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Web Typography Sucks — Slides from a SxSW presentation. Includes some great math on line height and margins. … [Read more...] about Web Typography Sucks

Postcards from Hell — A flash fiction market in which stories (all about hell) will be emailed or mailed on postcards to subscribers. US residents pay $6.66. I'm tickled by the whole concept, and the guidelines rock. … [Read more...] about Postcards from Hell

BookMooch — My new favorite place to swap books. (Free!) … [Read more...] about BookMooch

Apple Unveils New Product-Unveiling Product — "Even amid fevered speculation, Apple was typically mum before the launch product's launch, and Mac rumor websites failed to predict any major details about the new offering, other than the fact that it was going to 'change … [Read more...] about Apple Unveils New Product-Unveiling Product

The Boring Store — Not a Secret Agent Supply Store. Must check this place out when I'm in Chicago. … [Read more...] about The Boring Store

Via James Nicoll, we learn that the United States, having blown off that whole Declaration of Paris thing, can still legally issue letters of marque. … [Read more...] about Useful writerly trivia for the day: letters of marque

Anna Paquin as Sookie Stackhouse? — Hmm. Both good. Better together? We'll see. I will say that Paquin's version of a Southern accent improved tremendously between the first and third X-men films. … [Read more...] about Anna Paquin as Sookie Stackhouse

The new Tor/Forge site — FINALLY. And all of us who've tried to use it fall on our knees in thanks. … [Read more...] about The new Tor/Forge site

The Machine is Us/ing Us — THAT is Web 2.0. … [Read more...] about The Machine is Us/ing Us

How not to treat a professional web designer — Rude, but true. "So how about you give me a car…." … [Read more...] about How not to treat a professional web designer