[links] Link salad goes walking in Omaha
Too Much Coffee Man writes a book — (Thanks to .)
on his novel progress, with a digression into Lake units — Ah, eponymity.
The death of print? — James Gurney on Smithsonian‘s push for digital subscriptions.
Heroes from a future that never was — (Via Dark Roasted Blend.)
Hatsune Miku Virtual Idol Performs ‘Live’ Before 25,000 — Max Headroom, anyone? (Thanks to .)
Japanese Game Show MRI — And cross-dressing nurses! Um, yeah. (Thanks, I think, to .)
The Closest Dwarf — Centauri Dreams on close brown dwarfs.
A Touch of Ingenuity — An inexpensive pressure-sensitive pad could make surfaces smarter. Some cool UI stuff happening.
Haunted by Stalin’s Ghost — How Russia views its past. (Snurched from Scrivener’s Error.)
?otD: Since when?
8/25/2009
Body movement: 65 minute suburban walk (saw the owl, and a skunk)
This morning’s weigh-in: n/a (traveling)
Currently reading:
The Real Wizard of Oz by Rebecca Loncraine;
Acacia by David Anthony Durham
Tags: Art, Cool, Funny, Links, medical, Personal, Politics, Process, Publishing, Science, Tech, Writing
Posted: 2:58 am Tue August 25 2009 | Comments(0) |
[links] Link salad metastatizes
Another Green ARC contest [ jlake.com | LiveJournal ] — Skip over there and tell me in comments why you should win a copy. Voting poll next week.
Publishers Weekly profile of — Written by yours truly. (One of my recent Sekrit Projekts.)
Charlie Stross on one-star Amazon reviews — Hahahahah.
on blogging in the spec fic community
on the history of emo — “No, really.”
The LJ comment thread on my vasectomy post is pretty damned funny — This may be a case of the obvious striking twice, but TMI warning. Or as puts it, a Lakism ahead.
took this marvelous photo of
Somali Pirates to acquire Citigroup — Hahahah. (Thanks to Scrivener’s Error.)
Asteroid Impacts Gave Crucial Spark to Early Life — I for one think “Late Heavy Bombardment” would be a great name for a rock band. Cool article, too.
Hidden Travels of the Atomic Bomb — Fascinating article on the realities of nuclear proliferation.
Race and the original Oregon constitution — Some shameful history of my adoptive state. (Thanks to .)
As Markets Waver, Treasury Yield Turns Negative — Your Bush Depression, looming ever larger. Look! Over there! A liberal menace!
?otD: What is Avagadro’s Number in Roman numerals?
12/10/08
Body movement: 40 minute stationary bike ride
This morning’s weigh-in: 219.4
Currently reading: The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade by Herman Melville
Tags: Child, Contests, Culture, Funny, Green, Links, medical, Personal, Photos, Politics, Publishing, reviews, Science, Writing
Posted: 5:21 am Wed December 10 2008 | Comments(0) |