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WTF, Honda
My 2006 Civic 4-door automatic is getting up towards 70k total miles, and while in many ways I'm as happy with it as I was with the 1997 version that preceded it, I've become aware of a few problems. Worse: as far as I can tell these are not problems with my specific vehicle, but inherent design flaws with the model. Feh!
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Charles Stross: A First Encounter
A number of my friends seem to like Charles Stross, and a couple of his novels came into the bookstore recently, so I gave them a go. Massive spoilers below.
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Workin' for the Man
It's official. I gave notice today at Openwave, and will be starting at Google on 3/31. -
Recent listening
Miscellaneous youtube videos for songs I've been listening to lately below the cut. I expect some of these to appall various family members, but to them I have only one thing to say: Ed McCurdy.
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Degrees of separation
I just learned that one of my coworkers was once in a band (Annwn) that toured with one of Emma Bull's bands (Flash Girls).
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Readers' notes for John M. Ford's The Dragon Waiting
A friend of mine, Andrew Plotkin, has undertaken a monumental task: annotating and cross-referencing John M. Ford's masterpiece of alternate history, The Dragon Waiting. The fruits of this labor, Draco Concordans, just went live. Here's his announcement to the Nielsen-Hayden weblog Making Light: ( The Announcement ) -
Would the Lord Hero consider a Sea Dragon Conqueror beneath his dignity?
Inspired by recent conversations on IFmud, I've been tearing through my collection of Jack Vance stories in an orgy of rereading. Vance doesn't seem to be widely read nowadays, but I've always been fond of his work. He was successful and indeed decorated in science fiction, fantasy, and mystery-one of only three writers I know of to win both a ( Read more... ) -
SF supporting cast meme
Everyone remembers which story Valentine Michael Smith is in, or Paul Atriedes, or Sarah Connor. But do you remember...?
Name the F/SF story in which these less-prominent characters appear. Only one correct guess per person per day please, to give everybody a chance to play. As usual, some are more obscure than others. More than one work by a ( Read more... )
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