American Gods by Neil Gaiman My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’m trying to remember whether or not I’ve read any of Gaiman’s other novels before, and I’m fairly certain that I haven’t. I read Good Omens, but that was…
Where do first amendment rights go when you enter a courtroom?
I’m not even talking about the rights of defendants or plaintiffs, but those of people who are otherwise present in a courtroom who aren’t being disruptive. How much control do judges actually need in order to maintain order in the…
Reviews: Various Short Stories
I just finished reading a bunch of different short stories that have been lurking in various programs on my iTouch. While they are reviewed in separate entries on GoodReads, I’m going to try to put the reviews in one blog…
Book Review: Shift by Rachel Vincent
Shift by Rachel Vincent My rating: 3 of 5 stars I’m left with little to say that won’t be a spoiler other than, “Dangit, why can’t more authors work in some polyamory instead of using the same old jealousy-based plots?”…
Book Review: Grave Secret by Charlaine Harris
Grave Secret by Charlaine Harris My rating: 3 of 5 stars I’d say that wraps it up for this series. No, I won’t tell you why I’m saying that, or it’ll ruin the book for you.
Review: Fantasy in Death by J.D. Robb
Fantasy in Death by J.D. Robb My rating: 4 of 5 stars Fantasy in Death is an interesting take on the death-by-gaming plot that has previously been done by a couple of fantasy and science fiction authors, most notably in…
Book Review: Night’s Edge
Night’s Edge by Maggie Shayne My rating: 4 of 5 stars “Dancers in the Dark” by Charlaine Harris is set in the same universe as the Southern Vampire/Sookie Stackhouse stories, but with none of the incredibly annoying characters. How refreshing!
Why You Need a Software Firewall, and Security at Wifi Hotspots
I’m getting tired of answering questions at Yedda or Yahoo!Answers, then seeing my answers scraped and used as content on other people’s blogs. I’m probably going to keep answering the questions, but just answering with a pointer to a post…
It Is the Flu
And now I have it, too. Damn it. I had tried to get back to blogging daily, but good intentions just didn’t hold a candle against the entire household coming down with the flu. For some reason, I thought Tamiflu…
Oh. That Would Do It! (That Problem With Posting to LJ)
I’ve tried all the different plugins that claim to work with WordPress for cross-posting to LiveJournal, but recently I’ve gotten errors from everything. I’ve asked for help from the authors in their forums and nothing seemed to be happening. And…