Avoidance behavior
Today I went and read a whole bunch of disclosure papers and reports regarding the house, and signed and/or initialed...
More sf not to write
Cute: a Grand List of Overused Science Fiction Clichés. I think the ratings (indicating whether an item can be done...
Spam filter effectiveness
Saved up my incoming spam for a couple days, a couple days ago, and then looked it over to see...
Impending Hugo deadline!
That was the other thing I meant to say: if you're going to vote in the Hugos, you've got ten...
Quick notes
A few assorted items: We (well, actually, almost entirely Susan) sent out over 90 rejections today. I neglected to mention...
Generations
Just took time out from reading subs to finish Le Guin's "Paradises Lost," the novella that rounds out the collection The...
Computer can determine author sex?
Interesting item in Nature: "Computer program detects author gender." Claim is that "[the] simple scan of key words and syntax...
Spam-marking
I set up my email to use Pair's spam-marking system, which is based on the highly regarded SpamAssassin, a couple...
Shoggoth on the Roof
Fred points to a page describing the doomed Chicago production of the parody/filk musical A Shoggoth on the Roof. The...
Pranking the cube
Josh points to a description of turning public art into a Rubik's cube in NYC, complete with photos. Cool!...
Upcoming movies
Searching the IMDB, after seeing Pirates, for more info about various people, I came across two interesting upcoming movies: First,...
Pour o pour the pirate sherry
Saw Pirates of the Caribbean with Kam last night. Much fun. I recommend going with a fan of pirate movies;...