Archive for April, 2006
- The Joy of Strict XHTML • April 27, 2006
I've recently discovered something else the Mozilla Firefox browser can do that Microsoft's Internet Explorer can't: Firefox can accept documents using the "application/xhtml+xml" header. This just might change the world.
- “Infoquake” Publishers Weekly Review, Podcasts and More • April 25, 2006
It's been a big month for my novel "Infoquake." The Publishers Weekly review is out, plus new podcasts, plus advance praise from Kate Elliott and Tobias Buckell.
- Why Is Health Care So Fucked Up? • April 21, 2006
The American health care system is fucked up. And I’m not talking about health care on the macroeconomic/social policy scale here — right now I’m more concerned with the average Joe/Jane’s trip to the family practitioner or the emergency room.
Why do so many doctors still schedule appointments in a black ledger book on the desk [...]
- The Cultural Speedometer • April 11, 2006
There’s a scene from the John Hughes/Brat Pack classic The Breakfast Club where John Bender (the “troubled rough kid” played by Judd Nelson) gets a lecture from Carl the Janitor (John Kapelos). John has just mocked his fellow classmates by suggesting that they should become purveyors of “the janitorial arts” like Carl. Carl makes a [...]
- How Did You Get Your Novel Published? (Part 1) • April 1, 2006
Ever since I signed my book contract with Pyr in January of 2005, I've been getting the same question from friends and acquaintances: "How did you get your novel published?" (The unspoken corollary to this question is, of course, "How can I get my novel published too?") Here's the basic story of how "Infoquake" found its way into print.
