“So, you’re in love with one of your friends, but she has a boyfriend and probably wouldn’t have sex with you anyway.” Step Seven: When she enters the room pretend to be unconscious. Allow her to turn you over and try to wake you for a few seconds before you open your eyes. The injuries to your body will serve as a distraction to your nakedness. She will be more concerned about your wellbeing instead of fearing the naked man in her room. ...
Max Barry (my favourite Australian author) is experimenting with publishing a ‘real time serial’ online, I guess kinda along the lines of how novels were published in days of yore. Depending on how it goes, you’ll be able to buy the full thing later, as a way to support the author directly. Launches tomorrow, so sign up now!
Are you a news junkie? Looks like PressDisplay is the site for you. So… much… information…
Authors’ Guild claims copyright on a computer reading a book out loud through text-to-speech: “They don’t have the right to read a book out loud,” said Paul Aiken, executive director of the Authors Guild. “That’s an audio right, which is derivative under copyright law.” What the fug? I hope the cognitive dissonance in this guy’s head didn’t stop him from reading to his kids. If he has any.
Amazon releases the Kindle 2 - I have to say, this looks miles better than the previous model. Ars Technica & NY Times have more - now, when are they bringing this down under?