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A Monday Panzerism

Don't soak your paws in it either. Yuk!

Panzer on good health:
If you want to add salt to your food, I don't recommend Epsom Salts.




*From Cat Wisdom for humans

You Free Sunday Jigsaw Puzzle: No doubt about it. It's time to change the cat litter.

HintHere's your Sunday jigsaw puzzle.
As always, remember at the puzzle site to click the square in the lower left corner to see the finished puzzle.
Have fun!
To do the puzzle tootle over to No doubt about it.

Free Short Story Audio: The Regent's Park Murder (A "Teahouse Detective" Mystery)

I told you and you still dropped the popcorn on the floor.
For those of you who prefer your mystery in short story and audio form, Panzer found one for you on the Bitesized Audio Classics channel on YouTube.
The murder mystery audio The Regent's Park Murder was written by Emma Orczy. It's narrated by Simon Stanhope and is 35 minutes long.
Make a cup of tea, get a warm blanket and enjoy the mystery.
To listen to the audio tootle over to The Regent's Park Murder

Free Classic Mystery Movie: Philo Vance: The Benson Murder Case

I don't eat popcorn on the floor. It's dirty down there.
Panzer found this week's classic murder mystery movie on the Tolvis77 channel on YouTube.
 The Philo Vance: The Benson Murder Case is a black and white 1930 movie. It's 1 hour 4 minutes long.
Get whatever your favorite drink is and make a big bowl of popcorn. Enjoy the movie, but don't spill your popcorn when you start laughing at those clothes the women are wearing.

To watch the movie tootle over to  Philo Vance Classic Movie

Free Cozy Mystery Audiobook: Magic Brownies

Maybe I can find something else.

For those of you who like mystery audiobooks Panzer found a cozy mystery for you. The culinary mystery Magic Brownies is written and narrated by Josephine Beintema. It's 5 hours 39 minutes long. Make a cup of tea and relax while you enjoy this cozy mystery.  To listen to the audiobook tootle over to Magic Brownies Cozy Mystery

Free Later in Life Romance Audiobook: Swept Away

Let's see if I can find a little mystery.
Today Panzer found a romance audiobook for those of you who prefer your romance clean but a little grumpy.
 
The small town romance audiobook Swept Away is written by Taylor Claremont. It's AI narrated and 2 hours 28 minutes long.
Get a cup of cocoa, your favorite blanket, lean back on the couch, and enjoy the romance.
 To listen to the audiobook tootle over Swept Away

Bad Contract Alerts: NovelSnack/Any Stories/ReadInk/ - Writer Beware (R)

45,000 words a month? No. Doesn't leave time to sleep.
Panzer made a trip to the Writer Beware (R) site and he found an important post about bad contracts there.
Victoria Strauss shows in her post that NovelSnack, Any Stories and ReadInk are all part of one company. These are serialized fiction apps. The post then addresses the problems in the NovelSnack contract. Each section of the contract is highlighted and then explained. The contract is so complicated you'll need to read the post yourself to understand it.

Panzer says, "Who can write 45,000 words per month? Why would anybody agree to that?"

Note: This is a very, very long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on while you read this post.

To read the post tootle over to Bad Contracts

Bouchercon Discord Hits Social Media - The Rap Sheett

If you don't know, it's best to keep your mouth shut.
Today as Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere the Panzermobile was suddenly shaken by noises and howling coming from outside. Following all the chaos, took our brave little kitty pilot to The Rap Sheet site. There he discovered a disagreement in Bouchercon was causing all the trouble in the Catosphere. 
J. Kingston Pierce's post contains quotes from people about the choice of an interviewer in part of the program and some people's reaction to the choice.
Panzer says, "This little kitty doesn't know anything they're talking about, so it's best he keeps out of it. He's just giving you a link so you can read about it."
Note: This is a short-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea for today's reading.
To read the post tootle over to Bouchercon Discord

Free January Issue of Killer Nashville Magazine

  Enjoy the magazine.

Panzer found the January issue of Killer Nashville Magazine is now available online.
 At the site you'll find articles, short stories, interviews, and book reviews.
 Note: This is a long magazine so you'll need to decide what to bring to eat and drink while you read.
 To read the new tootle over to Killer Nashville

UK, German, Italian Publishers on AI Policy Developments - Pulishing Perspectives

The EU is moving fast with this.
Today, Panzer made a trip to the Publishing Perspectives site. With just a little digging in the posts our intrepid kitty traveler found one about the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act). 
According to Porter Anderson's post, the European Union (EU) Coreper Committee voted on February 2 in favor of the "AI Act." The "AI Act" sets out the EU's digital regulations for AI in the member countries. The "AI Act" will next be voted on in Parliament. The post contains information and opinions about the "AI Act" from several EU member country publishers and individuals. Several links to other information are also included in the post.
Panzer says, "Let's see if the US has it's own "AI Act" soon."

Note: This is a very long post. Bring a cup of cocoa, a muffin, a brownie, and a chocolate chip cookie (biscuit) for your snack while you read.
To read the post tootle over to AI Policy