On Spammers and Scammers

This evening I made an intriguing discovery. A post I had made — on my favorite short story, “Lean Times in Lankhmar” — has been “scraped.” What that means is this. Someone else has taken that post, and published it on a blog. Specifically, a blog about making money. Sometimes called a “splog,” short forContinue reading “On Spammers and Scammers”

On EB Games and Robberies

I sometimes read Kotaku, a video game news blog. I know, it’s surprising — I can’t tell you the last time I turned on my XBox, yet I still stay somewhat informed of goings-on in the game industry. This headline shocked me. GameStop Manager Killed During Robbery. The facts are these. An armed robber enteredContinue reading “On EB Games and Robberies”

On Two Doctors

The Fifth Doctor. The Tenth Doctor. Steven Moffat. Children In Need. The Fifth Doctor! The Tenth Doctor! Children in Need! Two! Doctors! 😀 David Tennant’s Tenth Doctor is set to meet Peter Davison’s Fifth Doctor in a special scene commissioned for BBC One’s Children in Need. The scene, entitled Time Crash, was written by awardContinue reading “On Two Doctors”