Updates for the week of 2010-02-07

24 hrs after it went out, Macmillan imprint sites finally post Sargent's letter publicly. Elegant illo of how/where e-consumers rate. #
My thoughts on the Macmillan-Amazon thing, now with 65% less apoplectic swears. http://is.gd/7qwK8 #
What’s been gnawing at me lately (http://goo.gl/AHJ7) – Read the postscript for good thoughts on current dust-up. (Thanks @glecharles.) #
It's mildly depressing not getting along/agreeing with people I admire. I realize it breeds healthy debate; doesn't mean it's fun. :/ #
RT @indieauthor: Why aren't authors irked @ Macmillan instead of Amazon? Higher #ebook price doesn't = better royalty, just fewer purchases. #
RT [Best summary I've read, including my own.] @DaphneUn RT @NathanBransford: The Kindle Missile Crisis explained: http://bit.ly/ba9sEA #
It's exhausting, caring about whether or not publishing improves its structure. Also unrewarding. Resuming other activities. #
Adrift: Deirdre says that if the station was banning me or Jon because it thought we were Scourge-infected, I woul… http://bit.ly/bkF3So #
Digital Perception (http://goo.gl/Xpyi) – "… the way to fight piracy is with cost and convenience." #
Did I just… yeah. I just rickrolled myself while dreaming. #canteventrustmyownbrain #
RT @glecharles: Libraries are being strangled to death, given no chance (or funding) to transition into digital age. Criminally negligent. #
RT @glecharles: RT @DigiBookWorld: "President budget freezes libraries; omits school libs from ed increase" @ala_wo http://bit.ly/aFlLhT #
RT @crredwards: Hitler responds to the iPad – http://bit.ly/92K9Dt #
RT @ChuckWendig: Sometimes, you creative-types need an ass-smacking. http://tinyurl.com/yftf25e ("Writers Don't Do That" #terribleminds) #
Who will save us? (http://goo.gl/jM2Z) – "If you mean, 'what will keep things as they are?' the answer is 'nothing will'." #
Thought-food: http://bit.ly/9ZeSxV 80% valid, but WHAT is 'competitive and diversified' about Big 6 dictating e-retailer pricing? #
A Call For Author Support (http://goo.gl/krLx) – "When Elephants fight, it's the grass that gets trampled." #
Avatar Review (http://goo.gl/qmgs) – From the guy that brought you the 7-part breakdown of Phantom Menace. #
Late start to the day. Going to be a late end to the day, also, so I figure my karma is good. #
Adrift: The station, still eavesdropping, corrects Deirdre: she isn’t Scourge-infected – it’s not a disease. By it… http://bit.ly/cVmCL4 #
I shout the shouting out: @ChuckWendig paints with shotguns http://tinyurl.com/yjoecq9 #terribleminds #
Fun with punctuation (http://goo.gl/Skfm) – I'm doing revisions this week, so this is a good reminder. #
Working on short story edits/rewrite. Goal is to improve it (duh) and cut 10%. Dunno if it's any better, but Twitter does really help me wi #
People: "Problematic" means indefinite, unsettled, uncertain, questionable, doubtful… NOT "a problem". #newpetpeeve #
Put another way: ""That's problematic." != "That's a problem." Quit effing using it that way. #
Adrift: Station says that “The Scourge” isn’t something you catch, but something you are. It scanned Deirdre and g… http://bit.ly/aHVBdf #
RT @brennanrtaylor: "She's a witch–burn her!" = "He's a terrorist–kill him!" What country do I live in, again? http://bit.ly/cFdg4C #
MY daddy eats super-faster than _anything_. Like, a *100* fast: dinner's already gone! #thingskayleesays #braggingdadupatschool #
Adrift: Sorry, but what the glittering hell does getting a ‘nominal match’ mean? A theoretical match? A match that… http://bit.ly/97V3dl #
Al Franken Makes Comcast's CEO Look Like A Tool (http://goo.gl/DDO6) – I'm am so impressed with this junior senator from Minnesota. #
*Banghead* ow *Banghead* ow *Banghead* ow *Banghead* ow *Banghead* ow. Good parts of the evening are Good. Less good parts? *Banghead* ow. #
Wasn't there an energy-sucking sponge in an old Monster Manual? Did Erol Otis' line drawing look at all like the new CIA guy in Chuck? #
RT @jchutchins: WHY AKIRA MATTERS — Great 2:15 video about the art/animation of AKIRA, and why you should care: http://bit.ly/bOBIQk #
RT @Danisidhe: You know what? Until other people stop fucking things up, I'm taking 'control freak' as a compliment. #thisshouldbeatshirt #
RT @saucy_dryad: Preparing dinner is considerably more exciting when you snarl, "WHO'S NEXT?" at every step. #
RT @ebertchicago: Teabaggers: By all means, a civics and literary test before voting. That would wreck the Right. #