Star Wars film "A New Hope," get your bullshit retcon away from me, it is and always shall be Star Wars, forever and ever amen
This was interesting to me because when I decided to get serious about making music I went out of my way to get a Mac because it seemed most music stuff was native there to begin with, and otherwise it offered the most frictionless experience. Making music on Windows was always a smidgen... clunky.
https://youtu.be/UaY23TSa4-0
The Musician's Guide to Leaving Windows
Unlike most people, this year I have two actual and totally legit birthdays. There's my usual one, which happens next month, and then there's my birthday determined by the orbit of the asteroid named for me, which is... today! Happy Space Potato Birthday to me!
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2026/04/04/today-i-am-ten-or-the-miracle-of-scalziyears/
Today I Am Ten, or, the Miracle of ScalziYears
And you say to yourself, what? Scalzi, you are not ten years old today! You are just barely a month away from being 57! The only juvenile you are is juvenile elderly! Stop being a faker, you faker!…
I don't know, Microsoft, asking me to install one of your recent Windows 11 updates on April Fool's Day feels a little on the nose to me
The New York Times drops freelance journalist who used AI to write book review
Writer and author Alex Preston said he “made a serious mistake” after a reader spotted similarities between his review and one that appeared in the Guardian
Just a couple days left to nominate for the 2026 Hugo Awards if you're eligible and you've not already done so. Vote for the work you loved in 2025! For those of you who need a refresher on what I have that's eligible (two novels, two TV episodes, and a novelette), here's the whole list.
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2026/01/02/what-i-have-available-for-award-consideration-2026-edition/
What I Have Available for Award Consideration, 2026 Edition
If you’re the sort of person who nominates stuff for awards, this year I have a number of works available for your consideration. For the sake of convenience I’m using the Hugo Award ca…
BuzzFeed debuts AI slop apps in bid for new revenue | TechCrunch
BuzzFeed unveiled new AI-powered social apps at SXSW, but its demos drew muted reactions.
