Excitement
It’s rainy, and I have a sore mouth, and a sore arm. But I’m excited, for two reasons: 1) I pulled all my old blog entries off the Internet Archive, wrote a quick Python script that converted them into an RSS feed, and imported them into this blog. I’m still cleaning them up, but for the first time in a decade I have my entire blog, all in one place. All twelve years of it. […]
Anna Karenina
I finished reading Joel Carnegie’s translation of Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina a few days ago. This isn’t a review. What could I offer that thousands of other reviewers haven’t? However, I will point out three things that stuck out at me: 1) This was an eminently readable book. This undoubtedly has much to do with Carmichael’s translation. For example, according to his notes, he spent a great deal of time […]
Four Months of Gaming in Google Wave
I received my invitation to Google Wave in late October, and after puttering around for a bit, quickly became involved in the role-playing scene on Wave. I joined a few games and started a few games, and I now run one of the longest-running games on Wave. I’m on Wave just about every day. Wave is a nearly ideal online role-playing platform. Its design allows for easy discussion that’s quick to read (no huge signature blocks or author stats), […]
Beatdown Distraction
We’ve all been there: it’s late in the evening, you meant to be working on your current Big Project, and you suddenly realize you’ve spent the past two hours flipping through unrelated Wikipedia pages. Not because you were bored; you just got distracted. This happens to me when I’ve been racing around for most of the evening–cooking, recording videos, checking emails. I haven’t rested, so eventually […]
Transmetropolitan: GO
I just (literally, just) finished reading Transmetropolitan volume 1. And to understand it, I must explain its context. Unfortunately, I hardly know its context myself; I wasn’t into comics when Transmetropolitan debuted in 1997. I did (and do) have enough hazy awareness of the American comic scene to know that it was absolutely dominated by spandex-clad superheroes. Along came Warren Ellis, telling the story of an insane reporter (Spider Jerusalem; what […]
That’s Quite Interesting
I’ve been feeling ill today, so as usual when I’m feeling ill, I spent most of the day on YouTube, watching Craig Ferguson and QI. QI is a BBC TV program(me) hosted by Stephen Fry. It’s nominally a quiz show, but in the spirit of Whose Line Is It Anyway (and undoubtedly dozens of other […]
A Flash Upon the Inward Eye
Enough of my own, hand-grown code full of nasty surprises. Time for something easy and powerful. I’ve completely redesigned my website, as you’ve no doubt noticed. Each section is its own creation. If I want a blog, I have a blog, not some weird hand-crafted thing.
When You Have Nothing More To Give
What do you do when your psychological tank’s empty? I’m facing that today. I had an exhausting week at work, classes started Wednesday, and I DMed for 4 hours last night. It’s now Saturday morning, and I’m trying not to crash. You recharge. You do those things that truly satisfy, that excite you. Of course, […]
Coming This Summer
This is what happens when I play around on the computer for an hour:
Kindle 1 vs. Kindle 2 vs. Sony eReader
About a week ago, I received an email asking me my opinion on the Kindle versus the Sony eReader for a particular situation. I offered some advice, and was asked to post the conversation on my blog here, for the world’s benefit. So, here you go: My girlfriend wants to buy me a Kindle. I’m […]