[links] Link salad afternoon update

the_flea_king with a Very Good Idea about science blogging

Self-published novel fetches $2MM in auction — Alright. That's it. I'm done telling people to do it the hard way.

jeffvandermeer on how to write a novel in two months

US man jailed for removing 500 trees spoiling his view — The threat letters didn't help much either.

The Guardian on Fahrenheit 451 — (Thanks to AH.)

MacBook Air — Man, do I want one of these, with the solid state drive. Too bad about that budget thing. No replacement laptop scheduled this year, and not nearly enough fun money for it.