This is why Science Fiction can't have nice things … [Read more...] about This is why Science Fiction can’t have nice things
“Why do we need health-care reform? Everything is just fine the way it is.”
"Why do we need health-care reform? Everything is just fine the way it is." (via DF) … [Read more...] about “Why do we need health-care reform? Everything is just fine the way it is.”
Posts vs. Pages
Should you use posts or pages for your content? On the surface, they are much the same in WordPress. They share a similar editing screen1. Both can accept comments and trackbacks. How do you decide which is best for you? If your site contains a blog of any variety — a … [Read more...] about Posts vs. Pages
New WordPress plugin: Import HTML Pages
This plugin will import a directory of files as either pages or posts, according to configurable settings. You may specify the HTML tag containing the content you want to import (e.g. <body>, <div id="content"> or <td width="732">) or the name of a Dreamweaver … [Read more...] about New WordPress plugin: Import HTML Pages
New WordPress plugin: Recent Posts with Excerpts widget
I've written a widget that lists your most recent posts with excerpts, optionally limited to a category. The number of posts and excerpts is configurable; for example, you could show five posts but include the excerpt for only the most recent. Supports The Excerpt Reloaded and … [Read more...] about New WordPress plugin: Recent Posts with Excerpts widget
Whitewashed
Someone noticed that the cover of Justine's new book doesn't match the story. Oh, Bloomsbury. (ETA: Justine responds with a great entry on how disappointing this cover is, and how little control authors have over the marketing of their work.) … [Read more...] about Whitewashed
Boobtastic magazine covers do not exist in a vacuum
Boobtastic magazine covers do not exist in a vacuum — commenter Gwen posts the most thoughtful, comprehensive response to the Realms of Fantasy cover controversy (scroll up, if you missed it) that I've yet seen. Also worth reading is Jim Hines's post, especially Cat … [Read more...] about Boobtastic magazine covers do not exist in a vacuum
The Breaking of the Vessels
The Breaking of the Vessels — in which Cat Valente is awesome. "But despite its absurdity, this is a myth about writers that persists, over thousands of years. That metaphor for what it feels like when the writing is going well has been turned into what a lot of … [Read more...] about The Breaking of the Vessels
Where I was yesterday
The Beau Monde organized two house tours. I spent yesterday knocking around the grounds at Tudor Place: Which has trees like this: And today I'm back in the hotel for RWA National. Follow that for live tweets from the conference. Already this morning there have been … [Read more...] about Where I was yesterday
Word Unmunger (HTML cleanup) Automator script updated
For years, I used Luke Francl's Word Unmunger to strip the gunk out of Word-generated HTML files (an occupational hazard when you work in higher ed). I fell out of the habit when I started working more on application interfaces than static files, but recently I had another batch … [Read more...] about Word Unmunger (HTML cleanup) Automator script updated
