Archive - Aug 14, 2008

shaenon @ 2008-08-14T18:27:00


Food is what you put in children's books instead of sex.

Pencils and Inks for Wednesday’s strip


Here’s what things looked like before coloring Wednesday’s ‘toon. -Krishna

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Olympics: Canada 0, Canada everything.


Who cares about the Olympics? Seriously: who? I’ve been wracking my brains trying to figure this out — how nations of people, most of whom seem reasonably bright, can possibly attach any semblance of meaning or significance or pride to whether some guy can run really fast. Every day this week, I’ve been subjected to [...]

Hurm News: Will Design Games for Food!


Yesterday, most of the Dungeon Runners staff was let go from NCsoft, including myself. I love the game and the team, and I hope to be back working with both someday, but for now...if anyone is looking for a game designer in Austin, Texas, please let me know! (Anyone who needs a quick overview of my background can feel free to check out my LinkedIn profile, at www.linkedin.com/in/keithquinn.)

Bandwagon time.




I actually did this thing yesterday but didn't post until today.

Insupportable Light Ships In December


The new revised "An Insupportable Light" will ship in December, not in November. So you have one more month to get those copies ordered. Since Diamond sends out orders in November, and I hit Lulu.com for books as soon as I get the order, you should still be safe ordering for the winter holidays.

Note: still negotiating with Amazon/Booksurge as they cluelessly scramble to figure out how to sell and track accounts for POD (A problem Lulu solved 10 years ago, and is still improving).

POLL: Henchman T-shirts


I'd like to do another T-shirt run sometime in the near future (maybe even in time for Baltimore Comic Con). And I've had this idea in my head since Wizard World Philly. Here's the concept: It's a black, cotton T-shirt that says "Henchman," and underneath, there's a "#" inside a big white box. Now, obviously, I can't print up shirts with individual numbers (unless I go the cheap-o heat-transfer route), but... but... I could write in the number people select with a laundry marker. According to the Sharpie Web site, their product stands up to laundering and dry cleaning. This...

I love Language Log.


Stuff like this is why: a thorough examination (and consequent trashing) of David Brooks’ newest foray into the soft sciences.

A rebuttal


And now, via The Beat, a rebuttal (of sorts) to the 12-year-old girl demographic’s view of the comic shop by the seven-year-old boy demographic. I’m sure you’ll be shocked at what you’ll find. For another perspective, All Ages Read has been doing this for a while.

RSS Constructed. Gee, That Didn’t Take Long.


Schlock Loves RSSSchlock Mercenary has finally embraced the promise of its premise and stepped into the twenty-first century. There is a Schlock RSS feed, which includes the strip, footnotes, and navigation buttons, and which can be consumed just about any way you want to consume it.