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Go Listen: PodCastle

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Not a hoax! Not a dream! PodCastle, the fantasy audio magazine from the folks who bring you Escape Pod and Pseudopod, launched today. The first story is Come Lady Death by Peter S. Beagle, read by Paul S. Jenkins (of The Rev Up Review). Check it out.

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Links of Interest (July 2nd 2007 Through July 11th 2007)

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

LOLTrek: Star Trek + LOLcats. You has want laugh? This be super funny.
How To Write The Great American Novel: Informative instructional film (no, not really, but it’s funny).
uncluttr: Derek Gaw’s wonderful search front end to Amazon.com (currently in alpha).
New Books, late June 2007: Locus Online’s listing of new SF/F/H books for late June 2007
Wikipedia:Lamest edit wars: This may be the best page on all of Wikipedia.
Open standards for social networking: Interesting commentary Marc Canter. from I know I wish all these things out there talked to each other better and/or supported OpenID.
jQuery 1.1.3: 800%+ Faster, still 20KB: The newest version of jQuery is available with 80+ bugfixes, increased performance, expanded selectors, and more.

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Links of Interest (June 21st 2007 Through June 29th 2007)

Friday, June 29th, 2007

Pirate keyboard: CORSAIR Ergonomic Keyboard For Pirates
David Allen Company Podcast: David Allen Company podcast
Writer Stalking: Vlog-paparazzia stalk author/podcaster Mathew Wayne Selznick at Balticon.
Locus Online: New Books, mid-June 2007: Locus online’s listing of new SF/F/H books for mid-June 2007
The Dawn of Dilbert: The original batch of Dilbert strips that were submitted to the cartoon syndicates (with reactions).

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Links of Interest (June 8th 2007 Through June 20th 2007)

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

Got allergies? Tiny discovery nothing to sneeze at: I hope this comes to something. My tree allergy is so bad I can’t eat most fruit. I miss fruit.
Deconstructing a Star Wars AT-AT Imperial Walker Baby Stroller: Thingamababy analyzes a DIY stroller conversion from a handful of photos.
How To: Translate a foreign language RSS feed: Using Yahoo Pipes to translate RSS feeds. Looks nice and simple.
Future Sony e-book reader to offer IDPF format and Adobe DRM support?via Digital Editions: Sounds like the next version of Sony Reader will support the IDPF open ebook standard. I like reading ebooks from dedicated readers, but I hate the hoops I have to jump through to get them on there. Sounds like a step in the right direction.
Developers launch kid-safe add-on for Firefox: Glubble is a Firefox plug-in that allows parents to create a whitelist of approved sites to let their kids visit.
Dissecting a Plugin: Better Comments Manager: Ronald Huereca disects the “Better Comments Manager” Wordpress plugin, in what is hopefully the first of a series of articles of this type. Should be a great place to start if you’re trying to figure out how Wordpress plugins work.
Batman?s New Set of Wheels: Slice of Sci-Fi has pics of the new Batcycle for “The Dark Knight”
How victim snared ID thief / She chased down woman who had given her 6 months of hell: Karen Lodrick bumped into the woman who had stolen her identity, and gave chase for the next 45 minutes!
Primer, part two (glossary): Glossary for Diana Peterfreund’s primer on publishing.
Primer, part one: Diana Peterfreund’s primer on publishing.
New Books, early June 2007: Locus online’s listing of new SF/F/H books for early June 2007
Ars System Guide: June 2007: When I’m building a new PC for someone, this is where I start. Great if you’re trying to get the most bang for your buck.