Monday, April 26, 2004
Yes, yes, I need to write a good journal entry. For now, I’m going to post this quote while I write something wortwhile: “The Windows API is…so deeply embedded in the source code of many Windows apps that there is a huge switching cost to using a different operating system, instead. It is this switching cost that has given the customers the patience to stick with Windows through all our mistakes, […]
Friday, April 23, 2004
‘Twas going to post a long, rambling screed about me and what’s going on with me. Then I read this Washington Post report: The House of Representatives passed a measure Thursday to ensure Congress can continue its work if many lawmakers perish in a terrorist attack. But opponents warned that the bill would not prevent a power vacuum at a time the country could least afford one. In other words, opponents complain […]
Thursday, April 22, 2004
Good entry on Whatever about writer’s workshops, particularly regarding a tiff within a Gene Wolfe workshop.
Wednesday, April 21, 2004
Arrrrg. Started writing a journal entry yesterday, and my computer froze before I saved it. My eyes have continued to frustrate me. I still hold the record for slowest-healing eyes in the universe, and that’s impacted darn near everything in my life. I can’t work, or read, or write for more than half an hour at a time now, as my eyes get tired quickly. And it’s pushed me into a blue period for the past couple of days. I’m not depressed, really. […]
Friday, April 16, 2004
I need to write a letter to Ray Bradbury. Just, in general.
April 15, 2004
Imagine, just out of interest, spidering Microsoft.com for Microsoft Word documents. Then, keep only the documents that have Track Changes (a feature where old text is kept within the document, and you can see who’s made what changes). Then, turn the Track Changes on, and look through those documents to see what’s changed in them. Here’s the result. There have been some interesting changes to various press […]
Wednesday, April 14, 2004
Within the goggles, he saw he stood in the center of a rectangular grey room, about twenty feet square. Of course, the goggles were cheap, and didn’t completely enclose his eyes, so he could still see their motel room at the extreme top and bottom of his vision. But the eye is easily fooled, and Thomas knew that after a few minutes of staring at the image that dominated his vision, his brain […]
April 13, 2004
And hell just froze over (see the final paragraph). I can feel the adrenaline pumping through my veins after seeing this announcement. I finished watching Turn-A Gundam last night. Turn-A was the 20th anniversary Gundam series, and as such, it is itself a commentary on the Gundam franchise. The creators seem to be saying, “Look, we’ve been showing you the horrors of war for twenty years. When are you going to get the point?“ […]
Monday, April 12, 2004
Saturday I saw Hellboy, which was quite good. It was exciting, and funny, and thought-provoking. Unfortunately, it also had some comic characters who were a bit too fantastic for live action. There are certain things that just don’t work when you see them on film. And, ironically, Hellboy himself wasn’t one of them. The main evil villain was essentially Snake Eyes from G.I. […]
Friday, April 9, 2004
I very much want this t-shirt. Writing Thoughts Lots to talk about, but I’m not really in the mood to write. I haven’t been in the mood to write all week, really. So I haven’t. This causes the Gurney Halleck in me to rage, “Mood?!? Mood’s a thing for cattle and love-play, not writing!” And, yes, it’s important to write even when you’re not in the mood. But not every time you’re not in the mood. […]