Why the typo thing is really more complicated than I make it sound
I just wrote the following to Project Gutenberg: I just encountered an interesting possible problem in your edition of Northanger...
Wanted: infinite access for proofreading the web
When I was in college, we had a MUD. (Named TinySwat, iIrc.) I was one of the "wizards" who ran...
Chaucer hath a blog
I just happened across Geoffrey Chaucer Hath An Extreme Blog ("A Directorie of Wondirful Thinges that are Loial to Engelonde")....
TV roundup
A few notes on various TV shows I've been watching. No specific spoilers here, but there are some general sort...
Submissions from Yahoo mail accounts
Over the past couple of months, at least eight of our rejections sent to Yahoo mail accounts have silently disappeared....
Unbiased reviews, paid for by the reviewee
Got an interesting and somewhat amusing piece of spam this morning: Hello, I'm the webmaster of [URL removed by Jed]...
Two more online games
A couple games that've been sitting around in my browser windows: The so-called "French Military Game" is a Java version...
Forest-fire-injured bear’s recovery blog
Way back in July, Kam went to help out with the firefighter deployment across Northern California. When she returned, she...
South Bay events: a cappella concert, movie outing
Tough choice between things to do in the South Bay Area next Friday evening (nine days from now): Talisman A...
Another rushed note
Been generally stressed and swamped lately, but what else is new? I probably ought to put together a form journal...
The Mystery of the Possessed Microwave
Yesterday, I heard a series of electronic-sounding beeps, at irregular intervals. When it had gone on for a couple of...
Movies for blind people
I just happened across a site called Blindspots, featuring movie reviews that grade movies on the basis of how accessible...