Ubiquity — new plugin for Firefox. My God, this is how the web should be! Watch the video. … [Read more...] about Ubiquity
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Vicky Bliss PSA
Laughter of Dead Kings, the new Vicky Bliss mystery, is out this week. Back to work. Frantically busy. First week of school. GAH. … [Read more...] about Vicky Bliss PSA
Why film schools teach screenwriters not to pass the Bechdel test
Why film schools teach screenwriters not to pass the Bechdel test (via Beth) … [Read more...] about Why film schools teach screenwriters not to pass the Bechdel test
Blockbuster’s CEO is a total moron.
Blockbuster CEO Doesn't Understand the Fascination With Netflix — 'Equally bewildering to Mr. Keyes is the emphasis on catalog size. Why would anyone want to watch anything other than new releases, he wonders. "I don't care how many movies are available to me. As my … [Read more...] about Blockbuster’s CEO is a total moron.
Trip photos
… uploading now. … [Read more...] about Trip photos
Oops, time for vacation
Our vacation has snuck up on me. Sarah and I are driving to Houston tomorrow night and flying to Boston on Saturday, meeting up with the boys there. They'll be in training all next week, so we'll be on our own during the day. We have food and touristy recommendations, but if you … [Read more...] about Oops, time for vacation
Rat-brained robots
A culture of rat neurons in a cabinet communicates with a robot via Bluetooth and learns to steer it around obstacles. In the immortal words of Keanu… whoa. … [Read more...] about Rat-brained robots
Lenovo ad
Lenovo's ad with the two guys in the airport is absolutely hysterical. (For all the people here not watching NBC's Olympic coverage.) … [Read more...] about Lenovo ad
the greying of SF: not a myth
Over in a nice discussion of the generation gap in SF on Tor.com, a commenter crunches numbers on the ages of Hugo winners and comes up with a pretty clear trend. Really fascinating, assuming you care about this sort of thing in the first place. ETA: A handy graph, all … [Read more...] about the greying of SF: not a myth
Olympic stuff
How much do I love Shawn Johnson for using the August Rush soundtrack ("August's Rhapsody") for her floor exercise music? Lots and lots and lots. And then they had to spend ten minutes on Bush. Who can't even pronounce the names of the world leaders he's been talking to, much … [Read more...] about Olympic stuff
