Daily Archives: October 20, 2009
Stephen Fry Aptly Sums Up The Problem Of Every “Clever” Person in the World
Posted on October 20, 2009 60 Comments
Whether they are genuinely clever or not: If a joke or a neat phrase or an apparently convincing rhetorical trope or apt simile occur to me they will emerge from my mouth without passing Think. Yes. That. From here, in which Mr. Fry suffers the consequences of just such an act, and ends up apologizing […]
Scalzi on Nook
Posted on October 20, 2009 42 Comments
Over on Twitter, I’m asked if my books will be available on the Nook, Barnes & Noble’s new eBook reader. My answer: It appears so. A cursory glance at the B&N eBook site reveals four of my books as well as the New Space Opera 2 anthology being available, and the technical specs of the […]
Mobile Whatever
Posted on October 20, 2009 17 Comments
A couple of people today have asked me whether they missed the announcement that I had installed a new version of Whatever to be read on mobile devices. The answer is no, you haven’t, because I wasn’t aware that there was a new mobile version of Whatever. But there is, apparently, thanks to the folks […]
Today’s Not Terribly Relevatory Observation Regarding My Physical Condition
Posted on October 20, 2009 35 Comments
As I get older, it becomes surprising to me, not how much I am beginning to resemble my father (because I’m not, really), but how much I am beginning to resemble my grandfather. In particular I’m pretty sure I’ve gone and inherited his forehead. Which is not necessarily the feature I would have chosen. But […]
The Big Idea: John Brown
Posted on October 20, 2009 30 Comments
Here’s a question for you: When you’re confronted by a large, angry animal that could squash you like a grape, is the first thing that comes to your mind, hey, now that gives me an idea for a story? If the answer is “yes, of course it does,” then you may be an author. Or […]
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