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Watching time, the only true currency // A journal from John B. Roberts

Month: June 2003

  • If I were a software…

    …this article (Shareware Amateurs vs. Shareware Professionals)would be more interesting. But it’s not bad even though I’m not a developer.

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  • Just trolling for links? (article praising bloggers)

    Why is everything a “vs.” issue? Meaning, party A vs. party B? The whole “journalists vs. bloggers” schtick is getting older by the minute. But if you want traffic to your news site, write an article either praising or condemning bloggers, and all the bloggers will link to you. See? 😉

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  • When I Was Cruel

    Elvis Costello’s newest CD, courtesy of Peter, delivered by Daniel. Thanks to them both.

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  • BOOK: The Collected Stories of…

    In Middlebury, Vermont last weekend, I picked up The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge. I’d read Marooned in Realtime already, so his stellar reputation was corroborated by personal experience. I like short fiction when it’s more story than mood. These are. I’ll also have to follow up sometime about the Singularity. Vinge referred to it…

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