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I am Exposition Man today

I am Exposition Man today

I started by fleshing out some of what I’d already written, providing some more detail in the conversation that ends the first chapter. I’ve also decided to upgrade a minor character; he may still be a minor character, but I’ve decided against discarding him. He’ll appear

2200 more words and failing the Bechdel test

2200 more words and failing the Bechdel test

Day two of the NaNoWriMo [http://nanowrimo.org/] challenge is done. It’s early enough that I might conceivably go back to writing but late enough that taking a break now means I’m likely to be done for the day. I finished the first chapter of the novel. I’

If I must fail I will do so in public

Today was the First of November, and therefore the first day of NaNoWriMo [http://nanowrimo.org/] or National Novel Writing Month. The challenge is to write a novel of at least 50,000 words entirely during the month of November. It’s a somewhat ambitious undertaking and therefore tempting not

Your sci-fi character name!

Your sci-fi character name!

Here’s a fun game you can play with all your friends. It’s your sci-fi movie character name! Here’s how it’s done: Take your mother’s maiden name. That’s your character’s first name. Then for the last name take your online banking password and stick

Caffeine underdose

In case anyone is curious what it looks like when I try to get something done and my full focus isn’t on the task: sanctum splicer$ sudo chown -R g+x . Password: Sorry, try again. Password: chown: g+x: illegal user name sanctum splicer$ sudo chgrp -R g+x

Political discourse in three easy steps

1. See an article or video critical of a political party you dislike. 2. Since you already disagree with that party, anything negative about them must be accurate. Fact-checking, researching of issues, or any other form of verification is not necessary. 3. Repost to your favorite social media site(s)

Bitcoin: worth the electrons it's printed on?

Bitcoin: worth the electrons it's printed on?

I recall reading even before I had any interest in Bitcoin or Bitcoin mining that the cost of electricity was probably higher than the yield one could get by mining. So I never expected to set up a mining operation on my personal computer and get rich quick. I did