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Posts by April Doty
Starting today, I’m taking up slow news. No algorithmic curation. Articles written by humans, with real names. It’s refreshing.
I can only watch one Black Mirror episode every 6 months. They are brilliant, but too psychologically scarring!
Awesome! Congratulations!
(Please tell me that I am...)
So...being in the "Plus" pool expands your audience and potential earnings as an author. A human narrated audiobook might be selected for the Plus pool (who knows?), but an audiobook narrated by Virtual Voice guarantees an author's place in the Plus pool. Am I wrong?
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#audiobooks #brandonsanderson #royaltymodel
Trump declared a fake emergency in D.C. and sent in the military. Congress can end this abuse of power—join @standupamerica.com & demand action now: act.standupamerica.com/letters/cte-...
It never occurred to me that we could "end surveillance capitalism", even though it's destroying democracy, driving us all mad with distraction, and enabling governments and corporations to track every moment of our lives....this book shifted my thinking. www.audible.com/pd/Stolen-Fo...
Bravo Colbert! If only all employees could be so brave, the world would look very different.
If and when that happens, you'll be the first to know. I'm back in España ahora, esperando por ti.
Happy birthday, America. Your gift? A new police state.
Owner responsibility = Slavery, of course. He taught the MAGA base that "these people" are "vermin", and now this.
This book is helping me zoom out and understand the world better right now. libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
This is such an awesome and healthy choice.
The audiobook industry continues to grow! "Audiobook sales revenue rose to $2.22 billion in 2024, 13% over the previous year." #narrator #humanvoicesonly www.audiopub.org/surveys
"The consumption and number of AI-narrated audiobooks has increased, though willingness to try AI-narrated audiobooks dropped year-over-year, from 77% in 2023 to 70% in 2025." - Audiobook Publishers Association, June 2025
www.audiopub.org/surveys
#narrator #humanvoicesonly #loveaudiobooks
I got quoted in my favorite newspaper! It's a great article, with many erudite points made by those who reject the use of AI. #narrator #audiobooks #humanvoicesonly 💙📚 bit.ly/4jKxGgN
If Alexander Hamilton imagined corporations that were richer and more powerful than countries, the Constitution would prohibit gifts from them too.
No more lobbying. Congress would only act in our interests.
Only the courts could achieve this change now. @democracyforward.org @maddow.msnbc.com
I think Duolingo knows that I’m going to visit America soon.
Stories are all that matter in the world they are entering. Facts don't matter. The best storytellers win.
Yes. So tired. When it gets too much, I try to see it from a distance...Spain is not far enough. One needs to view this from a faraway galaxy.
I'm already scared of what you're about to write.
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Yea, cause who wants clean air? Not republicans obviously.
I absolutely LOVE ALL these!!
I love this. You don’t have to be available everywhere, all the time. Do your best work. Be known for quality.
Proud of you, Europe! 🇪🇺
Google won't let us turn off AI Overviews. Let's turn off Google. I'm moving to Qwant.
Time to promote library usage as hard as possible.