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Category: Blather
Scrivener Bug Solution
On occasion when I start the word-processing software Scrivener it’ll give me an error, telling me that my project files are incompatible with the current version. This is never after an update, but instead usually after a system crash on my end. There isn’t any way to get the program to load the project, and I’m forced to…
Neo-Victorian Goes Mainstream
According to Dr. Trevor Davis, a consumer products expert at IBM, steampunk is about to go mainstream. In an article about sentiment analysis and trend tracking, he writes:
Robert Heinlin on Science Fiction
I picked up a copy of Of Worlds Beyond, a 1947 book on science fiction with articles by Doc Smith, John Campell, L. Sprague de Campe, Robert Heinlein, Jack Williamson, A.E. van Vogt, and John Taine the other day. I’m still reading through it, but the following passage from Robert Heinlein really stuck out to…
I Dig FTL: Faster Than Light
I’ve spent far too many hours lately playing FTL: Faster Than Light, an indie procedural roguelike spaceship game published by Subset games. You control a space craft and its crew, trying to deliver vital information to your allies before pursuit catches up with you. FTL Gameplay Each “level” in Faster Than Light is a seperate…
Michael Coorlim on Neophyte Podcast
Ian over at Neophyte Podcast interviewed me for his show. I talk about steampunk, self-publishing, Pomoconsumption Press, and my current projects.