Posted on by Doyce

Updates for the week of 2010-01-31

  • Children's Fantasy (http://goo.gl/HuYS) – Not the first time I've thought this. #
  • RT @Judd_of_Kryos: Spartacus on Starz: the worst parts of 300, Gladiator and a Nu-Metal video on 90's Cinemax. (Such was my impression.) #
  • Random Average: Farscape as gaming group http://bit.ly/6mLLSm #
  • Adrift: This works fine for everyone except Deirdre, who is fed up with being left on the ship. The current reason… http://bit.ly/5i7r5o #
  • Heading in to a full day class I somehow got talked into teaching. 6 hours of pretty much non-stop talking. I'll just pretend I'm at a Con. #
  • Random Average: Diaspora: Cluster and Character generation (ridiculously TL;DR) http://bit.ly/aGZLa0 #
  • Me: So… which do you think is faster: ponies, horses, or unicorns? Kaylee: Pegasus. #thingskayleesays #
  • Charging headlong into the monstrous squall. (For 'charging headlong' read 'driving', and 'monstrous squall' read 'snow-dusted mountains'.) #
  • Note: not driving at the moment. I don't tweet and drive. #
  • Booty Call (http://goo.gl/fkNE) – More insight into ebook publishing. #
  • Another "speaking with confidence and clarity" class wrapped up. My guys (they're "my guys", now) did a great job. *teacher pride* #
  • Spirit (http://goo.gl/PYEd) – Dammit, I hate when xkcd makes me tear up. #
  • I've never owned an i-anything, and I actively dislike iTunes, so I'm clearly not Mac's target audience. Don't get iPad nerdrage, though. #
  • A field guide to talking beasts (http://goo.gl/K9W4) – Useful during the creation of Princess stories. #
  • Adrift: I try reason: the station is just paranoid/insane. Deidre points out Iā€™m letting it make the rules. The st… http://bit.ly/9oGJeu #
  • Which iteration of Blade Runner added the voiceover from Decker? Which version do I need to go back to avoid it? #
  • So your belief is Amazon (or any retailer) can be forced carry Vendor X, at dictated prices, because otherwise AMAZON has monopoly? Really? #
  • Also: digital costs as much as paper books? Really? Explain the e-quivalent of shipping, stocking, and return costs, please. Jesus, *think*. #