I have just learned of this unfathomably stupid move by Amazon.com involving the removal of GLBT themed and straight erotica novels from their ranking system and also their search feature of their site. What the hell Amazon? The folks at Smart Bitches Trashy Books have created a new, more accurate definition of Amazon Rank and have asked bloggers to get the word out. Their definition is now the first result when googling Amazon Rank which makes me rather pleased.
There is also a hashtag on twitter for this ridiculousness #amazonfail. I sincerely hope all this negative attention will get the folks at Amazon to reconsider their recent actions. They claim to be protecting the public from things they may not wish to see, but completely eliminating the existence of an entire subset of genres from the largest online book marketplace is not the way to do it. Particularly since they've only eliminated erotic books from their searchable products. There are plenty of other erotic items for sale that can be searched for.
I'm not sure that putting some kind of warning or marker on erotic novels is a wholly bad thing, however, removing them entirely from the searchable database is completely ridiculous.
Anyway, that is my own two cents.
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Monday, February 18, 2008
Random D&D quiz results
I Am A: Neutral Good Human Druid (4th Level)
Ability Scores:
Strength-13
Dexterity-12
Constitution-14
Intelligence-17
Wisdom-16
Charisma-13
Alignment:
Neutral Good A neutral good character does the best that a good person can do. He is devoted to helping others. He works with kings and magistrates but does not feel beholden to them. Neutral good is the best alignment you can be because it means doing what is good without bias for or against order. However, neutral good can be a dangerous alignment because because it advances mediocrity by limiting the actions of the truly capable.
Race:
Humans are the most adaptable of the common races. Short generations and a penchant for migration and conquest have made them physically diverse as well. Humans are often unorthodox in their dress, sporting unusual hairstyles, fanciful clothes, tattoos, and the like.
Class:
Druids gain power not by ruling nature but by being at one with it. They hate the unnatural, including aberrations or undead, and destroy them where possible. Druids receive divine spells from nature, not the gods, and can gain an array of powers as they gain experience, including the ability to take the shapes of animals. The weapons and armor of a druid are restricted by their traditional oaths, not simply training. A druid's Wisdom score should be high, as this determines the maximum spell level that they can cast.
Find out What Kind of Dungeons and Dragons Character Would You Be?, courtesy of Easydamus (e-mail)
Don't ask why I took it. There are some days when I'm just this bored.
On a more interesting note, I just spent way too much money at borders. I should know better than to go there.
Ability Scores:
Strength-13
Dexterity-12
Constitution-14
Intelligence-17
Wisdom-16
Charisma-13
Alignment:
Neutral Good A neutral good character does the best that a good person can do. He is devoted to helping others. He works with kings and magistrates but does not feel beholden to them. Neutral good is the best alignment you can be because it means doing what is good without bias for or against order. However, neutral good can be a dangerous alignment because because it advances mediocrity by limiting the actions of the truly capable.
Race:
Humans are the most adaptable of the common races. Short generations and a penchant for migration and conquest have made them physically diverse as well. Humans are often unorthodox in their dress, sporting unusual hairstyles, fanciful clothes, tattoos, and the like.
Class:
Druids gain power not by ruling nature but by being at one with it. They hate the unnatural, including aberrations or undead, and destroy them where possible. Druids receive divine spells from nature, not the gods, and can gain an array of powers as they gain experience, including the ability to take the shapes of animals. The weapons and armor of a druid are restricted by their traditional oaths, not simply training. A druid's Wisdom score should be high, as this determines the maximum spell level that they can cast.
Find out What Kind of Dungeons and Dragons Character Would You Be?, courtesy of Easydamus (e-mail)
Don't ask why I took it. There are some days when I'm just this bored.
On a more interesting note, I just spent way too much money at borders. I should know better than to go there.
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