New preorder, Madame Web, and interesting times
A few years ago, the company I worked for at the time hired a speaker to come and do a talk about "growth mindset." Attendance was not optional. The speaker listed, among his qualifications, that he was quite good at table tennis. In one part of his presentation, he talked about factory owners during the Industrial Revolution and claimed that their major failing was a lack of "growth mindset" in embracing new technologies. The rampant labor abuse and child exploitation in these same factories was a point left undiscussed.
Growth Mindset Guy is now advocating for war against Iran, claiming that a nation of 90 million people is a "death cult" and that "they want to die."
Also, near as I can tell, he's still doing the corporate talk circuit.
Preorder: "Sebastian Moran Gut-Punches a Pimp"
Kitty Winter is in trouble. She can just about make rent by posting photos to subscription service SecretStar, but now an exploitative agency called Wayward Talent is attempting to seize control of her account. The law can't help ... so it's a good thing Sebastian Moran and Jay Moriarty are the furthest thing from the law.
But as Moriarty and Moran set out to dismantle Wayward Talent, an old enemy of Moriarty's resurfaces — one eager to tear apart not only the con, but Moriarty and Moran's lives.
The eighth story in The Casefile of Jay Moriarty, titled "Sebastian Moran Gut-Punches a Pimp," comes out on July 1! You can preorder it (from those vendors that allow preorders) here.
Additionally, Ko-fi supporters who subscribe at the Early Access tier ($5 CAD/month) can download the book for free, right now.
Podcast Appearance: I Will Fight You
The latest episode of I Will Fight You is about the movie Madame Web, which is a frustratingly bad movie, but we do get to talk about it with New Hampshire's favorite son (and Madame Web scholar) Jake Mason.
You can listen to the episode here, or wherever podcasts are found.
This Week's Links
The Fuck Tree is a sessile oak tree on West Heath on Hampstead Heath in north London. It is located in an established gay cruising area. It is noted for its slender trunk which facilitates gay sex.
40,000 Cameras, From Bird Feeders to Baby Monitors, Exposed to the Internet
The company wrote in a press release that it “doesn’t take elite hacking to access these cameras; in most cases, a regular web browser and a curious mind are all it takes, meaning that 40,000 figure is probably just the tip of the iceberg.”
One of the Dreamliners That Gave a Boeing Manager Nightmares Just Crashed
Years earlier, [former quality manager Cynthia Kitchens] had asked a boss if he would let his children fly on a plane with the litany of flaws and non-conformances he was urging her to “pencil-whip”: “Cindy, none of these planes are staying in America, they’re all going overseas,” he retorted, much to her horror.
It feels weird to be talking about books and podcasts right now, but if I wait for things to get Not Fucked Up before I publish anything, I suspect I'll be waiting for a very long tme.
-K
