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Agnostic
Does not mean 'doesn't care' no matter how many times it's used incorrectly in the same meeting. Or sentence.
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Yes, now please shut up
When I take the bus into work, I like to catch the 7:32 if I can. It's a tough stretch to get out the door in time, but if I miss the next one's not far off ( Read more... ) -
Blue runs in the August Asimov’s
Originally published at Hate Life, Will Travel. You can comment here or there.
I’ve got a new short story, about black holes, astronomy, and redemption and prepared food, in the latest (August) issue, on newstands and in mailboxes now. Well, probably before now, I just got back from vacation. It looks like so:
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This is why I love Roger Ebert so much
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I’ve always enjoyed his film criticism, and particularly his desire to find a way to use film criticism to elevate both film making and film watching. He’s a passionate advocate for the joy and awe of movies, and I’ve learned so much from him that even in disagreement I ( Read more... ) -
Predicting the end of Persona 4 halfway through
Originally published at Hate Life, Will Travel. You can comment here or there.
Vinny: “I always figured that at the end… you know…”
Jeff: “You would have to slit Yosuke’s throat because he had gone bad?”
Vinny, whispered: “That would be awesome.”
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Best comments of the day
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From the crits of my short story:
“It didn’t feel like one of your stories, and not because it was good.” - Mark
“I was waiting to find out if we were at a Renaissance Faire.” - Kira
“You could lose nine pages and I wouldn’t notice.”
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“As a reader I hate it when ( Read more... ) -
More Mac loving
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I love that when I try to get something 50% improbable working on the Mac, like get some crazy piece of unsupported hardware working, it’s so absolutely chilled out about it. It doesn’t flip out and blue screen or freak out and start throwing errors at me. It doesn’t work ( Read more... ) -
Google Wave: using the tricks of the insurgency to maintain monopoly
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Here’s Google Wave. It’s a crazy casserole of Twitter, IM, email, Facebook… but what it really is fascinates me.
Let’s say you’re a company that wants to compete against Microsoft. First, that’s just not a good idea in general, but the most viable strategy you have is to ( Read more... ) -
Unsettling
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I was trying to get Win 7 set up so I could do some… well, it doesn’t matter, but it involved VMware Fusion, the Windows 7 RC, a lot of reboots, and a ton of me staring at Windows config screens and scratching my chin occasionally. Anyway, it felt more and more off, like ( Read more... ) -
I want to find out who she is, because she’s my hero
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Here.
HOST: Is there some cost to you, psychologically or emotionally, in using these techniques?
TONY: Yes. When I came back I was experiencing intense guilt. I’m still dealing with that, and I think that any sane person put in the situation that I was of ( Read more... )