Daily Archives: February 5, 2008
Please Keep Comments on Topic
Posted on February 5, 2008 39 Comments
Folks, I’ve been noticing an increasing incidence of people going into comment threads and writing something like this: “Hey, I know this doesn’t have anything to do with what this thread is about, but…” and then posting about something that is, true to advertising, completely unrelated. Don’t do this. I find it more than a […]
Coke Addiction Claims Another Young Life
Posted on February 5, 2008 37 Comments
Tragic, really. (In other news, Zeus is being properly kitten-y and manic, and is a fine addition to the Scalzi household.)
Exploding the Heads of Browncoats Everywhere
Posted on February 5, 2008 41 Comments
Steven Brust took a little time off from the world of Vlad Taltos to write a Firefly fanfic novel. It’s here. Browncoats, try not to quiver with too much joy. People will cross the street to avoid you.
In Other Election News
Posted on February 5, 2008 24 Comments
I’m not running for office in SFWA this year. Here’s why: 1. I just finished a novel, which is good. Now all I have to do are the two novels, at least one non-fiction book, two novellae and several short stories and essays I’ve all agreed to write/am contractually bound to extrude before the end […]
Obamarama
Posted on February 5, 2008 58 Comments
Patrick Nielsen Hayden explains why he voted for Obama in the primary (he did it by absentee ballot). Key graphs: I’m for Obama knowing perfectly well that, as Bill Clinton suggested, it’s a “roll of the dice”. A roll of the dice for Democrats, for progressives, for those of us who’ve fought so hard against […]
Whatever Everyone Else is Saying