The once and future e-book: on reading in the digital age — "Indeed, it seemed that Apple, and Apple alone, had the complete package: a mass-market reading device to target–one that they owned, no less; an online store with millions of customers who'd proven their … [Read more...] about The once and future e-book: on reading in the digital age
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New design!
Just a quick note to my RSS and LiveJournal peeps: there's a new design here. Among other things, my Twitter feed is now integrated into the page. Unfortunately there are some bugs in the way WordPress caches tweets, so you'll occasionally see "no public tweets" until that gets … [Read more...] about New design!
New WordPress plugin: Mass Format Conversion
Mass Format Conversion applies all content filters to posts and comments and saves them back to the database. This is useful if you have been using Textile or Markdown (for example) and you want to switch to plain HTML. Use it with caution! … [Read more...] about New WordPress plugin: Mass Format Conversion
Whisper
I've been working on this off and on for the last several months, and I'm finally ready to kick it out to the world. I've adopted the long-dormant Whisper CMS and updated it with some new features. It's still the same old Whisper, more or less. It doesn't use a database, and it … [Read more...] about Whisper
EverSave
EverSave — autosave in any Mac app. (via Drawn) … [Read more...] about EverSave
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies — perhaps a result of the zombie literacy project that was going around a while back? (via Particles) … [Read more...] about Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Faux retro novelization covers
Faux retro novelization covers — I especially like Highlander and Sixteen Candles (via Tor.com and Drawn) … [Read more...] about Faux retro novelization covers
New law: no books for kids.
New law: no books for kids. "Under the current opinion issued by the General Counsel of the CPSC, the law would apply to books for children under the age of 12; therefore, public, school, academic and museum libraries would be required to either remove all their children's books … [Read more...] about New law: no books for kids.
Worst Commercial Placement Ever
Worst Commercial Placement Ever — includes a hugely spoilery scene from the (half-)season opener of Battlestar Galactica — I mean like WHOA – so don't click the clicky if you haven't seen the episode. (If you have and you don't want to sit through all that … [Read more...] about Worst Commercial Placement Ever
Water-based lenses for your glasses
Water-based lenses for your glasses — well, maybe not yours, because you (presumably) have access to an optician, but for people in developing countries this is absolutely brilliant. (via Doug Bowman) … [Read more...] about Water-based lenses for your glasses
