Twitter contest
Hello friends and blog followers, if you’re reading this you’re already in my proverbial loop, but if you are on Twitter too, I’m having a con...
Author: ctan
21st Century Wannaf**ks?
Oh, the weirdness of the Internet. I just got off the phone with a guy from India. (I know from the country code of his call, not just his accent.) He tells me ...
Harry Potter convention in the UK in 2011!
This is no doubt motivated by the fact that I really really MISSED MY HARRY POTTER PEEPS SO MUCH since I couldn’t be at Infinitus, as well as how many fab...
Launch Pad Diary #5
Friday July 16, 2010 4:15 pm I had the intention to blog about Launch Pad every night before going to bed, but we’ve spent so much time looking at the nig...
Launch Pad Diary #4: Photos
Our schedule has been so packed I didn’t have time to blog yesterday, so here’s some photos instead! Dorms, geeks, telescopes, and spectroscopy! Fro...
Launchpad Diary #3: In which we see stars
Tuesday, July 13, 12:13 am End of the very first full day at Launchpad. We were in the classroom for nine hours today, including breaks for lunch and snacking. ...
Launch Pad Post #2: just hanging out
July 11, 2010 4:28 pm (Mountain Time) We’ve arrived at the campus of University of Wyoming. Three of us were all on the same flight from Boston so we were...
Launch Pad Diary #1
Launch Pad Diary July 11, 2010 8:27 am Here I am in another airport, starting another travelogue. In previous adventures, I’ve traveled to exotic lands, o...
Readercon Report #2: States of Consciousness talk by Eric Van
Eric handed out a list of Natural States of Consciousness and Neurochemicals (transcribed below) He was surprised by how many people showed up at dinner time an...
Readercon report #1: Alternatives to the Pay Per Copy System of Author Compensation
This was one program item I really wanted to see, so I made sure to get to the con on time for it. Official Description: Alternatives to the Pay-Per-Copy System...