Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Tue, Jan 10 2006
Fast-draw Communication
At first glance, and taken out of context, it all looks a bit like some electronics diagram gone awry, but it's actually Blissymbolics.
posted at: 10:39 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
At first glance, and taken out of context, it all looks a bit like some electronics diagram gone awry, but it's actually Blissymbolics.
posted at: 10:39 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
Scotts Valley Neighborhood Gets Nasty Surprise
Some commuters, including that of a friend, arrived in Scotts Valley this morning only to be given a detour while a bomb squad removed and safely detonated an explosive device from a shopping area. My friend's exasperated comment was, "Why can't people just call in sick!?"
posted at: 07:45 | category: /Miscellaneous | link to this entry
Some commuters, including that of a friend, arrived in Scotts Valley this morning only to be given a detour while a bomb squad removed and safely detonated an explosive device from a shopping area. My friend's exasperated comment was, "Why can't people just call in sick!?"
posted at: 07:45 | category: /Miscellaneous | link to this entry
Book Searches and Free Reads
Late last month Steve Rubel had a post on reading hacks and things via the Google Book Search. The comments below his post are certainly interesting, particularly the one pointing out that many of us read things for free in the brick-and-mortar libraries all the time. Before the days of easy access to an internet I spent many hours in a library reference section gleaning facts that are now readily available for free online, and I did it mainly because I didn't want to pay the three-figure prices charged for highly specialized reference books that would be completely outdated in a year.
I've also bought books, read them, and then donated them to brick-and-mortar libraries. Though this probably allowed many more people to read the book for free I may have cost the author royalites he or she was counting on. Was I helping readers or hurting writers? These kinds of moral dilemnas make it tough to do the right thing sometimes, particularly when I've found myself sitting on both sides of the conflict.
posted at: 06:57 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
Late last month Steve Rubel had a post on reading hacks and things via the Google Book Search. The comments below his post are certainly interesting, particularly the one pointing out that many of us read things for free in the brick-and-mortar libraries all the time. Before the days of easy access to an internet I spent many hours in a library reference section gleaning facts that are now readily available for free online, and I did it mainly because I didn't want to pay the three-figure prices charged for highly specialized reference books that would be completely outdated in a year.
I've also bought books, read them, and then donated them to brick-and-mortar libraries. Though this probably allowed many more people to read the book for free I may have cost the author royalites he or she was counting on. Was I helping readers or hurting writers? These kinds of moral dilemnas make it tough to do the right thing sometimes, particularly when I've found myself sitting on both sides of the conflict.
posted at: 06:57 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
