January 2010

Sizable magic from Cupertino

January 29, 2010

Everyone else (including Der Fuhrer) is weighing in on the new iPad, so I will too. Putting the bottom line at the top: I do not want one. Yes, I’m aware that it’s magical. And revolutionary. Because Steve Jobs says it is. But it’s also quite large. Looking at one, it’s like you’re examining your [...]

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The pundit without opinions

January 23, 2010

Ever realize you don’t have an opinion on anything? That’s sort of where I’m at during these dog days of January. I follow the news, I watch a few movies, I read a few books and all I can say is “meh.” Not a great attitude for somebody who feels the need to update his [...]

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At play in the fields of Pandora

January 11, 2010

I finally saw Avatar. My short review: Fabulous effects, pedestrian story. James Cameron has certainly set the bar at a great height for all future action movies, but he hasn’t broken much new ground when it comes to sophisticated writing. Not that it matters. This is not a boring movie, and you won’t rue the [...]

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Larry King and his cast of liars

January 7, 2010

You know, I don’t even blame Richard Heene any more. He’s just a terrible human being, and sometimes you have throw up your hands and accept that a man’s shortcomings are so comprehensive that he just can’t help himself. Heene, of course, is the guy who lied about his son taking flight in a homemade [...]

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Having tea with Ms. James

January 6, 2010

One of my Christmas gifts this year was P.D. James’ Talking About Detective Fiction. At less than 200 pages, it might be the shortest thing she’s ever written. But for anybody who enjoys crime-writing in general and British crime-writing in particular, it’s a fun, illuminating look at the evolution of the craft over the last [...]

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WordPress and Thesis

January 4, 2010

Because nothing is ever good enough, I’ve decided to migrate Dave’s Fiction Warehouse from good old Blogger to a self-hosted site using WordPress. Why? That’s an excellent question, since I’ve spent the last few hours learning the intricacies of the new system, and will probably spend a lot more before I know what I’m doing. [...]

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