Archive for March, 2011
In which I praise Memory by Linda Nagata, now available on the Kindle
March 21st 2011 at 10:53 am
Many moons ago, during my first ever trip to New York to visit the Tor offices, my editor, Paul Stevens, directed me to one of the walls of shelves groaning under the weight of books that had come out from Tor. “Grab some books,” I was told. I staggered away with an armful. But the [...]
Reviewers? Bloggers? Want an EARLY PEEK?
March 18th 2011 at 11:40 am
Yesterday I posted this: If you’re a reviewer or a blogger with a large audience, and want to get your hands on an e-ARC of this sneaky little thing I’m going to launch (soon), then email me with these words in the subject title: EARLY PEEK. (this is so I can automagically route you to [...]
Amish Buggy Drag Racing
March 17th 2011 at 1:10 pm
I used to live right around where this happened: Police in Ashland, Ohio, say they have charged an Amish man with driving left of center after he clipped a motorist during a horse-and-buggy race. Law enforcement officials say Jacob Raber was the man behind the reins when a horse carriage struck a car on Route [...]
Rail money to move to North-East
March 17th 2011 at 12:57 pm
The man in charge of the [Florida] state’s aborted project is moving on to a place far more friendly to fast trains … Qatar. Ouch. On the other hand: While no decision has been made, some of the funding appears destined for the Northeast Corridor. A few days after announcing his $2.4 billion competition, LaHood [...]
Sneak peek
March 17th 2011 at 11:49 am
Here’s a sneak peak, a teaser, for something I’ve been working on in my spare time that I’ll be bringing to you guys very soon. Very, very soon.
Gov. Walker’s anti-rail stance ended up costing WI 10X what accepting the money would have
March 15th 2011 at 12:20 pm
To demonstrate that it was never really about the ‘cost’ of trains, Gov. Walker in Wisconsin ended up costing the state more money on train maintenance that he himself has just put back into the bill… The amount that the state “couldn’t afford” came to about $600,000 a year after federal matching subsidies. So the [...]
Apple stores serve as wifi hotspots and info centers in Japan
March 15th 2011 at 10:40 am
Kevin Rose relays an email about Apple Stores in Tokyo: You know how in disaster movies, people on the street gather around electronic shops that have TVs in the display windows so they can stay informed with what is going on? In this digital age, that’s what the Tokyo Apple stores became. Staff brought out [...]
Crazy times
March 14th 2011 at 7:42 pm
Between Japan’s earthquake, following events in Wisconsin, and events in Libya, I’m feeling somewhat overwhelmed by any sort of global news and chaos. I’m also someone affected by this and have no idea what’s going on there. Hopefully some clarification will come. In times like this I tend to hunker down a bit. Normal blogging [...]
Augmented Reality clip
March 10th 2011 at 5:03 pm
A clip of what the future might look like with digital augmented reality laid over the physical world (ie: Lamina from my novel Ragamuffin). It’s either really cool or somewhat scary: Thanks to Ken McConnell for the link!
My story The Fall of Alacan, now live at Subterranean Magazine
March 10th 2011 at 11:14 am
I mentioned working last month on a longer story called FofA. The real title is The Fall of Alacan, and it’s a prequel to the events of The Alchemist and The Executioness, the two novellas that Paolo Bacigalupi and I wrote (and that Paolo is up for a Nebula for!). It’s now live in the [...]
