Ladies and Gentlemen of America, I have a news flash for you. The Constitution Is. It exists, it is interpreted by the Supreme Court, and nothing short of a Constitutional Amendment is going to change that. Stop trying to make arguments that it isn’t. To the Left: like it or lump it, the Second Amendment…
Assorted Ramblings (blog)
The Law of Superefficient Reactions
“For every internet action, there is a greater and opposite reaction.” There. I’ve boiled it down for you. You want an explanation? OK, let’s get into the math of this thing. Let’s say Alex makes an argument on the internet, which we will take as A. Now, A could be basically any position at all, and…
Final Thoughts on Sasquan, The World SF&F Convention 2015
Frog and I had a wonderful, amazing convention. We got to meet fans we didn’t know we had, sell many books, hang out with authors and friends, find more people who share our interests, and even attend a few room parties. It was a beautiful, smokey, unforgettable experience. Conventions always remind me why I started…
On Collateral Damage
Let me talk to you for a moment about Jennifer Brozek. Now, I’ve been going to panels with Jennifer for a couple of years. She’s an amazing speaker, she’s a hell of a gamer, and she is amazing at what she does. She has nothing to do with the Sad Puppy or Rapid Puppy or any kind…
WorldCon Report, Day 3: Into the Smoke
So, day 3 was supposed to be simple. I had one job to do. That job, by the way, was to drink beer, an activity that I perform on occasion with no obligation whatsoever. Well, that and work sgt-at-arms for the Business Meeting, which was fun but uneventful (wait for Day 5). No, Friday was shaping up to…
WorldCon Report, Day 1: The drumbeat begins
Alright, day one of Worldcon was a slow start. Jessica Rising was awesome enough to show Esther and I a sneaky way to get in the registration line before the doors to the convention center opened, thus insuring that we did not actually have to wait in said line for more than a couple of…
Meritocracy
The Supremes issued a couple big opinions this week. Then the country basically lit itself on fire. There’s a lot of celebration, and rightly so. There’s also a lot of hatred from the right for the judicial authority which has so finally demolished the debate. The legal issues are done. Gay marriage is now legal….
What’s with the sudden rage on Twitter?
Alright, I’ve gone kind of off the rails live-tweeting this horrific CLE I’m a part of. We’re on lunch break, now, so I’m going to break my thoughts down in a form that isn’t limited to 140 characters. The NACDL is the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. In theory, it’s an organization that exists…
I Just Had My Ass Handed to Me By A Children’s Movie.
I’ve always been kind of a Pixar fan. They do good films over there, and basically everyone knows it. Up, when it came out, hit me like a truck. I still can’t watch it again. It’s a movie about loss, and it’s simply one of the most depressing things I’ve ever watched. That’s not the…
The Streisand Effect
In 2003, Barbara Streisand sued a photographer for posting pictures of her beachfront home on the internet without her permission. The photo was part of a 12,000 photograph collection, meant for the purpose of detailing shoreline erosion in California. It was small, obscure, and nobody cared about it. Yet in her zealous defense of her privacy,…