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Nov 07

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How can you tell whether a novel is literary fiction or mainstream fiction?

If after any given paragraph you find that your eyebrows are furrowed, that’s a literary fiction novel you’re reading.

” — not mine and it’s paraphrased, but I do think it’s a very good gauge.

Nov 03

Have you caught the (Google) wave?

I received an invite this morning for Google Wave and with no idea what to do with it. So, I’m watching a Google video on what the intended use for Google Wave is. The video is an hour and twenty minutes long. *smh* At first glance it seems like a glorified e-mail account, which is what I thought G-Mail was.

I don’t know if I like the ‘view text while typing’ feature being a default setting. I’m a bit of a messy typist. I also wonder about the implications of data mining for users of this service. I am mostly concerned about how Google is planning to use, archive, catalog, and ultimately monetize this potential goldmine of user generated content (UGC) with a EULA (by using this product you consent to *anything the company wants to do*) agreement. I’m going to give it a chance and see what happens.

G-Wave users, what are your initial thoughts?

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Oct 28

An expected NaNoWriMo path this month

Nano '09 participant

begin stop get behind assess begin catch up stop get behind begin again stop get really behind begin again begin once more don’t give up end. If you’re doing National Novel Writing Month in November, feel free to add me to your buddy list! I’m KwaS on the nanowrimo site.

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Sep 19

Happy Coastal Cleanup Day -

We can do it!

I’m heading over to Venice Beach for the Annual Coastal Cleanup Day, but first I’m going to talk about picking up others’ trash. I started going to these beach clean up events back…

Sep 12

Top 22 SXSW 2010 Interactive panels to see -

On Monday, Sept. 7, the panel picker closed for the 2010 SXSW interactive conference. I participated in the daunting task of reviewing each category and topic and ultimately ‘thumbs up’ed 5…

Sep 11

Certain uncertainty -

Vox error message

Another error message discovery. My friend Terri has posted a few as well.

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Sep 04

Atlas shrugged. Firefox, embarrassed. My work here is done. -

Please don't feel too bad, Firefox.

Wow, it’s almost like the server is a real person… is how I’m supposed to feel about this, right?

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Aug 30

Writer's Faire today at UCLA -

Got this in my e-mail and wanted to share: Join the Independent Writers of Southern California at the Writers Faire, presented by the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program. This whirlwind event…

Aug 29

Way to employ incompetent people to hire competent ones. -

I’ve officially thrown in the towel for the census gig. I applied, aced a timed test in a roomful of fellow applicants, and then heard nothing for months. I contacted the downtown office in the…

Aug 18

13 Things a Burglar Won't Tell You -

13 Things a Burglar Won't Tell You | Security Threats | Reader's Digest

In light of recent losses due to petty theft, I have become very interested in finding effective methods to guard my valuables. I share this link to help others prevent the same…