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Essential plot twists for writers … [Read more...] about Essential plot twists for writers

The danger of a single story (via Janni Lee Simner) … [Read more...] about The danger of a single story

Giz Explains: How To Fix the Airlines' Stupid Portable Gadget Rules — I'm traveling a lot in the next couple of months, so this is on my mind again. … [Read more...] about Giz Explains: How To Fix the Airlines’ Stupid Portable Gadget Rules

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Best Buy sells you backup plan, fails to back up your data, then replaces your hard drive. This is not an isolated incident (as a quick search for 'Geek Squad' demonstrates). Michael has a tidy side business rescuing people's data after the Geek Squad has failed to do their job … [Read more...] about The Geek Squad needs to die in a fire.

Awful Library Books … [Read more...] about Awful Library Books

Hal Duncan's open letter to John C. Wright — alas, the LiveJournal post to which he's responding has been deleted. It was a pretty awesome piece of bigotry, and I tried to dig it out of my cache for your delectation, but it's gone. Hal gives you the gist, though. (ETA: An … [Read more...] about Hal Duncan’s open letter to John C. Wright

Packaging for Weasleys Wizarding Wheezes products — close-ups from one of the graphic designers. … [Read more...] about Packaging for Weasleys Wizarding Wheezes products