Utamatzi Inc.

22/05/2024

Looking for Launch Team members!!

Hi Everyone! The next book in the Isaak Collection, "Earthly Vessels," launches on 21 June 2024. I need launch team members to help give the book a strong launch and get the news out!

If you'd like to join the launch team, please provide your name and email address via the landing page link that I will share in a response to this message.

Launch Team members are expected to:
1) Read the book (I will provide advance review copies of the digital format, so you can get started before release);
2) Leave a review on Amazon and possibly elsewhere;
3) (optional) Alert your network to the availability of this awesome book and encourage them to purchase the book and promote through their networks.

21/02/2024

Hello Facebook!

I have a lovely short story that David wrote, which I'd like to share with you. In it, he reflects on the importance of entropy and the Boltzmann equation!

WAIT!!

Don't stop reading...NOOOOO! Come back! It's really good!

No one will check later to see if you are now an expert in entropy (aren't we all really? I know I am... just look around the house).

Click through on this link and receive your very own copy, to read at your leisure. (And become an esteemed follower of The Isaak Collection) I know you'll enjoy his writing and his philosophy, even if you are not a fan of entropy.

And please do share this link with others. Thank you!

A short story by David T. Isaak exploring the boundaries of reason and belief. The protagonist learns how the Boltzmann Equation describes the fundamental property of entropy.

16/02/2024

55 Years ago today.

David and I had our first date.

In honor of that momentous, phenomenal, psychedelic time in history, I have put all of his books at $0.99 ('cause Amazon won't let me do $0.55...) -- including the pre-release of "Earthly Vessels".

Check out all the books here: https://amzn.to/3wskPNl

And, more importantly, listen to Iron Butterfly, fulll volume -- AND DANCE!

https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=you+tube+iron+butterfly&mid=F8792B1261E2D856B185F8792B1261E2D856B185&FORM=VIRE

16/03/2023

David Isaak’s novels wove creatively around topics of social and cultural relevance. This newsletter thread digs into some of those topics, beginning with a pivotal theme in Tomorrowville: civil forfeiture in the United States.

Civil forfeiture is a controversial legal practice in the United States that allows law enforcement agencies to seize property and assets from individuals suspected of involvement in criminal activity, without necessarily charging the individual with a crime. Critics argue that this practice is often abused, with law enforcement agencies using it as a way to unfairly target and enrich themselves at the expense of innocent individuals.

One of the main issues with civil forfeiture is that it is often carried out without due process. In many cases, individuals who have had their property seized through civil forfeiture are not given the opportunity to challenge the seizure in court, making it difficult for them to get their property back. Additionally, the burden of proof in civil forfeiture cases is often lower than in criminal cases, meaning that law enforcement agencies can seize property without having to provide as much evidence of wrongdoing.

Another problem with civil forfeiture is that it can create a financial incentive for law enforcement agencies to engage in the practice. In many cases, the proceeds from seized property are used to fund law enforcement agencies, creating a situation where the agencies have a vested interest in seizing as much property as possible. This can lead to abuses of the system, with law enforcement agencies targeting individuals who may not have actually been involved in criminal activity, simply to seize their property and enrich the agency.

Overall, the current state of civil forfeiture in the United States is deeply concerning. While it may have been intended as a way to combat serious criminal activity, it has often been abused and used as a way to unfairly target and enrich law enforcement agencies. This is a clear violation of the rights of individuals and must be addressed in order to ensure that the justice system in the United States is fair and just for all.

(Note: The preceding four paragraphs were written by the OpenAI ChatGPT…Keen to hear what you think of using AI for such content.)

Subsequent posts here in this blog will examine concrete examples of the practice of civil forfeiture. I look forward to hearing your thoughts and understanding your experience.

If you'd like to follow this topic on the Utamatzi web page, here is the link:

David’s novels wove creatively around topics of social and cultural relevance. This newsletter thread digs into some of those topics, beginning with a pivotal theme in Tomorrowville: civil forfeiture in the United States.

20/01/2023

The first novel in The Isaak Collection is now available for pre-order:

NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF A SLACKER… Gen-X computer hacker Toby is a classic American: impulsive, irreverent, intelligent, and inventive. And, after a silly accident in 2008, he can add “inanimate” to the list—because Toby is dead. But only for a while. Eighty y...

20/11/2022

Utamatzi Inc. was formed in order to publish and market The Isaak Collection. The Isaak Collection is a set of five novels written by David T. Isaak, and published posthumously. These five books consist of:

Tomorrowville: Cyberpunk future fiction;

A Map of the Edge: A coming-of-age story with some dark elements;

Things Unseen: A murder mystery with metaphysical underpinnings;

Earthly Vessels: Magical realism, with the forces of light and dark battling on Earth. The name “Utamatzi” is one of the characters–a bear god–in Earthly Vessels; and

Smite the Waters: A political thriller with a twist.

In the future, other authors will be added to the Utamatzi portfolio.