Stories 14 Jul 2014 11:34:04
I’ve been a long time reader of 365 tomorrows. Those tiny doses of fun new universes does a mind good, especially when taken daily.
And now I’ve added my own voice to that chorus with the flash fiction Keen Mind. Hope you like it!
Full story follows below, with parts that were removed to fit in 356’s 600 word limit crossed out.
Rants 11 Jun 2014 21:38:05
On Tuesday 3rd, 2014, I finally concluded that I just don’t enjoy rock concerts or music festivals. They’re just not the kind of emotional experience that they apparently are for many others. I long suspected this, but since I’ve mostly been to concerts where I didn’t really care much about the music, I couldn’t really draw any conclusions.
This time, though, Raven and I went to the Metallica By Request mini-festival in Horsens, Denmark – and I really like a lot of Metallica’s music.
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Reviews 22 Apr 2014 10:00:30
Sage of Shadowdale book series is awful to meh.
The first two books (Elminster Must Die; Bury Elminster Deep) drone on with pointless action that takes place sneaking into and escaping out of the Cormyr palace so many times I stopped counting, and it doesn’t set up anything interesting either. The two books could be condensed to half a book, without losing anything. The only saving grace is that Ed Greenwood writes very well, so he manages to make it tolerable to read. Rating 2/5.
The last book (Elminster Enraged) is much better, but still not very good. Most of the pointless plotless meandering was left out, so it’s at least working towards some clear goals. Too bad the main goal was a heavily foreshadowed deus ex machina – just because we know it’s coming, doesn’t really make it ok, especially not if you then don’t take the time to flesh it out. The ending that should have been a grand majestic resurrection, instead just falls flat. Rating 3/5.
How people have rated these books as high as Ed Greenwood’s earlier works like Cormyr or the Elminster Ascending series, I just can’t fathom.
Random &Rants 10 Jan 2014 17:25:23
There is an ongoing Public Consultation on the review of the EU copyright rules questionnaire with deadline February 5th, 2014, and here are my answers. I did not answer all questions; some due to lack of opinion, some due to lack of standing, and some due to lack of knowledge about the domain.
Code &Random 06 Jan 2014 15:53:14
I recently stumbled upon the well known Programmer Competency Matrix again, so I figured this time I’d store where I think I fit on it. I’ll use the linear 0-3 scale, since that’s easier for the in-between values.
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