More on Death of a Starship — From MonkeyBrain's web site.
![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) 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 ]
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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This entry in the Green [ Powell's | Amazon ] photo contest is so damned funny I nearly wet myself laughing.
More here.
Bonus Green awesomeness: scalzi features the book on Whatever as part of his Big Idea feature.
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| 2009-06-11 03:31 |
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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 Break — The 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 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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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 ]
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.
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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!
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Don't forget to vote for new caption contest — Some funny stuff there.
Among Friends: 1926 — Shorpy 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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| 2009-05-18 04:32 |
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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 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 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
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Don't forget to vote for new caption contest — Some funny stuff there.
Lord of the Rings alternate ending — (Thanks to 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
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Don't forget to vote for new caption contest — Some funny stuff there.
Why We Don't Accept Electronic Submissions — F&SF
Why We Don't Accept Paper Submissions — Clarkesworld Magazine
Multitasking — Art writing guru James Gurney is at it again, with the story of a real character. Wow.
Beneath the footsteps of commas — Language 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 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
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Don't forget to vote for new caption contest — Some funny stuff there.
Wolfram's new search engine — (Thanks to 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 corwynofamber.)
Is my marriage gay? — New York Times on gender and marriage. (Thanks to 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
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| 2009-05-12 04:49 |
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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 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 neutronjockey.)
Numbers stations — A Wiki on an old mystery I've heard of before. (Thanks to 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
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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 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
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See here for the new caption contest voting poll, based on martinlivings photochop of me in the ER last week. Some pretty funny stuff there.
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| 2009-05-10 06:57 |
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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 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
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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 spare — Freakonomics 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
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| 2009-05-08 04:37 |
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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 martang.)
40 stunning and creative graffiti artworks — (Thanks to danjite.)
Hunting the mysterious monopole — "Spin ice"?
A Brief, Incomplete, and Mostly Wrong History of Programming Languages — As 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 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
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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 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 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
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