# And Now For That Latte **URL:** https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/c/latte/and-now-for-that-latte/19.md [Latest](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/tags.md) --- ## [Air Travel SitRep](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/air-travel-sitrep/155074)
**Author:** [@MJiJi](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/MJiJi)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2026, 4:48am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/air-travel-sitrep/155074 "2026-11-15T04:48:36Z")
Just in case you are viewing L&L while sitting in an airport and wondering why all the fight status boards look very unfriendly, here is a good link: And, yes, in something like in the last hour there does seem to be … --- ## [Another Outage - Workday](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/another-outage-workday/155076)
**Author:** [@MJiJi](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/MJiJi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2026, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/another-outage-workday/155076 "2026-11-14T14:31:29Z")
And their security check is easy enough and this media entity doesn’t load up your browser so much: This one could cause paycheck delays, maybe. Well, middle of the month? Let’s see; weekly paycheck? Maybe not an iss… --- ## [Success is a Virus that \_ \_ \_](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/success-is-a-virus-that/155048)
**Author:** [@MJiJi](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/MJiJi)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2026, 8:22am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/success-is-a-virus-that/155048 "2026-11-13T08:22:30Z")
I am beginning to realize that in many case studies we see that success is a virus that seems to degrade imagination/creativity. \<\> But as I have been informed to adhere to guidelines, so don’t ask questions about if so… --- ## [Why the latest mega-hit ACOTAR romantasy is dividing readers](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/why-the-latest-mega-hit-acotar-romantasy-is-dividing-readers/155053)
**Author:** [@FanLi](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/FanLi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2026, 7:38am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/why-the-latest-mega-hit-acotar-romantasy-is-dividing-readers/155053 "2026-11-11T07:38:14Z")
--- ## [Is Scrivener ready for iPhone Duo?](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/is-scrivener-ready-for-iphone-duo/154630)
**Author:** [@Dain](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Dain)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2026, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/is-scrivener-ready-for-iphone-duo/154630 "2026-11-09T20:28:29Z")
I just got an email from the Apple Developer folks, showing off what appears to be a folding iPhone device similar to the Samsung folders. I find myself wondering if iOS Scrivener will play nice with it. If you are b… --- ## [Writers, Coffee, and Safety](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/writers-coffee-and-safety/154985)
**Author:** [@MJiJi](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/MJiJi)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2026, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/writers-coffee-and-safety/154985 "2026-11-08T20:24:11Z")
Yes, a strange topic title, but a serious topic for anyone that may be writing and using that legal ‘stay awake’ liquid called coffee. My understanding is this recall can take us back to as far as 1974, for date of in… --- ## [Discussing Historical Works](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/discussing-historical-works/155019)
**Author:** [@MJiJi](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/MJiJi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2026, 10:06am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/discussing-historical-works/155019 "2026-11-05T10:06:25Z")
Firstly, if I am out of line here, staff/admin please just delete or lock and so be it. I do have a copy of the search engine results here for simply the single term “history” and saw nothing out of 50 results that relat… --- ## [Math humor](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/math-humor/155005)
**Author:** [@FanLi](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/FanLi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2026, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/math-humor/155005 "2026-11-05T01:11:57Z")
--- ## [Archive Of Our Own (AO3) outage](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/archive-of-our-own-ao3-outage/155006)
**Author:** [@Vector\_Victor](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Vector_Victor)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2026, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/archive-of-our-own-ao3-outage/155006 "2026-11-04T19:27:27Z")
Those who follow fan culture already know this by now, but for the uninitiated, the (indisputibly) largest online archive of “derivative works” aka fan fiction, archiveofourown.org went offline October 29 after a report… --- ## [The Psychology of "Very" Small](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/the-psychology-of-very-small/154992)
**Author:** [@MJiJi](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/MJiJi)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2026, 8:34am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/the-psychology-of-very-small/154992 "2026-11-02T08:34:07Z")
I wanted to write “tiny” instead of “Very Small” but that seemed a bit off. Okay, so what’s this idiot into now, you may be asking yourself? Well, I have this weird thought process that using a small screen to view w… --- ## [The AI bubble could expose your deepest secrets](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/the-ai-bubble-could-expose-your-deepest-secrets/154980)
**Author:** [@FanLi](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/FanLi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2026, 1:03am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/the-ai-bubble-could-expose-your-deepest-secrets/154980 "2026-10-30T01:03:14Z")
--- ## [NaNo 2.0 (National Novel Writing Month)](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/nano-2-0-national-novel-writing-month/154860)
**Author:** [@sbrannon](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/sbrannon)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2026, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/nano-2-0-national-novel-writing-month/154860 "2026-10-27T18:50:22Z")
NaNoWriMo founder Chris Baty and a host of dedicated volunteers are running NaNo 2.0 If you NaNo, check out nano2.org -Steve --- ## [Challenge: How Good Are You](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/challenge-how-good-are-you/153020)
**Author:** [@piivonen](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/piivonen)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 10:48am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/challenge-how-good-are-you/153020 "2026-10-17T10:48:21Z")
at recognising AI written text? I found this very interesting. It was a post demonstrating the advancements in AI writing and aimed at those who confidently say that they can always identify text written by AI. Below a… --- ## [Apple Released Their Weirdest Product Yet](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/apple-released-their-weirdest-product-yet/154900)
**Author:** [@FanLi](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/FanLi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 4:08am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/apple-released-their-weirdest-product-yet/154900 "2026-10-17T04:08:08Z")
--- ## [Ok japan is serving me weapons grade ai content](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/ok-japan-is-serving-me-weapons-grade-ai-content/154862)
**Author:** [@FanLi](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/FanLi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 3:59am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/ok-japan-is-serving-me-weapons-grade-ai-content/154862 "2026-10-17T03:59:27Z")
--- ## [Is Keith aware...?!](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/is-keith-aware/154815)
**Author:** [@pigfender](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/pigfender)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2026, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/is-keith-aware/154815 "2026-10-02T13:05:14Z")
The most important question of the season: has @KB seen this…? --- ## [Uproar in France over award-winning author accused of using AI](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/uproar-in-france-over-award-winning-author-accused-of-using-ai/154780)
**Author:** [@FanLi](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/FanLi)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 12:38pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/uproar-in-france-over-award-winning-author-accused-of-using-ai/154780 "2026-09-28T12:38:50Z")
--- ## [SNL Dario Amodei is at the desk to assure that the future of humanity is safe from AI](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/snl-dario-amodei-is-at-the-desk-to-assure-that-the-future-of-humanity-is-safe-from-ai/154796)
**Author:** [@FanLi](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/FanLi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 3:40am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/snl-dario-amodei-is-at-the-desk-to-assure-that-the-future-of-humanity-is-safe-from-ai/154796 "2026-09-28T03:40:48Z")
--- ## [The Writer-Novelist In The World of AI](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/the-writer-novelist-in-the-world-of-ai/152470)
**Author:** [@SkyPilot](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/SkyPilot)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/the-writer-novelist-in-the-world-of-ai/152470 "2026-09-24T16:25:54Z")
Are you a writer/novelist? An aspiring one? I’m curious about thoughts and threats (if any) for the fiction writer (and non-fiction, as well) in the looming world of generative AI. Is the creative writer/novelist about … --- ## [The Translator | Awkward Puppets](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/the-translator-awkward-puppets/154721)
**Author:** [@FanLi](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/FanLi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/the-translator-awkward-puppets/154721 "2026-09-23T10:00:42Z")
--- ## ['There's nothing like boredom to make you write': A rare interview with the elusive Agatha Christie](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/theres-nothing-like-boredom-to-make-you-write-a-rare-interview-with-the-elusive-agatha-christie/154708)
**Author:** [@FanLi](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/FanLi)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/theres-nothing-like-boredom-to-make-you-write-a-rare-interview-with-the-elusive-agatha-christie/154708 "2026-09-22T22:45:42Z")
--- ## ['Good often does evil': JRR Tolkien on 'the most tragic moment' in The Lord of the Rings](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/good-often-does-evil-jrr-tolkien-on-the-most-tragic-moment-in-the-lord-of-the-rings/154704)
**Author:** [@FanLi](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/FanLi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 1:06pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/good-often-does-evil-jrr-tolkien-on-the-most-tragic-moment-in-the-lord-of-the-rings/154704 "2026-09-22T13:06:04Z")
--- ## [The Life of Death and the Ensh\*ttificator](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/the-life-of-death-and-the-ensh-ttificator/154681)
**Author:** [@FanLi](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/FanLi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/the-life-of-death-and-the-ensh-ttificator/154681 "2026-09-18T13:51:27Z")
--- ## [A Note from Your Editor Regarding the Entirely Routine Authentication of Your Humanity](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/a-note-from-your-editor-regarding-the-entirely-routine-authentication-of-your-humanity/154669)
**Author:** [@auxbuss](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/auxbuss)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2026, 9:01am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/a-note-from-your-editor-regarding-the-entirely-routine-authentication-of-your-humanity/154669 "2026-09-16T09:01:25Z")
--- ## [White field, black seed . .](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/white-field-black-seed/154662)
**Author:** [@kpedgecomb](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/kpedgecomb)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/white-field-black-seed/154662 "2026-09-15T14:37:53Z")
I ran across this a few minutes ago and thought of you writers here who might enjoy a long-pedigreed apophthegm on writing. Its earliest forms date to the ninth century. “I love to recall a riddle that goes: ‘Bianca ca… --- ## [Rough Draft vs Final Draft](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/rough-draft-vs-final-draft/154592)
**Author:** [@auxbuss](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/auxbuss)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/rough-draft-vs-final-draft/154592 "2026-09-03T14:57:59Z")
--- ## [I recently switched to drinking black coffee](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/i-recently-switched-to-drinking-black-coffee/145563)
**Author:** [@pigfender](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/pigfender)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 2:21am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/i-recently-switched-to-drinking-black-coffee/145563 "2026-08-28T02:21:58Z")
I have a horrific caffeine addiction, and was up to the point of drinking several pots of coffee every morning before switching to tea (likely upwards of 10 cups) in the afternoon. Interspersed with all this was numerous… --- ## [Publishers will be able to opt out of AI Search, thanks to new regulation](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/publishers-will-be-able-to-opt-out-of-ai-search-thanks-to-new-regulation/154412)
**Author:** [@piivonen](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/piivonen)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 11:31pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/publishers-will-be-able-to-opt-out-of-ai-search-thanks-to-new-regulation/154412 "2026-08-27T23:31:17Z")
This is interesting and seems to have flown under the radar: And here are the details from Google: Obviously, Google has been very quiet about this, but I am surprised that it hasn’t been reported more widely. This… --- ## [Dolly Parton gifted over 300 Million books to children](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/dolly-parton-gifted-over-300-million-books-to-children/154533)
**Author:** [@FanLi](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/FanLi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/dolly-parton-gifted-over-300-million-books-to-children/154533 "2026-08-26T16:38:12Z")
--- ## [Should libraries be quiet](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/should-libraries-be-quiet/142209)
**Author:** [@jcarman](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/jcarman)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 8:17am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/should-libraries-be-quiet/142209 "2026-08-26T08:17:36Z")
For the last few years I have found American library employees to speak very loudly when interacting with patrons and with each other. Other people are not admonished to be quiet. I think being quiet matters to make th… [Next page](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/c/latte/and-now-for-that-latte/19.md?page=1)