Rich Horton to do Year’s Bests
As many of y'all know, Rich Horton reads possibly a higher percentage of the short science fiction and fantasy published...
Updates
The past few weeks have been very productive but very tiring.
R.I.P., Octavia Butler
For those who haven't heard: sf writer Octavia E. Butler died on Saturday, age 58. Here are some relevant links...
Looking for a condo in Mountain View?
My next-door neighbors are moving, after fourteen years in their condo. They haven't listed the place yet; I have no...
Earworm: Somewhere That’s Green
The other day the song "Somewhere That's Green" (from Little Shop of Horrors, though I have the movie soundtrack rather...
Author gender algorithm
I've developed what I think is a fairly accurate (but entirely useless to most of the world) algorithm for a computer to automatically guess the gender of an author who submits to SH...
Kam’s back!
Meant to mention that Kam has returned from her latest travels. You can read about her adventures in Thailand and...
Beware of new Mac malware
There's a new piece of malware aimed at the Mac. There has been a great deal of debate over whether...
Enneagram meme
Supergee points to a two-question "Quick and Painless Enneagram Test." The Enneagram being (among other things) yet another model of...
Assorted sf notes
Some deadlines, to-do items, and con-related notes, and more good news for SH.
Convention programming participation
Tonight I dropped a note to the WorldCon people asking if I could be on their program, and I filled...
R.I.P., Andreas “G’Kar” Katsulas
Andreas Katsulas, who played G'Kar on Babylon 5, has died of lung cancer at age 59. I knew nothing about...