This was another “impulse buy” at the library. I know they have at least one volunteer who is active in local sf fandom; I wonder if she’s the one sneaking these books into their rotating displays. I used to fancy…
Category: sci/tech
Perhaps I will call him PINKY!
Of course, if Tye is PINKY, that would make me THE BRAIN, which is an inappropriate metaphor since I have no designs on world domination! Yet! As far as you know! Perhaps I’ve said too much. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pAub9C5ilk The pink bandage…
We’ll Call It CAT-HOUSE… Wait, No
We don’t have cable, so I have no idea if Animal Planet or National Geographic or one of the hundreds of Discovery channels already airs some kind of “medical detective” series featuring veterinarians. But if not, they should. After doing…
A Day in the Life of Tye
Well, about ten hours, anyway: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6eScVuqTgE He’s still in quarantine until his anti-virals kick in. That’s me checking his gums for redness at 0:57. Any big time gaps are probably when he’s sleeping in the sink, off-screen. ObGeek: I’m using…
I am a Professional Writer
Received today: Payment for some of my Wired How-To Wiki articles. And there’s more where that came from.
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“HP computers are racist”
Just… just watch it. Now. I’ll wait. News coverage here. The best part is, this was very nearly the exact premise of the “Racial Sensitivity” episode of Better Off Ted, quite possibly the funniest show on TV right now: Single-camera…
Scalzi on Self-Publishing!
Jasper here, with more on self-publishing, this time from New York Times bestselling author and multiple Hugo Award winner John Scalzi! From his “Quick Note on Self-Publishing”: [I]f you are going to self-publish, for the love of all that is…