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New TC story: Spiral’s End

Finally! A new story! Even my wrist won't hold me down. Less than a week left in the cast! Before I give the link to the story, though, here's a big, tacky warning: this story is explicit. It's dark and includes drugs and sex. Okay, that's done. "Spiral's End" ...

Quasi-daily linkage

The Tiny Life , Archive » Driving Habits vs Gas Prices - This might be one of the most ridiculous graphs I've ever seen. Just sayin'. Facebook’s Gone Rogue; It’s Time for an Open Alternative - Wired is a little late to report on this, but this is one of ...

Quasi-daily linkage

Windows 7: PHP can't connect to localhost for mySQL - An issue that I have good reason to suspect has tied up a dev or two for many hours. Windows 7 needs to have a certain entry in the hosts file uncommented to allow PHP to connect to localhost. Why ...

New Witches story: “Blackout”

After entirely too long a hiatus, I have a new Witches story/chapter ready. There's no good excuse for the lapse aside from the heartbreak of leaving my job of two years and the stress of starting in a new position. An amicable departure and happy beginning, but stressful nonetheless. Hardi and ...

Quasi-daily linkage

Just the facts about what health care reform means for you | TheLoop21.com - A nice list of the changes from the healthcare bill. YouTube - Top Secret Drum Corps - They play each others' drums. Go see. Topless Robot - Fan Fiction Friday: Wolverine, Cyclops and Jean Grey in "Day ...

Search-building: custom or Google

Until earlier this week, I had a lousy site search in place. It was one of Google's Custom Search Engines, barely configured and only on its own page, due to it's hefty (and blocking!) JavaScript. I'd long since disabled Wordpress's search since my stories aren't being run in ...

Weekend linkage

Just a few, since I'm so far behind on my reading (down to 425 unread items!) and I just posted a set on Friday. Enjoy. How to Help Your Kids Build $25,000 Stock Portfolios - This is a tempting idea even with regards to something like weddings. "Help us ...

Chapter 10 of Witches posted!

Chapter 10, "Opening Salvo" is posted: "What brings you to my world, little bug?" the colorful woman asked Hardi and Robert. Her glance flitted between both of them before settling on Hardi. "Well?" she cooed, head tilting. Her accent was much lighter than Lucia's. Hardi straightened in her seat. "We're looking for ...