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Dinosaurs with Jetpacks
Dinosaurs with Jetpacks — More thoughts on the music industry vs. its customers. "By refusing to sell DRM free on iTunes Universal allows 3 things to happen. 1) They get to ensure that DRM-free tracks sell horribly. This is good because it ensures 2) the DRM tracks they … [Read more...] about Dinosaurs with Jetpacks
Hot. Also, books.
The neighborhood is terribly quiet today. I can only assume that my neighbors agreed with my own assessment: it's too damned hot to do anything outdoors. As luck would have it, thanks to several online orders and trades, no fewer than eleven books have arrived on my doorstep … [Read more...] about Hot. Also, books.
Stardust
Utterly delightful. Different from the graphic novel in many ways, but delightful. It turns out that most people I know who've read the book at all have read the versions published without the illustrations. People: you have been cheated out of half the story. This is the … [Read more...] about Stardust
Garrett Murray’s iPhone Wallpapers
Garrett Murray's iPhone Wallpapers — Lovely. … [Read more...] about Garrett Murray’s iPhone Wallpapers
Keeping It Real, by Justina Robson
I had a hard time with this book. I wanted to like it. I really tried to. And I do, a little… but only a little. The premise is pure silly fun: Lila, a bionic spygirl, is assigned to bodyguard Zal, an elf rock star. (Think The Bionic Woman, War for the Oaks, and the first … [Read more...] about Keeping It Real, by Justina Robson
The Evil Overlady has solved a pressing literary problem.
The Evil Overlady has solved a pressing literary problem. — If McCaffrey and Lackey weren't already ruined for you, they are now. … [Read more...] about The Evil Overlady has solved a pressing literary problem.
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I miss California's weather already. I think everyone on our flight does; when the pilot announced the temperature in Houston as 97 degrees, the entire coach section groaned in chorus. … [Read more...] about Home
Vacation stuff, ARC weirdness
We're flying to California tomorrow. I am so ready to be elsewhere for a week. The atmosphere at work is distinctly unpleasant. I bought myself a little vacation treat: an ARC of A Companion to Wolves. I realized I'll be on a business trip when it comes out in October, and I've … [Read more...] about Vacation stuff, ARC weirdness
Good news to leaven the bad
My brother-in-law got the job he wanted, which means he and his wife will be moving back to Texas. (They will, in fact, probably end up living not too far from where I grew up.) She has a job offer that will let her go back to working in her field, and he will likely not get … [Read more...] about Good news to leaven the bad
