Image via Wikipedia Earlier this week I talked about my portable office. One of the keystones of that office is the netbook I got from my family for Christmas, which is utterly awesome. I originally just wanted something portable and lightweight to let me do some writing, web surfing, check email, and maybe read PDFs. Instead, I got a [...]
Image by Cryptonaut via Flickr I’ve been interested in the idea of making money by giving your product away for a while now. I watched people like Cory Doctorow and Scott Sigler and Seth Harwood put their work out for free and turn that work into publishing deals. Granted, it was after an insane amount [...]
Some days, I really feel like I’m living in the future. In May last year I went looking for a new back to replace my Czech map case. I like the case — it had a lot of character — but I wanted something that would be able to carry a three-ring binder. I looked at some messenger bags and [...]
Image by Laenulfean via Flickr I noticed something recently when I was playing in Ethan’s D&D game last week (which is a separate issue I will probably blog about at some point). Whenever I’m playing a roleplaying game, I have the same ritual when I first sit down to play — I pull out my character sheet and I study it. For games [...]
A few days ago, Justin posted about what he’s playing and what he’s learning from them. Like him, I play a lot of games for research as much as I do for enjoyment. I’ve been meaning to talk about this a bit, so I decided to post what I’ve been playing from the last few [...]
Originally published at The Whitechapel Project (for MP3s and polls, click this link). You can comment here or there. Cover of "Close Encounters of the Urban Kind" Long story short: an anthology I’ve been published in is open for pre-orders. Buying a copy would be awesome. Details: Pre-ordering opened today for Close Encounters of the [...]