Daily Archives: July 17, 2012
Bad Reviews: I Can Handle Them, and So Should You
Posted on July 17, 2012 67 Comments
On Twitter, a hopeful request: Oh, well, okay. Since you asked. For those who don’t know, “Stop the GR Bullies” relates to a Web site created by some folks to go after people on Goodreads who write reviews that the people who founded the GR Bullies site find to be “bullying” in some way or […]
Not a Sunset, 7/17/12
Posted on July 17, 2012 11 Comments
A few hours from sunset, with the sun burning through — barely — some pretty ominous clouds. We could use the rain, man.
The New Desktop, Completed
Posted on July 17, 2012 42 Comments
It is thus. As noted before, the new desktop is a Mac Mini, which I got for a number of reasons. This first is, simply, it’s relatively cheap; the other computers I was looking at were a couple of multiples more expensive, and I decided for this round of computer acquisition that I just didn’t […]
The New Desktop Has Arrived
Posted on July 17, 2012 23 Comments
Now comes the installmentationness! YES IT IS A REAL WORD. Because I am a writer and I say so, that’s why. When next you see me, it will be on this. Unless I screw things up. Which is entirely possible, alas.
Things to Do Today
Posted on July 17, 2012 27 Comments
In no particular order: Pick up the dog from the boarders Set up the new desktop computer I have ordered (it’s a Mac Mini) which will arrive today Write on the video game I am working on Write more on The Human Division Polish up the president’s quarterly report Clean up my office so I […]
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