Stephanie Leary

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Who is “Leary” on Outlander?

April 9, 2015 Stephanie Leary Leave a Comment

Since last week's episode of Outlander, I'm suddenly getting a ton of traffic from people wondering who "Leary" is. This is Laoghaire, which is pronounced "Leary." (More or less.) Apparently a ton of people didn't catch her name--if you haven't read the books, I don't … [Read more...]

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Rereading Outlander

August 9, 2014 Stephanie Leary 1 Comment

This is a post about rereading the Outlander books before the TV show aired. If you're wondering who "Leary" (Laoghaire) is on the show, this should help. The upcoming Outlander TV series has prompted me to reread the first few books for the first time in many years. I have a … [Read more...]

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The Veronica Mars movie

March 13, 2013 Stephanie Leary Leave a Comment

A Kickstarter to fund a movie continuing my favorite TV show? Here, Rob, here's my wallet. Take as much as you need. Is that all? Are you sure you don't need more? I'm sure I have some quarters in the couch cushions. More background info in this Entertainment Weekly … [Read more...]

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Ladies: the New York Times thinks you hate fantasy.

April 15, 2011 Stephanie Leary 1 Comment

The NY Times has an amazingly patronizing review of Game of Thrones: In a sense the series, which will span 10 episodes, ought to come with a warning like, “If you can’t count cards, please return to reruns of ‘Sex and the City.’ ” Well, gosh, Ms. Bellafante, I'm sorry all … [Read more...]

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Doctor Who flyers

April 6, 2011 Stephanie Leary Leave a Comment

As you know, Bob, I work at Texas A&M University. Also, I spent a good chunk of February watching Doctor Who while battling the flu, and am newly caught up on all the inside jokes I've been missing for years. Imagine my amusement, then, to see that someone's posting … [Read more...]

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Castle

April 4, 2009 Stephanie Leary 1 Comment

I don't think I could love this show more if it were made of chocolate with little sprinkles on top. I watched the first episode for two reasons: the show is about a mystery writer, and he's played by Nathan Fillion. On the surface this is made of win, but I was skeptical. When … [Read more...]

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Break it to me gently

March 6, 2009 Stephanie Leary Leave a Comment

I've just zipped through the Dresden Files series at a pretty spectacular clip. I'd meant to do it before Jim Butcher appeared at ConDFW, but, y'know. Life. So. Exactly how bad was the TV series? (ETA: pretty bad.) … [Read more...]

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I know code fu and you are standing between me and my entertainment.

February 23, 2009 Stephanie Leary Leave a Comment

So after Hulu got yanked from Boxee, I told Michael, "You know, I give it about a week before the hackers figure out how to put it back." More like twelve hours. Do not get between geeks and their TV shows, people. It can only end in bloodshed and tears. … [Read more...]

Techy Goodness, Television

DirecTV, Apple TV, Boxee, Hulu, and the fight over who decides what I get to watch on my TV

February 19, 2009 Stephanie Leary 1 Comment

DirecTV, and some backstory Last week we had a thunderstorm. Not even an especially notable one, really, except the lightning was close enough that we unplugged the laptops before we went to bed, just as a precaution. When we went to watch TV the following evening, we … [Read more...]

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Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

July 17, 2008 Stephanie Leary Leave a Comment

Short version: Joss Whedon has a musical web serial; go watch it. Longer version: this is the video blog of Dr. Horrible (Neil Patrick Harris), a hapless evil genius who's trying to perfect a freeze ray that will stop time long enough for him to figure out what to say to the … [Read more...]

Absurdity, Television

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Content Strategy for WordPress

A short book for content strategists and managers on implementing a complete content strategy in WordPress: evaluation, analysis, content modeling, editing and workflows, and long-term planning and maintenance.

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WordPress for Web Developers

WordPress for Web Developers (9781430258667)

This is a book for professional web designers and developers who already know HTML and CSS, and want to learn to build sites with WordPress. The book begins with a detailed tour of the administration screens and settings, then digs into server-side topics like performance and security. The second half of the book is devoted to development: learning to build WordPress themes and plugins.

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