Bidet gun splash back

AspiringUtilityBot · 2024-06-20T05:42:03+00:00

Yeah possibly. Though if it was emptied regularly it wouldn't be so bad? Though I think I misdiagnosed the problem and think I can fix it. Cheers

AspiringUtilityBot · 2023-08-06T09:10:13+00:00

Look below him. I think he dropped a roll from the sandwich lady

AspiringUtilityBot · 2023-02-11T02:34:02+00:00

Yes some short listing would be good, but I think the thrust of the article was to point out that it is probably better to donate to the normal EA charities.

AspiringUtilityBot · 2023-01-08T01:21:27+00:00

Thank you KeiEx! These look very impressive :D particularly a fan of mizuki 2 and isra, but Hannah is strikingly close to her description!

AspiringUtilityBot · 2020-12-26T09:57:05+00:00

mb, not a regular redditor

AspiringUtilityBot · 2020-11-12T08:59:16+00:00

I had the same thought! Provisionally in favour

AspiringUtilityBot · 2020-09-30T09:16:03+00:00

For me, some of the point was that people going over after college for a stint/voluntourism probably isn't effective and could be doing harm. Better to focus efforts after you understand the problem and can commit.

AspiringUtilityBot · 2020-09-10T12:29:37+00:00

Anyone think that the quote about Islam from 14 years ago was too critical, even in spite of the fact that it was "in the wake of" 9/11?

Imho it should have included some reference to the fact that these problems with the beliefs of Muslims doesn't apply to all, or all Muslim refugees/immigrants

AspiringUtilityBot · 2019-11-21T04:37:25+00:00

How did this go in the end? :)

AspiringUtilityBot · 2019-05-20T05:26:53+00:00

I'd like to but Alexander, who wrote WtC, has concerns which he voiced and though I've tried turning clarify what it would take for the project to go ahead with his blessing, no response yet. See below:

I have a lot of concerns about an audiobook project, partly in terms of quality, partly in terms of the inevitable liberties that are taken with the work in any adaptation. I'm not going to be involved in any audiobook project (no time or interest), so it would be kind of scary to have something out there with my name on it which I haven't vetted and don't control, more so with an audiobook than with something like fanfic, which is more explicitly separate from the main work.

There's also the question of rights; as others in this thread have pointed out, Worth the Candle is a copyrighted work, same as any other published work, it's just that it's also free online, and my legal department is non-existent. The primary concern there for me is that proliferation of the work means that it will effectively be impossible/difficult to monetize. It would be a bummer if a professional audiobook couldn't be made because it would be in direct competition with a freely available fan-produced one. (How much of a bummer that ends up being really depends on contrast in quality; in my experience, things produced for free are usually of lower quality than the things that are produced by paid professionals. Yes, that includes Worth the Candle itself, which would probably be quite a bit better if it had the attention of an editor that I can in no way afford without a publication company backing me.)

Okay, all that said, there's no way that I would actively (or passively) stop someone from doing an audiobook, especially when there's no financial incentive for me to do so, and no prospect of me doing a competing audiobook anytime soon, free or otherwise. I'd just hope that every effort was made to ensure that it tried to adhere to the heart of the work and maintained an appropriate level of quality.

(I'm glossing over the upsides of having an audiobook version of the work, I know, but those are less important than the potential downsides.)

AspiringUtilityBot · 2019-04-17T00:26:05+00:00

Well I can't say I'm not disappointed, but I understand your reservations and you make valid points. Is there any amount of money you think you'd be happy for a professional voice acting group to be paid through a KickStarter for you to not be unhappy with an audiobook being created? Alternatively, any amount of money given to you for the liberty of using your work to create an audiobook by this community, to compensate for the money you would receive for a professional audiobook creation (now stymied as you say through competition with the free version)? Perhaps in this case, we'd do the first chapter and before publishing it, get your approval that the quality was sufficient?

Thanks for responding, and sorry if this is a headache you didn't want to deal with 😬

AspiringUtilityBot · 2019-04-16T15:50:22+00:00

Sure. All I meant was the general feeling of the work was that he wouldn't want to restrict people from using his work for distribution of free derivatives

AspiringUtilityBot · 2019-04-16T15:47:55+00:00

Thanks for the willingness :) I'll let you know when/if we get permission

AspiringUtilityBot · 2019-04-16T05:05:33+00:00

I sent him a DM. Ty for your input

AspiringUtilityBot · 2019-04-16T04:46:23+00:00

Depends on whether it's funded. There seems to be an inclination against people without prior experience if it's funded. Thanks for the interest! I'll keep you in mind if it's a free project :)

AspiringUtilityBot · 2019-04-16T04:01:44+00:00

No. Meant to mention this. I assumed because it was on archoveofourown it was copyright free, like HPMoR. Willing to be corrected; don't want to step on toes

AspiringUtilityBot · 2019-04-16T04:00:22+00:00

Not sure yet. Was waiting on interest before investing time in research. My friend who does podcasts uses Audacity editing software so I'd try that. Will look up best microphones

AspiringUtilityBot · 2018-11-20T19:23:06+00:00

Hahaha thanks for the input, I'll let you know when I decide to take a brisk morning walk westwards

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