scalzi

scalzi, 1 day ago to random

It’s drizzly but otherwise nice today, which makes it a fine time to peruse a stack of new books and ARCs that have come to the Scalzi Compound. Which of these books are particularly catching your eye today?

scalzi, 3 days ago to random

Shit's about to go down

scalzi, 5 days ago to random

Apple said the Logic Pro updates would be available May 13, well now it's May 13 and I don't see the updates in the app stores WHERE ARE MY LOGIC PRO UPDATES APPLE

scalzi, 5 days ago to random

Happy Mother's Day to one of the few people in the world who can pull off looking good in High-Vis Orange

scalzi, 7 days ago to random

Did I get to see the northern lights? I did! In Ohio!

scalzi, 8 days ago to random

Me, super enthused to be 55 today.

(Spoiler: I am actually having a pretty good day)

scalzi, 8 days ago to random

I'm happy to say that Starter Villain is a finalist for the Locus Award this year, in the category of science fiction novel. Here is the complete finalist list for my category, along with a link to the full award categories and finalist list. Congrats to everyone who is a finalist this year!

https://locusmag.com/2024/05/2024-locus-awards-top-ten-finalists/

scalzi, 9 days ago to random

ELON DEMANDS BLOOD TO KEEP HIM YOUNG

https://gizmodo.com/tesla-cybertruck-door-leaves-a-gash-in-owners-leg-1851463705

scalzi, 10 days ago to random

Sugar has given you THE SECRET SIGN. You know what to do now.

scalzi, 11 days ago to random

There's a new edition of H. Beam Piper's "Little Fuzzy" out today, which features an introduction by none other than me! If you would like to check it out (and learn more about the educational program that is reissuing it), here's the link for that:

https://wordfirepress.com/gpcw/

scalzi, 11 days ago to random

Over at Uncanny Magazine, I have an essay about the aesthetics of spectacle, relating to the Dune films of 1984 and the 2020s: How spectacle in each film was treated and why, and what makes the look and feel between the eras so very different.

https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/scalzi-on-film-the-aesthetics-of-spectacle-a-look-at-dune-in-1984-and-2024/

scalzi, 12 days ago to random

This is my "Okay, but, really?" face

scalzi, 13 days ago to random

Charlie is almost certain she saw a leprechaun.

scalzi, 14 days ago to random

The flowers in the garden are beginning to pop! Also, note to self, buy more Claritin, like, tomorrow.

scalzi, 17 days ago to random

As a follow-up to the previous post about the Rabbit, and how its functions could probably be done on/with a smartphone:

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/30/24145838/rabbit-r1-android-app-pixel-6a

scalzi, 18 days ago to random

This and the Humane pin have the same problem, which is that literally anything they can (or ever could) do can be added into your smartphone for no additional cost, and then you only have to carry around one thing, which can also make, you know, phone calls

https://youtu.be/ddTV12hErTc

scalzi, 21 days ago to random

Because they're pretty: Some wildflowers.

scalzi, 21 days ago to random

As we hurtle toward the end of another April, there’s still time to tuck in one more stack of new books and ARCs that have come to the Scalzi Compound. What here strikes you as a good read to take with you into the weekend?

scalzi, 22 days ago to random

Charlie is a fan of Spring.

scalzi, 24 days ago to random

I still love my Google Pixelbook but in the last couple of months the chunky bezels are (finally) really beginning to get to me.

scalzi, 25 days ago to random

To be fair, it's easy to forget something that costs more than you were ever going to spend for it, to do things that your phone and/or laptop already do better

https://gizmodo.com/apple-vision-pro-already-forgotten-about-1851426564

scalzi, 1 month ago to random

People are buying this stock not as a solid investment but as a symbol of allegiance, which is cult thinking. The stock is massively overvalued and these small retail investors are going to end up taking a bath that they can't afford to take. They're going to lose their retirements, all for a man who would loathe them individually and to whom their only value is the money they can give them. They're not even being (actively) defrauded. They're doing it to themselves.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/04/14/truth-social-investors-faith-trump/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzEzMTUzNjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzE0NTM1OTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MTMxNTM2MDAsImp0aSI6IjA1ZDM5NTcwLTFmZWUtNDM1MC05MTNiLWNhYjRkOWY2YmI3ZSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS90ZWNobm9sb2d5LzIwMjQvMDQvMTQvdHJ1dGgtc29jaWFsLWludmVzdG9ycy1mYWl0aC10cnVtcC8ifQ.NYOGXlrMhaG0zFW-9kwpWcjCV2_1gTWnqKaPObVb6b4

scalzi, 1 month ago to random

This is not the right way to hotbox

https://gizmodo.com/tesla-software-update-traps-woman-in-hot-car-1851407234

scalzi, 1 month ago to random

I took this from my front yard yesterday. Life experience, this was.

scalzi, 1 month ago to random

I really dig my still-new Mac Book Pro, but if I had to purchase it all over again, I think I would go for the 14-inch version rather than the 16-inch. The chonkiness of the 16-inch version is considerable.