These days, tales of what Facebook did with its users during the singularity are commonly used to scare naughty children in Wales.

The accolade of your peers is very exciting, always. There's lots of good stuff on the ballot.

... the Kindle is a "roach motel" device: its license terms and DRM ensure that books can check in, but they can't check out.

... I think that I was too self-centered to ever develop good skills as a peacemaker. In my younger days, I assumed that it was because I was smarter than everyone else, with no patience for explaining things in short words for mouthbreathers who just didn't get it.

The first casualty of any battle is the plan of attack.

Write even when the world is chaotic. You don’t need a cigarette, silence, music, a comfortable chair, or inner peace to write. You just need ten minutes and a writing implement.

Technology giveth and technology taketh away.