I'm a big fan of Literature and Latte's Scrivener product. If I'm writing "for real," it's typically in Scrivener, although I think my process there could still use a lot of work. (I use a graduated system for writing, which…
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What books helped shape your political and moral opinions? A lot has gone into my reading list. Here’s a list of the things I think were most important, with a focus on fiction: Starship Troopers. Often derided as fascist, this…
This is my response to "What does everyone like about Vapor Trails?" To me, Vapor Trails is an amazing album. When I first heard it, it was a revelation: "Rush is back!" -- and I didn't even realize how much…
Education is going to have to change in the world of COVID-19. Here's what I think it should look like when things have stabilized. It's not really COVID-19 that's the motivator; it's just the proof that we should have changed…
One of the things I tell my kids all the time, in an attempt to help them cope, is “people are stupid; get over it.” For a long time they saw this as being cynical; in some ways they still…
In a lot of ways, the way people talk about Socialism today sounds like an attempt to say “I want to take what you have” without the guilt associated with theft - because it’s corporate and pits membership in social…
I love the song “The Trees,” by Rush, on their “Hemispheres” album. It’s the first song of Rush’s catalog that I heard, even though I didn’t know the band was Rush at the time. It’s an incredibly leftist song. I…
Pity the young It's not that We don't know How to care It's that we Don't know How to care Without boundaries
I've been thinking about creating a service offering for people writing about programming on the web: editorial services. I'm not sure how it'd work yet, but here's what I'm thinking as of right now: What most authors need is someone…
I've gone on a number of (hopefully mild) rants about clickbait in writing: "Seven Reasons Your Wife Will Leave You!", "Trump's Bat-Baby!", and so forth. Today I read with great interest an article on CNN entitled "Why Trump wants you…