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Because We Don’t Get Enough Site Views…Plus, I’m Kinda a Dick

Written on 11 Mar, 2009 at 9:55 in General Nerdom | viewed times | 0 Comments

So the other day Tengu sends me the following e-mail, posted here in its entirety: So when is the good old NR going to start doing reviews like PA’s so you can get free swag like them? ... (Continue reading)

The Future Wave of Publishing is….wait for it…FREE F’ING BOOKS!

Written on 6 Mar, 2009 at 11:39 in General Nerdom | viewed times | 2 Comments

Remember when you could download the (most awesome) Neil Gaiman novel American Gods for free (it’s mentioned in there somewhere)? Well, that was just a single book, from a single author, for a finite period of time. Another publisher, however,... (Continue reading)

Tagged with: All Things Geek Arts of the Written Persuasion Film Free Books! The Digital Age The Future of Publishing Watchmen Intro Guide

Bookishness is in my blood…god help me

Written on 18 Feb, 2009 at 18:07 in General Nerdom | viewed times | 2 Comments

I mean, I have a master’s in English, an MFA in creative writing, teach writing and I work in a bookstore. You all (all six of you) know this. Everyday, though, I am starting to become ever more... (Continue reading)

Tagged with: Arts of the Written Persuasion Death of publishing eReaders James P Blaylock Knights of the Cornerstone Stephen King The Digital Age Writers, Authors, Various Wordsmiths

NR ReadyToRock 2009

Written on 1 Jan, 2009 at 0:00 in Random Normality | viewed times | 2 Comments

‘Allo all, Just dropping by to let you know that we hope everyone has enjoyed their wintery holidays, and despite the lack of updates lately (things like Kilian finishing his Masters degree, and oh, having a new child ((congratz and well... (Continue reading)

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Today in “The Slow Demise of All Media Not Digital” Google Books

Written on 29 Oct, 2008 at 8:52 in General Nerdom | viewed times | 0 Comments

See, the thing is, when you have more money than almost anybody (or any company) you can decide to blatantly disregard existing laws and do what you want. So, remember when Google said it would start scanning books into an online... (Continue reading)

Tagged with: Copyright Wrangling Digital Style Books Google Books The Digital Age World News

I miss Goliath still…

Written on 18 Aug, 2008 at 16:57 in General Nerdom | viewed times | 4 Comments

Greetings faithful Normalinauts, Gilgrim here… and sadly I have to admit that we have been really, really, really bad about updating the site as of late. I see that Kilian has made a public apology, but honestly aside from his insane... (Continue reading)

Tagged with: Absurdity of Life Announcements Arts of the Visual Persuasion Department of the Completely Obvious Excuses gilgrim The Digital Age

Gilgrim’s Machinations…and Other Thoughts

Written on 25 Jul, 2008 at 11:54 in General Nerdom | viewed times | 4 Comments

I’ve done it. Against my better judgement I finally “twitted” (is that the proper past tense of ‘to twitter’…i’m not sure). I originally signed up soon after gilgrim did, but actually did nothing with the service(?) due to... (Continue reading)

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I must, sadly, disagree with Nick Hornby.

Written on 14 Jul, 2008 at 14:22 in General Nerdom | viewed times | 7 Comments

I came across this Nick Hornby article (I would have found it eventually, but I’ve been remiss in not reading his blog in a while) by way of Mojo…by way of The Times. I’ve discussed eReaders here before, but now that... (Continue reading)

Tagged with: Arts of the Written Persuasion Bleak outlook for readers? Borders not to be confused with Borders eReaders Nick Hornby The Digital Age

Well look who’s here… or is he?

Written on 16 Apr, 2008 at 10:52 in General Nerdom | viewed times | 6 Comments

‘allo to all! Yes I know I haven’t really been around much lately, but I have the greatest excuse ever! No seriously, it really is, short of my own death, I think the birth of my own son would be... (Continue reading)

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More Rowling and the Nature of “Ownership” in this, the Digital Age.

Written on 15 Apr, 2008 at 14:46 in General Nerdom | viewed times | 6 Comments

First off, thanks to c and Kerri. How did I know that the Normalinauts would have my back? Although, as I watch the site views continue to bump up I was hoping that more people would leave comments. As... (Continue reading)

Tagged with: Harry Potter JK Rowling Neil Gaiman Nine Inch Nails Radiohead The Digital Age Writers, Authors, Various Wordsmiths

You may have noticed some changes…

Written on 10 Mar, 2008 at 8:30 in General Nerdom | viewed times | 1 Comment

So if you are reading this and thinking to yourself, wow the site looks different, that’s because it does, in fact, look different. Early (about 1 am) Saturday morning something happened to some of the data on the server,... (Continue reading)

Tagged with: Internets Failure The Digital Age Website Related Information

Some Musically Related Stuffs

Written on 4 Mar, 2008 at 11:39 in General Nerdom | viewed times | 0 Comments

Alan, over at the Newswire got to posting this before me, so I’m compelled to give him his due… Basically, Nine Inch Nails purposely released to BitTorrent the first in a four part series of instrumental albums. You can download... (Continue reading)

Tagged with: Digital Music Music Nine Inch Nails The Digital Age The Future of Record Companies The Shins

I’m DRUNK! Ha!

Written on 6 Jan, 2008 at 0:32 in General Nerdom | viewed times | 3 Comments

Actually, if you wish to get technical, I’m very middenedly-buzzed off of Trader Joe’s 2 Buck Chuck! Sadly, I would have preferred a Merlot or Pinot, but this 25 proof grape juice, Sauvignon will have to do… by the way,... (Continue reading)

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The settling of the dust

Written on 4 Jan, 2008 at 13:16 in General Nerdom | viewed times | 1 Comment

‘Allo Normalinauts! Sorry, I’m not sure what new moniker to give to our loyal, almost double digit readership here, but for now, I’m throwing Normalinaut into play to see how it fairs. Anyone else who has a better one they’d... (Continue reading)

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An End of a Year : An End of an Era

Written on 31 Dec, 2007 at 13:22 in General Nerdom | viewed times | 4 Comments

This was completed last Thursday, and seems to have finally gone up today… all in all I was surprised by the cancellation of the series, but the reasons for the cancellation are, well, not evident at this time. However, I... (Continue reading)

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