Hear and Compare Accents of English from Around the World — Filed away for future research. (via MetaFilter) … [Read more...] about Hear and Compare Accents of English from Around the World
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*thud*
A friend pointed me to this excellent Wired article on deep sea salvages, and as I thought it about it, a chunk of novel fell into my head. Naturally it did so after I'd gone to bed. New words: Unknown. Several mini-notebook pages of notes and dialogue snippets. I don't have a … [Read more...] about *thud*
one final DVD sale PSA
TVshowsonDVD has set up a new page to track Amazon discounts — I trust you all to use this information wisely. … [Read more...] about one final DVD sale PSA
Oscar music
Once! I tuned in too late to see the song performed, but just in time to see it win. I just sent the DVD back to Netflix. The mini-review I left said something like, "Ho-hum plot and dialogue, transcendent music." (I'm too lazy to go look it up.) Quite pleased that the song won … [Read more...] about Oscar music
Simple Yearly Archive Plugin for WordPress
The Simple Yearly Archive Plugin is extremely useful for certain uses of WordPress. I've just contributed a bit of code to fix the one problem I had with it, and my changes are now included in the latest version. … [Read more...] about Simple Yearly Archive Plugin for WordPress
Charlie Finlay has SFWA snark of his own
Charlie Finlay has SFWA snark of his own — Lovely stuff. … [Read more...] about Charlie Finlay has SFWA snark of his own
Translation from Aburt-speak to English of selected portions of his SFWA presidential platform[1]
Burt's campaign posters cf. Dr. Andrew Burt for SFWA President. See also A Gut Check Moment for SFWA. Greetings gentlebeings! I am embarrassingly out of touch with modern culture. As I indicated last year, my hat is in the ring for SFWA President. I am oblivious to the … [Read more...] about Translation from Aburt-speak to English of selected portions of his SFWA presidential platform[1]
Secret stair bookcase
Secret stair bookcase — thanks, Kristin, now I want Michael to build one. … [Read more...] about Secret stair bookcase
Keming
Keming: a new typography term (via DF) … [Read more...] about Keming
Because I needed another unfinished fiction project. OH YES.
This one has a whiff of commercial appeal to it, however, so I'm indulging it for the moment. New words: 807 Reason for stopping: freelance work calls Sustenance: pizza! Exercise: none today. sore from yesterday's. Mean things: Time wasters: God, the potential for internet … [Read more...] about Because I needed another unfinished fiction project. OH YES.
