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James Spader’s Secretary

I just finished watching Secretary, a movie starring James Spader (of Stargate and Boston Legal fame) and Maggie Gyllenhaal (of Dark Knight fame). The movie is incredibly awkward -- I spent a good bit of the movie curled up in a seat, eyes partially covered. It's full of ...

Tastee (del.icio.us) links!

These are my links for June 15th through June 18th: xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language - By Randall Munroe - Everyone probably already reads xkcd, but I loved this one. "DAR: A Super Girly Top Secret Comic Diary" By Erika Moen - This whole comic series is ...

Tastee (del.icio.us) links!

Links for April 18th from 19:48 to 22:10: Without a Goal - An interesting look at the variety of goal-related options in games. Must games provide goals? If so, to what extent? RPG Thoughts - Campaign Plan - Courtesy of WO, this looks like a great way to plan campaigns. ...

Quasi-daily linkage

Welcome! - Okay, nevermind on the link below. This intro provides some good insight into the Tiny Living thing, which is more than just 60 sq. ft houses. Not sure that I want to downsize my house in particular, but it's an interesting movement. Tiny House In Asheville - ...

“Ensuring Safety” posted

It's been a couple of weeks since I posted a story. No good excuse other than "what in the hell happened to my life?". "Ensuring Safety" follows the Transhuman Congress story "Expanding Borders". It's probably a good idea to (re)read the first part before jumping into the ...

Quasi-daily linkage

10 Weird Miniature Versions of Normal Animals - Weird Worm - These are quite adorable. Puppy! - Joel on Software - "Although I appreciate that many people find Twitter to be valuable, I find it a truly awful way to exchange thoughts and ideas. It creates a mentally stunted world in ...