On the DEWLine 2.0: Dwight Williams

Tech: "Generic" Stylus Question

2022-02-14T23:46:19Z

Any recommendations for "generic" styluses for use with tablets of multiple origins?

On Saturday, one of the places I visited was Staples on Innes at Tenth Line. Some of the products I saw on offer were "generic", house-branded styluses.

I was hoping some of you might have actually tried such devices with whatever tablets you make use of.

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NPR's Top 50 SF&F Books For 2011-2020

2021-08-18T18:14:16Z

Petra Meyer came up with this list the other day. You might have preferences of your own. Some of you, I see, have works included in this list, and I offer congratulations upon that inclusion!

Not sure how many of these I've been able to read yet, but that is a quest for another day.

https://www.npr.org/2021/08/18/1027159166/best-books-science-fiction-fantasy-past-decade

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Twitter Via Firefox: Call For Recommendations

2021-07-01T18:11:21Z

Any browser add-ons you think I should add to my set-up for using Twitter via Firefox?

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To weed out the scams and propaganda

2020-03-23T12:49:17Z

https://mediasmarts.ca/break-fake

Back to the job search for me...

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ART: Wallack's

2020-03-20T23:59:37Z

For a longish time, my main art supply shop - aside from some stuff I needed from the campus store at Algonquin College and a couple of other venues - has been Wallack's. They're locally owned and operated, and have been here since well before I moved to Ottawa-Gatineau.

They've had a rougher go of it in recent years, and this latest pandemic has been one more kick in the teeth to them. But despite having to close up their storefront to walk-in traffic for the duration of this crisis, they're still game for sales over the web for either pick-up or delivery. Please check their website as linked above for the rules of the process, e-mail them any questions you might have, and if you see something you like and can afford....?

Whether or not you tell them where the suggestion came from is up to you.

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Re: The Martian

2020-03-14T14:10:40Z

Mark Watney didn't know how good he had it...but then, there wasn't a pandemic while he was on Mars, right?

That said, The Martian would be a good book to re-read, and a good movie to re-watch during these next few weeks, I think. It reinforces some of the thinking we're all going to need to practice.

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MOVIES: Birds of Prey/Harley Quinn

2020-02-13T02:52:18Z

I saw the movie tonight. I trusted to Gail Simone's recommendation on this, and got my time and money's worth. Seemed like every character with a speaking part was swearing a blue streak, but this time, so what? This really felt like Gotham to me.

Thanks, Gail.

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PEOPLE: Who Should I Add to My Circles?

2020-01-29T14:44:51Z

This is the Winter 2020 edition of "Whom would each of you recommend I begin contact with via my Dreamwidth Reading Page?"

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RESEARCH/JOBS: If you're gonna write hard SF (or make maps for fantasy stories)...

2019-05-31T13:53:00Z

...james_davis_nicoll has uploaded an endorsement to Tor's weblog that you might be interested in.

Go have a look!

https://www.tor.com/2019/05/31/better-science-fiction-through-actual-science/

...and speaking of essays on Tor.com from friendlisters inspiring unexpected finds: mcwetboy just wrote a thing on how fantasy maps might or might not fit into the worlds of the stories they're made to serve:

https://www.tor.com/2019/05/28/fantasy-maps-dont-belong-in-the-hands-of-fantasy-characters/

In the process, he pointed out a thing that I didn't know existed in any nation: Map Reading Week. If anyone knows of a Canadian counterpart, that might get my attention too!

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Further Proof That I Am an Infomaniac: Magazines I bought last Friday

2019-02-11T02:46:39Z

Uppercase (crafting and design magazine published in Canada)
Branchline (published by Bytown Railway Society)
Star Trek
The Atlantic
Warships - International Fleet Review
Bloomberg Business Week
Toronto Life

It seemed a good idea at the time, while I was making my way home.
And yes, this is a not-so-veiled clue to Metro, Shoppers Drug Mart, Rexall, and a few other companies operating in Ottawa. I've spoken of this before, after all.

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A quick note on books

2017-01-06T02:58:24Z

Based on a friend's recommendation, I've borrowed Ann Leckie's Ancillary Justice from the library. It's slow going, but I'm expecting it'll be worth the time.

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