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Entries from May 2010
Green Man Review talks about me
May 30th, 2010 · 9 Comments
Tags: Life
Capital Volume 1 Part 1 Chapter 1 Section 3A
May 24th, 2010 · 12 Comments
This subsection is called, “Elementary or Accidental form of Value”
Page 48: “x commodity A=y commodity B, or
x commodity A is worth y commodity B, or
20 yards of linen= 1 coat, or
20 yards of linen is worth 1 coat.”
Subsection 1: The two poles of the expression of value: Relative form and Equivalent form
“The whole mystery of [...]
Short-short sold
May 17th, 2010 · 3 Comments
I’ve sold a short-short called “Mira” to Sword and Sorceress #25, scheduled to be out in November. Sword and Sorceress was Emma Bull’s first sale, and, as Emma is one of my heroes (no, I’m not kidding), I’ve always wanted to have a story in that anthology. I’m delighted. The story came out of a [...]
Auction Stuff
May 13th, 2010 · 13 Comments
Bunches of cool stuff are up for auction this week, all proceeds going toward Reesa Brown’s medical expenses. There are even a few things from that Brust guy, in case anyone around here is interested. The auction runs through Saturday night, so those of you who don’t get paid until Friday will still have [...]
Learning Poker
May 9th, 2010 · 7 Comments
There’s been some talk of poker. Yes, I play poker. For me, it’s just like meditation, except you’re thinking a lot and you make money. My Poker Master took me in when I was six years old. For three years, all he would let me do is shuffle cards. Day after day, shuffling cards. I [...]
Progress report, and thank-you
May 8th, 2010 · 47 Comments
I’m on the last chapter of Tiassa, and I want to take a moment to thank Alexx Kay for his timeline, Mark Mandel for Cracks and Shards, and everyone who has been maintaining the Dragaera Wiki; these resources have been especially useful over the last couple of days.
They’re Spinnin’ & Grinnin’ I’m Screamin’ & Streamin’
May 2nd, 2010 · No Comments
Yes, friends, today I will be on streaming video, live from the Spinathon, starting at 1pm Central Daylight Time. What will I be doing? Probably standing around looking like an idiot. But I’ve said I’ll do it, so I will, if I’m not in jail.
(Edit: our main website went down, of course while our admin [...]