- The Honda Ruckus
I’d be very happy to make this my summer vehicle. - Extreme borrowing in the blogosphere
A smart examination of the ‘quote and summarize’ culture of the internet – specifically, blogs – and the often unhelpful effect those sorts of links have on the original author. That’s really one of the good things about Twitter — you don’t have any choice but to read the original post. - DriveThruRPG.com
A letter from the president of DriveThruRPG about the recent WotC decision to stop making ebooks of their products available.The infinitely quotable line: “DRM inevitably restricts ease of purchase and ease of use, and anything that tips customer choice from legal purchase toward pirating is a bad business decision.”
- Indie Author: 1999 Called: It Wants Its Attitudes About Self-Publishing Back
Good thoughts on the way the publishing industry is (and isn’t) changing. - The Daily Show: Wingnuts Gone Wild
“See now you’re in the minority. It’s supposed to taste like a s#%t taco. And by the way, if I remember correctly when a disagreement was expressed about that President’s actions when ya’ll were in power I believe the response was “Why do you hate America?”. “Watch what you say.” “Love it or leave it.” “Suck on my truck nuts.”…..
For god’s sake guys. You’ve been out of power for ten f*%#ng weeks. You’ve got a mid-term election in twenty months. Pace your rage!”
- Of Plagues, Publishers And The Angel Of Death
A great look at the five worst (and simultaneously best) things that publishing has going for it today. - The first question every web site designer must ask
Very interesting thought on web design. - Matrix Revisited
- This about says it all about the Iowa decision
It would be nice if we could move forward with full equality as soon as possible — in fact, it behooves us to do whatever we legally can to make that happen, but the fact of the matter is this: the bigots and the homophobes and the simply fearful-of-not-yous?You’re dying. And the next generation behind you doesn’t hold with your fears.
- What a Killer Was Watching
You know… on the one hand, it’s completely unfair to say “wow, this guy watched a lot of right-wing television; THAT must be why he killed those cops.” One the other hand… I have spent almost my entire life listening to those same conservative newsroom idiots blame all my favorite hobbies (roleplay games, video games, genre tv, action movies, books) for this kind of behavior that this time it feels a bit like Karma. - The Book Cover Archive
A really great collection. - Self publishing costs nothing | The Creative Penn
A good analysis, though it doesn’t go into CreateSpace very much. - 2009-04-07: 3 Resolution Systems
Very elegant exploration of the fiction in a game, and the dice mechanics, and how those two interact. - Segway and GM’s “car”
DO WANT.
Perpetual projects and daily obsessions.
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