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A Monday Panzerism

  I'm still not listening.*
Panzer on the human misconception of their importance:
I went to the vet today.She cleaned out my ears.I can hear much better now.
But that doesn't mean I'll do what you say.




*From Cat Wisdom for humans

Your Free Sunday Jigsaw Puzzle: It has been a hard day.

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 It's been a hard day.

Free British Crime Mystery Movie: Jigsaw

  When I wake up there better be some popcorn left.

Here's today's mystery movie Panzer found for you on the GEM Film Library channel on YouTube.
 The movie Jigsaw is a black and white British murder mystery. It's 1 hour 47 minutes long.
Grab a big bowl of popcorn and enjoy the mystery.
 To watch the movie tootle over to Jigsaw           

Free Dystopian/Thriller/Romance Audiobook: From the Dust

If you don't like dystopian, don't listen to this.
For those of you who like stories with subplots, here's a dystopian, thriller audiobook with a little romance thrown into the mix.
The audiobook From the Dust is written by AR Colbert and narrated by Jennifer Groberg. It's 6 hours 44 minutes long.
Make a cup of tea, curl up on the couch with a blanket and enjoy this dystopian story.
To listen to the audiobook tootle over to From the Dust

Free Sweet Romance Audiobook: The Christmas Pact

Now to get warm.
In keeping with today's freezing theme Panzer found a Christmas romance audiobook for you.
 The audiobook The Christmas Pact is written by Meg Easton. It's 4 hours 21 minutes long.
 Make a cup of tea, get a warm blanket and enjoy the romance.

To listen to the audiobook tootle over to The Christmas Pact

Free Mystery Thriller Audiobook: The Enigma Strain

You owe me a lot for finding this for you.
For those of you who like a little chilling tension in your mystery, Panzer found a mystery thriller audiobook for you.
 The audiobook The Enigma Strain is written by Nick Thacker and narrated by MP McDougall. It's 8 hours 28 minutes long.
 Make a cup of hot chocolate and grab a warm blanket to fight of the chill while you enjoy today's mystery. 
To listen to the audiobook tootle over to The Enigma Strain

Leftys Coming in the Spring - The Rap Sheet

Today Panzer made a long overdue trip to The Rap Sheet site. There with just a little digging in the posts he found one about the Lefty awards.
  Not on the list this time. They don't want the competition.
According to J. Kingston Pierce's post, the Left Coast Crime convention has announced the nominees for the Lefty awards. The nominees are in four categories: Best Humorous Mystery Novel, Best Historical Mystery Novel, Best Debut Mystery Novel, and Best Mystery Novel (not in other categories). The post includes a link the original press release.
  Panzer says, "There are too many nominees to list here, but you can see them at The Rap Sheet site."

Note: Because of the nominee lists this is a long-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a chocolate chip cookie (biscuit) to snack on while you read.

To read the post tootle over to Leftys

US: AAP Announces Support for AI-Certification Nonprofit - Publishing Perspectives

How many AI providers will apply for certification?
Today, Panzer decided it was time for a quick trip to the Publishing Perspectives site. He's really glad he stopped in there because he found a post about certification for AI companies.
Porter Anderson's post explains about the company Fairly Trained's certification program for AI providers. On a basic level the providers must have obtained a license for the material used to train the AI. In that way there is no copyright infringement involved. The post includes links to other information.

Panzer says, "The post does say none of the big AI providers have applied for certification yet."
Note: This is a long post. Bring a cup of hot chocolate and a blueberry muffin for today's reading.
To read the post tootle over to AI-Certification

Audible Cuts 5% of It's Staff - Publishers Weekly

Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Publishers Weekly site. There our illustrious kitty boy found a post about Audible.
  They're already slow getting the audiobooks uploaded.
According to the post by Jim Milliot, Audible is laying off approximately 100 employees. CEO Bob Carrigan said in a memo to employees the company needs to be more efficient to compete in the audiobook world.
 Panzer says, "Hmm ... That sounds like less employees doing the work of more employees and doing it faster.".
 Note: This is a short-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea for today's reading selection.
 To read the post tootle over to Audible

Momday Panzerism

 Panzer on alternative uses for forest products:
Who would know?*

If a tree fell in the forest ...
and ... there was no one there to hear it, could I have it for a scratching post?    * From Cat Wisdom for humans