Daily Archives: February 8, 2008
One Step Further Down the Geek Path
Posted on February 8, 2008 65 Comments
I done installed Linux on my computer. Yes, merely Ubuntu, and it’s a dual boot, so I can suckle on Microsoft’s monopolistic teat whenever I wish or need to. Even so. I’m going to try using it as my work setup, i.e., the no-nonsense “I have things to write” OS, which I will keep intentionally […]
Justine Larbalestier on Blurbs
Posted on February 8, 2008 39 Comments
The divine Ms. Larbalestier talks about the etiquette of asking people to blurb your work — and of telling other people who you’ve asked to blurb — over on her blog. Apparently, the proximate cause of the entry is that some of her writer friends have been on the receiving end of bad blurb manners, […]
Failing in My Responsibilities as an American Consumer
Posted on February 8, 2008 100 Comments
Interesting thing I was talking with my friend about earlier in the day: I think I’m pretty much maxed out on the consumer level. I was trying to think of anything I really wanted to get for myself these days — not something I need, like pants or dishwasher soap or whatever, but something I […]
Whatever Everyone Else is Saying