When backups go bad
Apple's Time Machine backup system has been working mostly flawlessly for me for the past couple of years. But two...
Assorted updates
Been over a week since I posted anything here, and quite a while before that since I posted a life...
Syncing notes from iPhone to Mac
Short version: To sync notes that you created on an iPhone to the Apple Mail application on a Mac, it...
New at SH: Comments and social media sharing!
Short version: each piece published at Strange Horizons now provides a way to post comments right there on the page,...
Talking Union
In the version of “Talking Union” that's on Pete Seeger's Greatest Hits, Seeger explains the origin of the song. I...
Self-reliant kids
An exchange between Karen and Jeremiah reminded me of this line: You bring up your children to be self-reliant and...
A dream of fins
Last night, I dreamed I was walking past a train station parking lot (like the one in Swarthmore), and I...
Writing advice of the day
This morning's net-browsing brings two sources of advice for writers (and, probably, other creators) that I thought were worth linking...
Supporting my local multiplex
I go to one or two movies a month in theatres these days. Most of the time, I go to...
When everyone understands the implications
I'm reading A Song for Arbonne, and though I'm liking it (more and more as it goes on), there's one...
Captain America
Finally saw Captain America tonight, and enjoyed it quite a bit. Not by any means a Great Film. But fun,...
A few Hugo notes
The winners of the Hugo Awards were announced last night; congratulations to all! I think my favorite thing about the...