Marked is a previewer for Markdown files. Use it with your favorite text editor and it updates every time you save. With robust features for previewing, reviewing and exporting beautiful documents, you can work in plain text while reveling in rich formatting. via Marked 2 – Smarter tools for smarter writers I hate clutter on… Continue reading I only keep one app in my Mac’s dock
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Why does an app that shows which planes are in the sky above you make a difference?
‘Why would anyone need to know what planes are flying above your head?’ I muttered. Gus replied without looking up: ‘So you know who you’re waving at, Mommy.’ via How One Boy With Autism Became BFF With Apple’s Siri – NYTimes.com
Philip K. Dick’s Upon The Dull Earth
Upon The Dull Earth is a fun read for this time of year about an angel encounter. Sort of.
Weight, privilege, numbers, and meaning
For now, all I want to say it that I keep my life beautifully peaceful through conscious choices that keep the broader culture from filtering into my life. via Wish 277: join the resistance! on The Fluent Self Read this article about why choosing to ignore your weight is a very good thing. Also, check… Continue reading Weight, privilege, numbers, and meaning
Publishing’s Unsung Heroes: Copy Editors by Holly Robinson
And for those of you who are self-publishing books, some advice: if you have any extra funds, do yourselves a favor and hire a copy editor. Your books — and your reputation as a writer — will be better because of it. via Huff Post Books Yep.
How the Gun on the Original Duck Hunt Game Worked
If you’ve ever played Duck Hunt or any of the other NES games that used the NES Zapper gun, you probably at one point or another wondered how the game actually knows where on the TV you are aiming the gun when you pulled the trigger. It turns out, the method for accomplishing this is… Continue reading How the Gun on the Original Duck Hunt Game Worked
Free Books For Getting Into The Spirit Of The Season
Open Culture has kindly collected some of the scariest books available and made them available to you through their site. You’ve still got time to get in the mood by enjoying some Edgar Allan Poe or H. P. Lovecraft stories before Halloween.
Sir, the possibility of successfully navigating this lawsuit is approximately 3,720 to 1.
Lucasfilm is attempting to block a trademark on one of Empire Brewery Co.’s, signature beers, “Strikes Bock.” The bock beer’s title when combined with the bar’s namesake makes for a pun on the 1980 “Star Wars” sequel (or fifth film in the series, depending on who you ask) “Empire Strikes Back.” via Lucasfilm disputes brewery’s… Continue reading Sir, the possibility of successfully navigating this lawsuit is approximately 3,720 to 1.
No Logos — First Today, Then Tomorrow
I agree with Randy on this one: But I’ll be damned if you think that I’m going to pay top dollar to buy your stuff or to display the name of a celebrity or some corporate message on my body. via No Logos — First Today, Then Tomorrow
U.S. elected officials don’t actually control the government
The ultimate problem is the pervasive political ignorance on the part of the American people. And indifference to the threat that is emerging from these concealed institutions. That is where the energy for reform has to come from: the American people. Not from government. Government is very much the problem here. The people have to… Continue reading U.S. elected officials don’t actually control the government