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I’m Abandoning iPhone Development. Mobile Orchard To Stop Publication. - This is the kind of response I expected to see to Apple's language restrictions. I have yet to decide if I'll keep my iPhone with these increasingly draconian policies. Ommatidia › Desmolish - Gender construction. Robovie-mR2's puppy dog eyes make it ...

“Surgical Strike” posted

As promised last week, I have another Transhuman Congress story up, called "Surgical Strike": Sirpa waved a hand at the monitor. "We are adaptable." "I can see that..." Harold said slowly with narrowed eyes. "Can I have your name?" "Not yet," Sirpa said, moving her lips in a facsimile of a smile. Harold ...

The spook who counted her money

I finished The Spook Who Sat By the Door yesterday morning. Sam Greenlee has one hell of a knack for sharp writing, and regardless of my not being a proponent for militantism, the book struck a chord with me. Greenlee got at the heart of the loneliness of ...

Weekly linkage

This week's internet cruising: louisgray.com: Why I Turned In My iPhone and Went Android - I love this article. I've written before that I'm considering switching, and at this point, it's only the cost of breaking contract that's holding me back. YouTube - heavymedic dance work in progress - unfinished - ...

New Witches Story: “Interception”

Part seven of The Witches of Ming Ung: "Interception" Here's a snippet: "Yeah, sure," Markos said. "When are you coming home?" he whined. "This place is all big and lonely without you." "Markos, it took forever just getting here," she said. "We're just getting into the swing of things. It could ...