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As detailed in Dinosaur Comics, this may be the only way to save Wikipedia! Plus it’s a fun excuse to say “Fictional Jimbo Wales” over and over again. ~CKL

I don’t care how you vote today; I just want you to get out there and stuff those ballot boxes! Uh, that didn’t come out quite right. I also love John Rogers’ metaphor of the current administration as a questionable…

At the “Pete Rates the Propositions” site, the eponymous author sets forth a Semi-Biennial Lecture on Bonds, which basically says “don’t worry about interest rates or repayment” and concludes thusly: There is one last reason to vote for a bond…

Just found out that a bomb exploded at PayPal (now owned by eBay) in San Jose last night. No one was injured. I normally wouldn’t post local news, but I have friends who work there. I know they’re safe, and…

From a co-worker… A passenger in a taxi leaned over to ask the driver a question and tapped him on the shoulder. The driver screamed, lost control of the cab, nearly hit a bus, drove up over the curb, and…

Today, I picked up a library copy of Tomorrow Happens and read the first story, a prequel to the Uplift Universe novels. Without spoiling anything, I can tell you that dolphins are involved. The title of the story? “Aficionado.” Smoke…

Last night, I attended a Neil Gaiman event (my third in two days, but that’s another story) at Kepler’s bookstore in Menlo Park. During the Q&A, someone asked how Neil’s Jewish heritage and upbringing had affected his writing, if at…

I think I’ve figured out why I don’t like the new Battlestar Galactica. As Kevin Smith said on Ebert & Roeper, “it’s more drama than sci-fi [sic].” In fact, it’s fantasy, but doesn’t want to admit it. And that bugs…

Less than one month before the fun starts! I’ve got my premise, main characters, basic outline, and the cold open. I’ve worked out the flow of a few scenes and one of the major set pieces. I still need to…

Check out Google Book Search: Celebrate Your Freedom to Read, released to coincide with Banned Books Week (September 23-30). I dream of one day writing something audacious enough to provoke such strong reactions from my readers. I wouldn’t say that…