Patrick Finegan

Author / Retired Lawyer and Executive

[Patrick Finegan @pat_finegan]

Things go horribly wrong when the world’s most successful online teaching company replaces staff with artificial intelligence so adroitly that its cast of cartoon educators begins thinking on its own. https://t.co/7pW1aE7G8P Nice interview today at IndieReader. Thank you!

[Patrick Finegan @pat_finegan]

Toys in Babylon wins 2025 IndieReader Discovery Award for HumorFiction https://t.co/1t0Czv34Oj

[Patrick Finegan @pat_finegan]

This was an unexpected surprise: my thin fictional sendup of AI and online language learning just won the 2025 Indie Reader Discovery Awards’ category prize for Humor/Fiction. https://t.co/nXSiOKNpFx.

Thank you, Indie Reader. I am elated!

[Patrick Finegan @pat_finegan]

Beware Kami Vision and Yi Technology! They will terminate your cloud storage five days before the contract expiration date and delete all your security footage. If you subscribe with Kami, they WILL definitely f**k you over. @kamivisionn @kamivision11

[Patrick Finegan @pat_finegan]

Kami Yi terminated my cloud contract (7 cameras) five days prematurely and provides no way to contact them to restore service. The company is GARBAGE!! @yicamera_id @yicamerafrance @yicamindonesia @yicam

[Chanticleer Reviews @ChantiReviews]

The #Semifinalists for the 2023 #MarkTwain #Award for #Humor and #Satire is here! Congratulations authors!https://t.co/pmT1CtqvZ3 #CAC #CIBAs

[Gina Stamper @novelnewsnetwk]

Toys in Babylon by Patrick Finegan #satire #rabtbooktours @pat_finegan @RABTBookTours

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[The Indie Express @TheIndieExpress]

Satire Feature: Toys in Babylon by Patrick Finegan #satire #rabtbooktours @pat_finegan @RABTBookTours

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[Patrick Finegan @pat_finegan]

Pat Finegan on the Great White Way? Somehow, my latest novel rated a mention in yesterday’s issue of Broadway World - one of life’s many mysteries. Thank you, Blair Ingenthron!
https://t.co/4lGXC2gCcu

[Patrick Finegan @pat_finegan]

"A fast, funny page turner"

The review I somehow missed: https://t.co/anfnOGvRxD
Thank you, Indie Reader! @IndieReader

[Patrick Finegan @pat_finegan]

Kind words from Self-Publishing Review

[Self-Publishing Review @selfpubreview]

Review: Toys in Babylon by Patrick Finegan ★★★★ https://t.co/ng2Twdd2jU #satire

[Patrick Finegan @pat_finegan]

Kind words from SPR: "Whip-smart satire and a cutting-edge premise... Tongue-in-cheek romp for savvy language lovers everywhere... Surreal and allegorical... delivered with linguistic confidence and inimitable creativity." https://t.co/hchdoBYqaG
@selfpubreview

[Patrick Finegan @pat_finegan]

How to write a bestseller

Quick answer: Post a giveaway on Amazon. Just two days in, I have the #1 “bestseller” in Humor and Science Fiction. Too bad my net proceeds are $15.

On sale for free until 11:59 pm EDT Monday, September 30: Bärenmord
https://t.co/Zx0GRyHiuw

[Patrick Finegan @pat_finegan]

Going paperless or bust.

I inherited a Vanguard IRA when my younger brother died. Except for the RMD, I never interact with the company. Here is what happened when it instructed me to move the IRA from their legacy platform to a new one: https://t.co/4Aw8Iy3OLZ @Vanguard_Group

[Patrick Finegan @pat_finegan]

For five brief minutes, I felt on top of the world. Today’s blog entry is about what most people thankfully never experience – the trauma of “upgrading” a website: https://t.co/NTHKcQhwzO @joomla @akeebabackup

[Patrick Finegan @pat_finegan]

Geekspeak for “No Cancellations”. Way to go, Hilton! Set the "free cancellation" deadline 16 days BEFORE the customer clicks Book Reservation. I blog about the goofiness here: https://t.co/Ww2bpMB8ml @HiltonHotels @Hilton

[Patrick Finegan @pat_finegan]

Der Countdown läuft: Bärenmord kostenlos vom 26. bis 30. September, exklusiv bei Amazon @duolingo @deutsch_blog

[Patrick Finegan @pat_finegan]

Fun with PowerPoint

[Patrick Finegan @pat_finegan]

@ZipcarH22895 I do not know what a DM is (Deutschmarks?) and have no idea what a WhatsApp number is. My Zipcard # is 5509550 (Patrick Finegan) and the last three digits of my NJ driver's license are 592. My phone number ends in 2737.

[Patrick Finegan @pat_finegan]

Disturbing new pattern at Zipcar. Do they really think we don't notice? @Zipcar

[Patrick Finegan @pat_finegan]

Countdown to the post-season: The playoffs begin 10/1, and the Yankees might just clinch the division. To celebrate, I am pricing Bärenmord at zero euros (ja, kostenlos) for the last 5 days of September. Mark your calendars: you won’t see that deal again. https://t.co/Zx0GRyHiuw