Archive for November, 2008
Friday, November 28th, 2008
I'm going to be in India for the next three weeks, visiting relatives in Kolkata, Ranchi, and Mumbai. Probably checking email sporadically. And yes, I am feeling a little hesitant about this. We stopped watching CNN yesterday because it just fires up lizard-brain panic functions that aren't really relevant to ...
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Monday, November 24th, 2008
Thanks to Lou Anders at PYR Books, my short story "The Gambler" which appeared in the original anthology Fast Forward 2 is now available online for free reading at PYR's website.
When I wrote "The Gambler," I had just finished a stint as online editor of a non-profit magazine, where ...
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Friday, November 21st, 2008
Last night as Anjula and Arjun and I were coming home from a school event, Arjun looked up at the sky and said, "Look at all the stars."
The night was absolutely black, no moon, and the sky was full with them, the Milky Way clearly visible. Arjun ...
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Thursday, November 20th, 2008
The Typealizer tool claims to analyze your blog and classify your type. Here's the result for windupstories.com:
INTP - The Thinkers
The logical and analytical type. They are especialy attuned to difficult creative and intellectual challenges and always look for something more complex to dig into. They are great at finding subtle ...
Posted in misc | 5 Comments »
Sunday, November 16th, 2008
A recent article on videogames.
I'm interested in video games and how they're becoming one of the primary narrative delivery devices for kids, and especially boys these days.
Posted in misc, writing | 7 Comments »
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
I keep wanting to say something more, and then I have to stop myself. From AP:
Britain faces sperm shortage, calls for donors.
Britain is facing a sperm donor shortage after reversing confidentiality laws and limiting the number of women who can use sperm from one donor, fertility experts warned Wednesday...
Posted in travel | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
I had a surreal feeling as I was reading about mini-nuclear power plants that I was reading an article from The Onion:
The reactors, only a few metres in diameter, will be delivered on the back of a lorry to be buried underground. They must be refuelled every 7 to 10 ...
Posted in green technology | 1 Comment »
Monday, November 3rd, 2008
Pretty cool.
Posted in writing | 4 Comments »
