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Jay Lake
Date: 2009-06-15 03:55
Subject: [links] Link salad saddles up and heads for Omaha
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Tags:books, calendula, cancer, contests, funny, health, links, personal, starship, writing

More on Death of a Starship — From MonkeyBrain's web site.

[info]kenscholes with a flash fiction contest — Note the category described as "MOST LIKELY TO BE JAY LAKE IN A BRILLIANT DISGUISE".

This weekend's cancer updates:
A Visit with the Oncologist: [ jlake.com | LiveJournal ]
The Edges in My Head: [ jlake.com | LiveJournal ]

[info]calendula_witch earns a purple heart — Or at least a purple toe...

Revolutionary Medicine — About the possible ongoing changes in healthcare.

?otD: Where in the world is Jay Lake?



6/15/2009
Body movement: n/a (travel day, airport walking)
This morning's weigh-in: 219.0
Currently reading: The Human Disguise by James O'Neil


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Jay Lake
Date: 2009-06-11 03:37
Subject: [books|photos] Green awesomeness
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This entry in the Green Powell's | Amazon ] photo contest is so damned funny I nearly wet myself laughing.

More here.

Bonus Green awesomeness: [info]scalzi features the book on Whatever as part of his Big Idea feature.

Originally published at jlake.com.

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Jay Lake
Date: 2009-06-11 03:31
Subject: [links] Link salad, title free edition
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Tags:art, books, contests, cool, culture, green, links, personal, politics, starship, steampunk, tech, trains

The Green photo contest [ jlake.com | LiveJournal ]

Green readings and signings: [ jlake.com | LiveJournal ] — Including Powell's Cedar Hills here in the Portland area, tomorrow night.

SF Signal with a book cover smackdown including my own forthcoming Death of a Starship

1939 World's Fair on San Francisco Bay — Some mighty fine poster art.

American Garage: 1943 — Mmmmm, trains. Now this is some steamy punk.

iPhone Hackers Get a BreakThe difficulty of running nonapproved code on the iPhone has turned off security researchers--until now. Um... Does this count as being unclear on the concept?

At Last, Facing Down Bullies (and Their Enablers) — Gosh, wouldn't that be nice. I grew up in the 1970s, when the response to bullying boiled down to "Well, what did you do to antagonize him?" (Snurched from Scrivener's Error.)

Teaching Children to Spot Terrorists — Um... (Thanks to [info]willyumtx.)

You werent excluded. You lost.The Edge of the American West on conservative rhetoric over the Tiller murder. The right's mealy-mouthed response to that is another place where conservatism show not that it is simply wrong-headed, but intellectually and morally bankrupt.

?otD: What price glory? Show your work.



6/11/2009
Body movement: 60 minute workout at the gym, 10 minutes of stretching and meditation
This morning's weigh-in: 215.4
Currently reading: The Hallowed Hunt by Lois McMaster Bujold; A Long Line of Cells by Lewis Thomas


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Jay Lake
Date: 2009-06-10 04:53
Subject: [books] Green day yesterday
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Tags:books, contests, funny, green, personal, photos, reviews

Yesterday was the release date for my latest novel, Green Powell's | Amazon ]. Had a lot of fun with the virtual release party online. You guys are terrific!

K— and I went by Powell's on Burnside so I could sign stock.

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Me signing in the sekrit room in the back

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Look! Faced!

I also signed stock at the Burnside store. And Friday night at 7 pm, I'll be at the Powell's Cedar Hills store to do a reading. Dinner to precede at the Cedar Hill's McMenamin's from 5 to 6:30 if you're in the neighborhood, but do come to the reading if you can.

Some new Green links below, including a hilarious and insightful review from io9.com and an excerpt running at Tor.com.

Green by Jay Lake

The book photo contest [ jlake.com | LiveJournal ]

Readings and signings: [ jlake.com | LiveJournal ]

io9 with a review of Green — My favorite review of my work, ever, I think. Hee.

Interesting discussion in the comments on the SF Signal review of Green

Green cover art as free wallpaper from Tor.com — Released yesterday, with what I think was exquisite timing.

An excerpt from Green at Tor.com

The Success Trap — I am guest-blogging at Tor.com all month to celebrate the release of Green.


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Jay Lake
Date: 2009-06-09 03:10
Subject: [books] Green day!
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Tags:books, contests, cool, green, reviews, stories

It's Green day! My new novel from Tor is released today.

To celebrate, I'm having a virtual release party. There's a photo contest (see below), and I'll be shouting out the word "Green!" once an hour today all day long. Get in on the fun, make a Green post on your blog.

And you're all getting your copy today, right? Powell's | Amazon ]

Green by Jay Lake

The book photo contest [ jlake.com | LiveJournal ]

Readings and signings: [ jlake.com | LiveJournal ]

Green pre-reviewed — Hee. Thanks, Shawn!

"People of Leaf and Branch" — Short story live at Fantasy magazine. This ties in to Green.

Originally published at jlake.com.

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Jay Lake
Date: 2009-06-08 20:24
Subject: [contests] Photos of Green in the wild
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Green Powell's | Amazon ] is released Tuesday, June 9th. Post or paste your photo of the book in the wild (or on the store shelves or in your hands). Weirder/funnier the better. I'll host a voting poll in the usual manner, winner to get some signed books from me.

To be eligible for the contest, you must post by Friday, June 12th. Bonus points for posting tomorrow!

Originally published at jlake.com.

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Jay Lake
Date: 2009-05-19 03:18
Subject: [links] Link salad wants to live forever
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Tags:contests, culture, links, personal, photos, politics, polls, science

Don't forget to vote for new caption contest — Some funny stuff there.

Among Friends: 1926Shorpy with another interesting photo. The original 1926 caption is astonishingly patronizing.

Sea Dragons of Avalon

Time lapse photography of the galactic core as seen from Earth — Some serious cool here.

What do 3,000 years do to wages? — Gender differentials in wage rates over a very long time span.

Top Bush officials not liable for Muslims' post-Sept. 11 arrests — Conservatives sweep another Constitutional shredding under the rug. Nice to see the GOP continuing to stick to its principles. The good times never end, do they?

No More Mr. Nice Guy — The conscience of a conservative: a profile of Chief Justice Roberts.

?otD: Who wants to live forever?



5/19/2009
Body movement: 80 minute suburban walk
This morning's weigh-in: n/a (travel day)
Currently reading: The Hallowed Hunt by Lois McMaster Bujold


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Jay Lake
Date: 2009-05-18 04:32
Subject: [links] Link salad flies to Omaha
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Tags:contests, cool, language, links, personal, photos, politics, polls, videos, weird, writing

Don't forget to vote for new caption contest — Some funny stuff there.

Get Fuzzy on dictionaries and thesaurii — Hahahahah.

The World's Best Illusion: The Secret of the Curve Ball — (Thanks to [info]corwynofamber.)

Moon rays over Thurso Castle — Another APOD image of teh awesumness.

Lockheed-Martin "Skunk Works" P791 LTA ACLS dynmicpara — Dept of WTF was that? (Snurched from Dark Roasted Blend.)

Why Are Boy Scouts Being Trained to Fight Terrorists? — (Thanks to [info]tetar.)

?otD: Ralph or Norton?



5/18/2009
Body movement: n/a (travel day)
This morning's weigh-in: 218.0
Currently reading: The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade by Herman Melville

Originally published at jlake.com.

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Jay Lake
Date: 2009-05-17 09:39
Subject: [links] Link salad for a thoughtful Sunday
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Don't forget to vote for new caption contest — Some funny stuff there.

Language Log on the magic of newspaper headlines

[info]lillypond took this terrific picture of the Hawthorne Bridge here in Portland

Illusion Cloak Makes One Object Look like Another

?otD: George Jetson or Jane Jetson? Show your work.



5/17/2009
Body movement: n/a (had to get [info]calendula_witch to the airport)
This morning's weigh-in: 216.0
Currently reading: The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade by Herman Melville


Originally published at jlake.com.

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Jay Lake
Date: 2009-05-16 10:20
Subject: [links] Link salad has a slow morning
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Tags:contests, culture, links, movies, personal, polls, religion, videos, weird

Don't forget to vote for new caption contest — Some funny stuff there.

Lord of the Rings alternate ending — (Thanks to [info]willyumtx.)

The memory palace — Weird history. (Snurched from Freakonomics.)

Post-blogging the 1909 scareships — (Snurched from The Edge of the American West.)

Minn. judge rules teen must see cancer doctor — This is a tough one. My belief in freedom of religion is very powerful. But I can't really see my way to supporting a parent's religious right to allow their child to die untreated. I really, really can't.

?otD: Fred or Barney?



5/16/2009
Body movement: 30 minutes on stationary bike
This morning's weigh-in: 214.8
Currently reading: The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade by Herman Melville


Originally published at jlake.com.

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Jay Lake
Date: 2009-05-14 09:15
Subject: [links] Link salad heads down the rabbithole
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Tags:contests, language, links, personal, polls, process, publishing, science, writing

Don't forget to vote for new caption contest — Some funny stuff there.

Why We Don't Accept Electronic SubmissionsF&SF

Why We Don't Accept Paper SubmissionsClarkesworld Magazine

MultitaskingArt writing guru James Gurney is at it again, with the story of a real character. Wow.

Beneath the footsteps of commasLanguage Log on Louis Aragon on literary style. A must read for writers and critics.

Milky Way Dwarf Galaxies Thwart Newtonian Gravity?In the continuing debate over the widely-accepted cold-dark-matter theory, a new study of the dwarf galazies surrounding the Milky Way has found that their arrangement appears to simultaneously require and refute the presence of dark matter. (Thanks to [info]danjite.)

?otD: Visicol, Fleet or Go-Lytely?



5/14/2009
Body movement: n/a (colonoscopy prep)
This morning's weigh-in: 212.2
Currently reading: The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade by Herman Melville, Engine Summer by John Crowley


Originally published at jlake.com.

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Jay Lake
Date: 2009-05-13 04:46
Subject: [links] Link salad goes on a diet of clears
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Tags:contests, culture, language, links, movies, personal, polls, tech, weird

Don't forget to vote for new caption contest — Some funny stuff there.

Wolfram's new search engine — (Thanks to [info]tetar.)

Shoe World — Another oddity from Strange Maps.

Language Log on "word attraction" — Is there an opposite to "moist"?

Why the original "Star Trek" still matters

Interstellar Bebo spamgasm targeted at 'water world'Web-2.0 tomfoolery could trigger alien jellyfish attack. Life in century 21 imitates, well, something. (Thanks, I think, to [info]corwynofamber.)

Is my marriage gay?New York Times on gender and marriage. (Thanks to [info]willyumtx.)

?otD: Apples or oranges?



5/13/2009
Body movement: 10 minute ride on stationary bike, 60 minute workout at gym
This morning's weigh-in: 218.0
Currently reading: The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade by Herman Melville, Engine Summer by John Crowley


Originally published at jlake.com.

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Jay Lake
Date: 2009-05-12 04:49
Subject: [links] Link salad, melange edition
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Tags:contests, culture, health, links, personal, politics, polls, publishing, religion, science, weird

Don't forget to vote for new caption contest — Some funny stuff there.

Portland Literary Tweeps

The Downside of Feedback — Including bonus Star Trek references.

Scrivener's Error with some terrific publishing sausages

What the Duck on reactions to criticism

Man, 30, gives 'birth' to his twin — (Thanks, I think, to [info]danjite.)

The puzzle of superconducting LEDs explained

25 logos with hidden messages Amazing Graphic Designing tricks! — (Snurched from Dark Roasted Blend.)

Christian Mimes — (Thanks to [info]neutronjockey.)

Numbers stations — A Wiki on an old mystery I've heard of before. (Thanks to [info]danjite.)

What was the Mexicans' version of the Alamo attack? — Speaking as a sixth-generation Texan, I have always found the hagiography around the Alamo to be bizarre.

Our awesomeness in numbers — Some statistics on US quality of life. Note the relationship between healthcare spending, infant mortality and life expectancy.

?otD: When in the course of human events?



5/12/2009
Body movement: 30 minute ride on stationary bike
This morning's weigh-in: 217.0
Currently reading: The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade by Herman Melville, Engine Summer by John Crowley



Originally published at jlake.com.

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Jay Lake
Date: 2009-05-11 05:01
Subject: [links] Link salad for a new week
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Tags:contests, cool, culture, language, links, personal, polls, publishing, tech

Don't forget to vote for new caption contest — Some funny stuff there.

More on the Google settlement from Scrivener's Error

Language Log on "potty parity"

Made in America: 1937 — Dirigibles!

Stretchable Displays - An elastic conductor makes possible cheap, conformable displayys

Why I never hire brilliant men — Classic business writing. Odd stuff. (Thanks to [info]danjite.)

?otD: Is this just another manic Monday?



5/11/2009
Body movement: 60 minute trainer session at the gym
This morning's weigh-in: 217.0
Currently reading: The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade by Herman Melville, Engine Summer by John Crowley



Originally published at jlake.com.

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Jay Lake
Date: 2009-05-10 19:28
Subject: [contests] The new caption contest voting poll is now up
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Tags:contests, health, polls

See here for the new caption contest voting poll, based on [info]martinlivings photochop of me in the ER last week. Some pretty funny stuff there.

Originally published at jlake.com.

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Jay Lake
Date: 2009-05-10 06:57
Subject: [links] Link salad says Happy Mother's Day to both of Jay's moms
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Tags:books, contests, cool, culture, funny, links, mainspring, movies, personal, politics, publishing, reviews

Don't forget to enter the new caption contest [ jlake.com | LiveJournal ] — Time permitting, I'll take this to a poll today, so get your answers in soon.

The Open Question Thread is still active [ jlake.com | LiveJournal ]

SciFiWatch reviews Mainspring Powell's | Amazon thb | Audible ]

Brestwer Rockit talks about Tor — Hahahah.

My official, spoiler-free review of Star Trek [ jlake.com | LiveJournal ] — See also [info]matthewsrotundo's spoilerrific rant about the movie. Spoilers at Matt's link.

Crimes committed by Ferris Bueller on his day off — (Snurched from the Twitter feed of BlueTyson.)

Shrinking Glaciers Redraw Europe's Borders — Switzerland and Italy join the liberal global warming conspiracy. So do their glaciers.

?otD: If a Star Trek reboot boots well, how many reboots can a Star Trek reboot boot?



5/10/2009
Body movement: 30 minute stationary bike ride
This morning's weigh-in: 216.0
Currently reading: The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade by Herman Melville, Engine Summer by John Crowley


Originally published at jlake.com.

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Jay Lake
Date: 2009-05-09 05:39
Subject: [links] Link salad heads West because it's good for the soul
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Tags:contests, conventions, cool, culture, health, language, links, personal, politics

Don't forget to enter the new caption contest [ jlake.com | LiveJournal ] — Time permitting, I'll take this to a poll tomorrow.

The Open Question Thread is still active [ jlake.com | LiveJournal ]

I am Toastmaster for World Fantasy Convention 2009 — See some, all or none of you in San Jose.

What's in an American name? — An interesting graphic from Strange Maps.

Criggo on swine flu — Hahahahah.

Are Americans driving less?

An heir and a spareFreakonomics with some lateral thinking on SCOTUS nominees.

?otD: Who took a face from the ancient gallery?



5/9/2009
Body movement: 30 minute stationary bike ride
This morning's weigh-in: 216.0
Currently reading: The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade by Herman Melville, Engine Summer by John Crowley



Originally published at jlake.com.

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Jay Lake
Date: 2009-05-08 04:37
Subject: [links] Link salad stares down the barrel of a weekend
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Tags:art, contests, cool, culture, funny, health, interviews, links, personal, politics, science, tech, videos, weird

Don't forget to enter the new caption contest [ jlake.com | LiveJournal ]

The Open Question Thread [ jlake.com | LiveJournal ]

Brent Kellmer interviews me in the current issue of IROSF

Weird, NSFW money video — Very cool. (Thanks to [info]martang.)

40 stunning and creative graffiti artworks — (Thanks to [info]danjite.)

Hunting the mysterious monopole — "Spin ice"?

A Brief, Incomplete, and Mostly Wrong History of Programming Languages — As [info]danjite (who sent this to me) says, Comment 2 FTW.

The Universe is expanding at 74.2 km/sec/Mpc — Some very cool astronomy.

Why Does the Vaccine/Autism Controversy Live On? — Well, for one thing thirty years of cynical antiscience plumping by the GOP in the name of short term electoral gains has raised a generation of Americans who believe their personal opinions trump hard data. Thanks, Atwater, Ailes and Rove, for all those sick and dying kids. You guys certainly knew better, but it was worth the votes, right? (Thanks to [info]lt260.)

?otD: Who will stop the rain?



5/8/2009
Body movement: 30 minute stationary bike ride
This morning's weigh-in: 215.0
Currently reading: The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade by Herman Melville, Engine Summer by John Crowley


Originally published at jlake.com.

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Jay Lake
Date: 2009-05-07 04:50
Subject: [links] Link salad goes back to work
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Don't forget to enter the new caption contest [ jlake.com | LiveJournal ]

Original Star Trek vs Star Trek Reboot

Saving Tesla — (Kiped from Gizmodo.)

World's fastest camera — Steam! (Thanks to [info]corwynofamber.)

EGR: A 'Hail Mary' Pass to the Stars — Wow, are there some intense story ideas lurking in this Centauri Dreams post.

What Americans need — (Thanks to [info]garyomaha.)

Should the GOP Forget Reagan?The Wall Street Journal conveniently forgets anything that ever happened in the Bush administration; also loses dictionary and forgets meaning of the word "infrastructure." Proof that Wall Street conservatives are just as invested in counterfactual wishful thinking as Main Street conservatives. Palin's not the only loon in the GOP! But we already knew that.

?otD: Where has the week gone?



5/7/2009
Body movement: 30 minute stationary bike ride
This morning's weigh-in: 214.2
Currently reading: The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade by Herman Melville, Engine Summer by John Crowley


Originally published at jlake.com.

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Jay Lake
Date: 2009-05-06 08:28
Subject: [photos] A new caption contest
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Tags:books, contests, funny, green, health, personal, photos

In celebration of my recent medical (mis)adventures, [info]martinlivings hath photochopped an image which per a suggestion from [info]sheelangig screams to be the next caption contest. So let it be written, so let it be done.

Usual rules apply. Prize after the voting poll will be an inscribed copy of Green Powell's | Amazon ] when available. Plus [info]martinlivings will get a bonus prize. Please leave entries in this comment thread (on jlake.com or LiveJournal either one).

Your inspirational photo:

Jay Lake in hospital as interpreted by Martin Livings

Originally published at jlake.com.

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