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...] about Doctor Who flyers
Blackwashing
Sometimes I forget to discuss things here after I've mentioned them on Twitter. Sorry about that. Here's a good one: you might want to check out Ben Aaronovitch's books, Midnight Riot (or Rivers of London if you're in the UK) and Moon Over Soho. They're excellent. The premise is … [Read more...] about Blackwashing
Going digital
Since I bought my iPad a year ago, I've been steadily filling it with ebooks, especially when I find $0-5 sales. (Thank you, Webscriptions and Weightless Books.) For a while, I still preferred paper copies, especially for single-use books, because I could then swap them on … [Read more...] about Going digital
Observations
I've spent part of my writing group meeting this morning reading my friends bits from this article in The Guardian, in which writers answer some basic questions about the writing life. So why write? Hilary Mantel: It's always worried me, is writing a way of life or is it a way … [Read more...] about Observations
Plagiarism on WordPress Arena
I just discovered that WordPress Arena has plagiarized my article on the hidden feeds in WordPress. My table was published here in 2009, appeared in the Hidden Gems presentation I did for OpenCamp Dallas last summer, and was published in Chapter 4 of Beginning WordPress 3 last … [Read more...] about Plagiarism on WordPress Arena
Video: good presentation visuals
Here's a video from my day job, from a workshop we held for faculty who teach public speaking. I talked about creating good presentation visuals. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0EEH80AeUg … [Read more...] about Video: good presentation visuals
First lines
If you're new here, you might not know that when I'm not working on WordPress, I'm usually writing fiction. In fact, if you're just here for the WordPress goodies, you might want to subscribe to the WP category feed instead of the main one, because I'm pretty burned out on WP and … [Read more...] about First lines
WordPress University webinar series for higher ed starts next week
Just a reminder than I'm teaching the third workshop in the WordPress University series for higheredexperts.com next week. If you haven't registered, now would be the time! Materials and other logistical details will be sent out Monday. … [Read more...] about WordPress University webinar series for higher ed starts next week
SxSW: I am not there.
I've heard from a few people now who are looking for me at SxSW. Stop looking! I am not there. I had hoped to drive down tonight for the WordPress party, but I have a family trip this weekend as well, and I decided not to try to do both. I've been flitting back and forth all over … [Read more...] about SxSW: I am not there.
Hey, MPAA
Apparently, it's OK for kids to see a movie in which someone puts a kitten into a dryer to kill it, but they can't see an uncut version of the year's best film. I have a few words to say about that. (via) … [Read more...] about Hey, MPAA
