Why Project Wonderful both Fascinates me and Depresses me.
My friend Brushmen recently sent me to check out a somewhat new-ish site called Project Wonderful. (Note- if you have adblock on, the site will require you...
Michael S. Hart – Gutenberg’s Founder Dies
Michael S. Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg died recently. While I didn’t know much about him before, I have in recent years become quite the fan of...
The possibilties are good for Novellas in the e-book age- But how much to charge?
I just read an interesting short article on the possibilities of the Novella (short novel- 20,000-50,000 words) which have come with the rise of the ebook. In...
The Evils of Intellectual Property
I highly recommend listening to this lecture. He makes some interesting points. I thought the point about Fashion was especially interesting, it’s a whole industry that exists...
Hayao Miyazaki lays down the law!
Japanese Animator Hayao Miyazaki delivered a verbal thumping to a recent interviewer (who was spending more time fiddling with his new iPad than doing this job from...
Hollywood Accounting
So, apparently Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix made $929 Million dollars, and still managed to lose money. Poor Harry! I guess the recession hits...
Welcome to the United Corporate States of America
Who’s calling the shots in the BP oil spill? It sure ain’t the US Gov’t. The American gov’t is working hard at the leisure of the BP...
Welcome to the Future of Spin!
This is one of those stories that was obvious from the beginning- if one (since Yahoo barely counts anymore) company controls how people seek information, then they...
A History of Power Rangers
I know I’m showing my geek roots here, but it’s time to come clean. I was a Super Sentai fan. -_- There, I said it. It’s out...
Hidden Talents
One of the great things about Youtube is that it’s a mini American’s Got Talent of sorts, where all sorts of interesting abilities people have can be...