Monthly Archives: September 2006

“But the splogosphere is now growing faster”

Posted on September 7, 2006 by Kirsten

Wired has a piece up by Charles C. Mann on splogs — spam blogs. Lots of interesting stats about the blogosphere and how spammers are monkeying around with it to make a quick buck. The piece also mentions Akismet, the … Continue reading →

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Sigmund’s long goodbye

Posted on September 7, 2006 by Kirsten

Right about the time I transferred to the state school where I’d earn my B.A. (SUNY Geneseo) the college mandated a two-semester Western Civ course of all of its students. (It realized it could no longer assume its freshmen had … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Science, Spirituality | 3 Comments

Who’s telling this story, anyway

Posted on September 4, 2006 by Kirsten

The last two novels I’ve finished were written in the first person, but with my new WIP I’m trying third. I’ve been struggling a little bit and finally today I realized why. With the first person POV, I didn’t have … Continue reading →

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Next up: chick lit is devil’s spawn

Posted on September 3, 2006 by Kirsten

Rebecca Swain, blogging at the Orlando Sentinal, has posted about this anonymous & rather painful rant, Chick Lit is Hurting America. Swain writes The argument is this: Chick lit is a type of ideological state apparatus used by the elite … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | 2 Comments