The latest virus
I've been getting a huge amount of virus-laden mail lately, apparently all carrying PE_ZAFI.B. I got 1500 of them the...
Author Archive
Occasional Google misses
A few days ago, I tried to use Google to search for a particular Waldrop quote. I was pretty sure...
Common punctuation error
I see lots of different kinds of punctuation and capitalization errors, but it just occurred to me that there's one...
SH status and missing responses
I wouldn't normally post a "We're caught up to X date" update until we catch up through the end of...
Sidewise
The nominees for this year's Sidewise Award (for alternate-history fiction) have been announced. I find it interesting that once again...
CalTrain commuting
As of this week, CalTrain has instituted new service: it features "baby bullet" trains that skip most of the stops...
Just so you know
I ate the cherries that were in the fridge Sorry they were damn good, though (Forgive me, William Carlos...
10 fiction books to rebuild culture
Plantgirl asks: What 10 works of fiction would you want after the apocalypse when these are going to be the...
Campbell Award Smackdown
I neglected to mention, in talking about WisCon, attending the first-ever Campbell Award Smackdown, featuring full-contact rock/paper/scissors among the three...
Items: money, books, Photoshop, satire, and sex
Some assorted items: Money-game experiments show cultural variances in behavior: some economists decided to try some economic games/experiments with people...
Work notes
I'm now commuting to San Francisco three days a week. It's not as bad as I'd expected, but I still...
Catchup
After learning that I wasn't going to be leaving Madison on Monday, I had a nice evening hanging out...