Hey, Mac users! I’ll bet you were all excited about today’s announcement that Google was releasing its Picasa photo software for the Mac, weren’t you? Well, so was I! Until I discovered the bad news–it only works on Intel CPUs….
Category: sci/tech
What will you do with all that extra time?
Eager to say goodbye to the worst economic year since the Great Depression? You’ll have to wait a second. That’s because the custodians of time are preparing to tack a “leap second” onto the clock on Wednesday to account for…
The Day After
A selection of this morning’s Twitter messages: Damn it, I have a headache! I thought electing Obama would FIX THINGS! — John Scalzi (eater of Schadenfreude Pie) Prop 8 passed. Goddammit. I will continue to fight for equality for all…
Charity Begins at Reading the Fine Print
While preparing myself for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), I browsed the nanowrimo.org web site and saw a “Get Sponsored!” link. Intrigued, I clicked, and was initially pretty happy: You can get friends and family to sponsor your novel-writing month…
Short Answer: NO
Washington Post columnist Gene Weingarten’s September 21st piece, titled “Illiterature: Can a computer judge fiction?”, includes 385 words of custom-built slush. An excerpt: JASMINE AND LAURENCE By Gene Weingarten The two lovers writhed as one, entwined and moist, like a…
Understanding Google Chrome
Can’t wait to download the new web browser from the big G? Pass the time by reading the Google Chrome comic book by Scott McCloud (author of the seminal Understanding Comics), which summarizes a lot of technical detail very well….
Blog Proliferation
Yes, I am now on MySpace. When you’re done weeping, please add me as your friend. Confused about where to read my stuff? Not to fret. All my blogs are always available in a single Yahoo! Pipe, which you can…
Grooving the Lily
Get your fill of GrooveLily songs at the band’s new WordPress-based web site! If that page reminds of Jonathan Coulton’s MP3 Store, well, it’s a good thing. I think all musicians should post free listening samples online, and offer DRM-free…