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nantucketebooks, 1 hour ago to random

The Illustrated Harlan Ellison is the thirty-eighth book in the #harlan_ellison directory. First published in 1978, this book features seven Ellison stories paired with rich, sumptuous illustrations by world-class artists. Includes the classic "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman, the hauntingly horrific Croatoan, and the unreal Shattered Like a Glass Goblin. Also includes an essay appreciating his longtime illustrators Leo and Diane Dillon. https://www.ndhfilms.com/other/ellison/index.php#illustrated

nantucketebooks, 2 hours ago to random

Sorry to hear that Roger Corman has passed. Corman's influence in cinema extended even to anime: the first US theatrical release of an anime film was through his company New World Pictures. The anime film? Galaxy Express 999.

nantucketebooks, 2 days ago to random

https://www.ndhfilms.com/other/ellison/index.php#stalking Stalking the Nightmare is the thirty-sixth book in the #harlan_ellison directory. This book has some outstanding stories, including Djinn, No Chase, Night of Black Glass, and Quiet Lies the Locust Tells.

And get a load of that cover!

nantucketebooks, 3 days ago to random

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/star-wars-episode-i-the-phantom-menace-1999 Roger Ebert's review of The Phantom Menace.

"If Stanley Kubrick gave us man humbled by the universe, Lucas gives us the universe domesticated by man. His aliens are really just humans in odd skins. For 'The Phantom Menace,' he introduces Jar Jar Binks, a fully realized computer-animated alien character whose physical movements seem based on afterthoughts. And Jabba the Hutt (who presides over the Podrace) has always seemed positively Dickensian to me."

nantucketebooks, 4 days ago to random

Made a backup copy of the Harlan Ellison Directory with a curl -O request. Just needed the peace of mind.

nantucketebooks, 9 days ago to random

There's going to be a little research in the Harlan Ellison Directory soon. There's one story that Harlan re-wrote the ending for when it got collected, and I've wondered what in the original ending. We will soon find out!

nantucketebooks, 9 days ago to random

I for one am not flooded with AI submissions, so I have plenty of time to review what you send in.

Here are some stories I'd be interested in, and will pay for: https://nantucketebooks.com/blog/2024/03/2024-03-21_in_the_market.html

I'm also looking for articles on pinball and vintage arcade gaming. I'm paying for those too.

njb@nantucketebooks.com

nantucketebooks, 9 days ago to random

I have now read Harlan Ellison's essay where he talks about getting fired from Disney. Unbelievable. He had been on the job for four hours.

nantucketebooks, 10 days ago to random

Wow. For the man/woman who has everything. Harlan Ellison's original manuscript for his debut novel, Web of the City. Only $38,000. https://www.ebay.com/itm/166400846287?itmmeta=01HWVC2BFKWNQ5QMSRRDYYJ0TN&hash=item26be4369cf:g:1DIAAOSwXD5lO~Q2&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAABAJcbMddGOljXQa8zz2RXOPkxN1adHtBti68O%2Bg54kYBi2vmpWo3a7abN0pNwAQQapOhXXPji4Rn04zlVUr2rurvAk3EHDKnZ0oo0P2fafzXlOara%2B2kG5C0gxof0msjm0Zl6gMu8csDJH7OD0nUBzMmmUSPaRGJIxoGMdJx11%2BhmGK6mOH3UEUqPWWOlpr5sNZI6bz5sNEvBFa3%2FXP%2B1jaQ793b8uHrtjNnw7M%2F%2BkWAdVIW9spRYEp7cceQlpe%2Ffu3o9%2Bi5era2FueUueqGS7d%2BUHHikSamgXIZIy1c%2FmyDFhcMatMa5Dz08qke9%2Fk11ND2bjx%2BvpvQ0A38O0G5fR94%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR-63iezmYw

nantucketebooks, 10 days ago to random

If you have not yet done so, start an account on the Internet Archive. I was able to borrow a book from them which would have otherwise cost hundreds of dollars to purchase.

nantucketebooks, 11 days ago to random

Over the Edge is the 32nd entry into the Harlan Ellison Directory. https://www.ndhfilms.com/other/ellison/index.php#over-the-edge

Includes Ellison's Jack the Ripper head-trip: The Prowler in the City at the Edge of the World.

This book contains eleven short stories and one essay. A number of the short stories would reappear in the later collection Stalking the Nightmare.

yogthos, 12 days ago to random

Give the AI access to your credit card, they said. It'll be fine, they said. Users of Meta's AI powered ad platform automatically burns, though, what should be daily ad budgets in a matter of hours, and costs are inflated as much as 10-fold. 😂

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/customers-say-metas-ad-buying-ai-blows-through-budgets-in-a-matter-of-hours/?utm_social-type=owned

nantucketebooks, 13 days ago to random

The Sound of a Scythe is the thirty-first book entered into the Harlan Ellison Directory. Also known as The Man With Nine Lives, this was Ellison's second science-fiction novella.

https://www.ndhfilms.com/other/ellison/index.php#scythe

The story follows Cal Emory as he plots revenge against his onetime friend Lederman, head of an intergalactic shipping empire. While planning his revenge, Emory is imprisoned, and is force to live the lives of different alien races and creatures.

nantucketebooks, 14 days ago to random

I was shown this Microsoft video in a college media class, and for many years I thought it was a real commercial. In truth, this is one of many "parody" videos that Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates made as a kind of hobby for conferences. For one thing, Washington PO Boxes don't include letters. There's a whole interesting story behind the "except in Nebraska" line. https://yewtu.be/watch?v=DgJS2tQPGKQ

nantucketebooks, 14 days ago to gaming

Looking for a paid writing assignment? Do you like #pinball or retro arcade #gaming? Would you like to write for a publication that's DRM-free and uses only #freesoftware?

Quarter Up is a free online newsletter published by Nantucket E-Books. I tend to look for articles in one of three areas:

• Articles on the history of a particular game or company.

• Interviews with someone in the business.

• Commentary on the places where life and pinball/arcades intersect.

Email njb@nantucketebooks.com

nantucketebooks, 14 days ago to gaming

Check out the latest issue of #quarterup, now on Nantucket E-Books. Quarter Up is a free online newsletter dedicated to #pinball and vintage arcade #gaming. https://nantucketebooks.com/quarterup-6 Cover art by Chris Bordenca.

nantucketebooks, 15 days ago to random

Russell Crowe will be in two exorcism movies in as many years, and they are unrelated to each other.

lowqualityfacts, 15 days ago to random

I love Jason Statham.
https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

nantucketebooks, 15 days ago to random

Issue #6 of #quarterup has been published! Share it far and wide!

https://nantucketebooks.com/quarterup-6.

In this issue:

• In Memory of Buffalo (1951-2024) by Nicholas Bernhard
• Coverage of ATG Expo 2024 in Waco, TX by AT Gonzalez
• Classified Ads
• The History and Legacy of Konami's Roc'n Rope by Leland Tursi
• Views From the Road
• Is Pinball a Sport? by Buffalo
• Reader Response to Last Issue's Sinistar Article
• Events Calendar
• Cover art by Chris Bordenca

nantucketebooks, 16 days ago to random

The next issue of #quarterup will be published tomorrow! Lots of great articles in this sixth issue. https://nantucketebooks.com/quarterup

nantucketebooks, 17 days ago to random

The next issue of #QuarterUp is just two days away.

Visit https://nantucketebooks.com/quarterup to subscribe on RSS.

Articles in this issue:

• Coverage of ATG Expo in Waco, TX by @atgonzalez
• The history and legacy of Konami's Roc'n Rope by Leland Tursi
• Is Pinball a Sport? by Buffalo
• Events Calendar
• Responses to last issue's Sinistar article

kyle, 17 days ago to random

It looks like Framework is going to expand their product line beyond laptops. With a new $18M investment, my hunch is a phone (that number sounds about right for a solid attempt), but my hope (for their sake) is a tablet.

While it would be nice for Fairphone to see some competition, phones are such a complex product that you can easily go down an expensive rabbit hole that's hard to emerge from.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/23/24138475/framework-laptop-product-categories-new

nantucketebooks, 18 days ago to random

Hello PHP my old friend,
Looks like I'm brushing up again,
Because a vision softly reborn,
A client said they'd really like a form,

And the vision, that has caused this mental block,
I cannot flock()
At least it's freely licensed

amin, 19 days ago to random

Is it just me or should it be really easy to provide cheap, high-quality static site hosting with unlimited sites on custom domains/subdomains?

I kinda wanna start up a service where people can get that for, like, $12/yr. It wouldn't make me much money, sure, but it would prove a point.

hm. I was saying that as a joke but now I'm seriously considering it. If I were to start up something like that, is there anything here who'd be interested? Would probably need at least a couple dozen people to make it financially stable.

negative12dollarbill, 3 months ago to random

If it's #STFUfriday everyone should watch this video again. Actual concrete examples, a cop and a lawyer both telling you the same thing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-7o9xYp7eE