Things to do in Denver when you’re in Minneapolis
I'm sitting here in the Denver airport. At least, I think I'm in the Denver airport. My iPhone, on the...
Watchmen trailer!!!
The Watchmen trailer is out, and it's gorgeous. A few tiny false notes, and a few smallish things that make...
Go watch Dr. Horrible!
Kam and I were poking around in the TV section of the iTunes Store this evening looking for something light...
Author gender among Hugo nominees and winners
I'm still planning a post about author gender issues in general, but for now I just want to mention one...
The lost shall be found
As some of you may recall, about six weeks ago, I lost my waistpack while flying Northwest Airlines on the...
Spam news network
A recent development in email spam subject lines: provocative fake news headlines (often political), some of which are kinda amusing....
More songs about dumb “security” practices
United Airlines has my first name listed as "Jed E." The E is my middle initial, but somehow (probably my...
Sturgeon winners!
I was walking to my car just now, in a kind of grumpy mood probably induced by low blood sugar,...
R.I.P., Thomas M. Disch
I imagine most of you who would want to know already know by now that Thomas M. Disch committed suicide...
O tech, here is thy sting
The latest ~entertaining~ move in the technofailure game: My MacBook has started abruptly shutting itself down. By which I mean...
A city that takes its fireworks seriously
From up here on Mary Anne's roof, at 11 p.m. on July 3rd, I can see two extensive neighborhood fireworks...
First day total
During the first 24 hours of being open to subs again, we received 73 stories. The previous one-day record was...