May
03
2010
Black Gate has arrived!
Received issue 14 of Black Gate and have started reading it. The magazine is a print magazine but given the expense of using the postal system, I elected to continue my subscription via PDF. So far happy with it. Formatting is good, I’ll test it on a variety of devices and give an update later.
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Apr
07
2010
Randy Cohen — I agree with you!
There’s been a *bit* of discussion in regards to Randy Cohen, writer of the “Ethicist” column at the New York Times who advised someone that had downloaded a pirated eBook of a Stephen King book he already owned that ethically he had done an ‘okay’ thing. Opinions vary, some like Victoria Strauss finding it objectionable, [...]
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Feb
25
2010
Online magazines, I’d love to read, but cannot
There are a number of fine online magazines containing high quality stories from both established pros and writers who will be pros in the future. Beneath Ceaseless Skies*, Fantasy, and Strange Horizons are just a few of the titles I’d like to read.
But I don’t.**
Okay, Brent must be one of those old fashioned tree-hugging, [...]
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