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Review: Cthulhu’s Reign ed. Darrell Schweitzer — Including a somewhat mixed reaction to my story, “Such Bright and Risen Madness in Our Names”.
Five steampunk books you should read — Mainspring made the honorable mentions in this article.
Mama Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Write Novellas — An article on that most heterodox literary form, the novella. Link is to a .pdf file, FYI. (Via Greg Feeley.)
Some observations about e-books and illegal downloading — Paul Cornell speaks wisely and in great detail.
Scrivener’s Error on e-books — Plus other divers alarums and entertainments.
Grace Jones singing “The Little Drummer Boy” to Peewee Herman — Because, you know, it’s Newtonmass, when weird never goes out of style. (Via willyumtx.)
English Banned in Chinese Writing — The spirit of L’Académie française lives on.
Transits Near and Far — Analyzing exoplanetary atmospheres.
?otD: Snow tires or all-season radials?
12/23/2010
Writing time yesterday: 3.0 hours (revisions, WRPA)
Body movement: 30 minute stationary bike ride
Hours slept: 6.0 hours (solid)
Weight: 249.6
Currently reading: Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban
Posted: 6:16 am Thu December 23 2010 |
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December 23rd, 2010 at 6:38 pmI hate “keep our language pure” regulations, whether they are French, German or Chinese. Languages change all the time and a living language is never “pure”.
Question of the day: German law requires every car to be equipped with winter tyres in the autumn and winter months. And this year we actually need them.