Archive for August, 2007
- Be Vewwy Vewwy Quiet, It’s Gay Hunting Season • August 30, 2007
Am I really going to have to be the one to say I just don't care that much that Senator Larry Craig (supposedly) solicited gay bathroom sex in a Minneapolis airport? Am I going to have to be the one who says this is getting blown way out of proportion (pun unintended but inevitable)?
- Driving Language • August 29, 2007
The common hand gestures we use for car-to-car communication say a lot about our culture and linguistics in general.
- Shelfari: LibraryThing with a New Coat of Paint? • August 23, 2007
LibraryThing seems to have a new competitor. Or, at least, I’ve just become aware of them.
I’ve made no secret about the fact that I’m a big fan of LibraryThing. I’ve spent hours and hours tweaking my LibraryThing profile, adding books to my catalog, and just browsing around other people’s shelves. I’ve spoken with Tim Spalding, [...]
- A Guide to Ethical Self-Promotion • August 17, 2007
I’ve recently become aware of a fantasy author named Robert Stanek. Many of you reading this have probably already heard of him, but I’m a little behind the curve.
Why might you have heard of Robert Stanek? Because he’s an unparalleled master of the fantasy genre? Well, I haven’t read any of Mr. Stanek’s work, so [...]
- In Defense of Microsoft • August 14, 2007
When I wrote my not-so-complimentary piece on OpenOffice the other week, I expected to receive at least a few slams from fans and believers in the open source movement. And I did receive an interesting comment from a fellow who signed his name MnMKY, which I excerpt here:
The accomplishments of a worldwide effort, unifying multiple [...]
- “Infoquake”: It’s Back • August 6, 2007
I'm still reeling from this news, which I just heard about literally 20 minutes ago... but it appears that Solaris Books has just inked a deal with Pyr to release a mass-market paperback edition of "Infoquake."
- “MultiReal”: It’s Done • August 6, 2007
The photo you see here is the completed manuscript of my second novel, MultiReal, the sequel to Infoquake. It’s been somewhere around three years in the making, and now it’s done.
The book measures 477 pages, or about 148,000 words (including appendices). There are 6 sections, 45 chapters, and 8 appendices. The opening epigraph comes from [...]
- OpenOffice: One Strike and You’re Out? • August 1, 2007
You want to know why people use Microsoft products? I present to you Exhibit A.
The new Sony laptop I’ve been bragging about came without a licensed version of Microsoft Word. Sony included a trial version of Office 2007 Student and Home and a copy of Microsoft Works. So I figured I’d give OpenOffice another try [...]
