I know that it's Saturday and therefore a bad day for posting, but please, do read this entry and follow the links inside; it's important for fans, whether they are in the LotR fandom or not.

"(...) LOTRFanFiction.com is a fan fiction archive, just like TwilightArchives.com (another site I snapped up a couple of months ago).

The thinking is that I ( Read more... )

You know, that one?

Believe it or not, they're at it again. I wouldn't have noticed if they hadn't spammed the jackdav community. A quick check, and what did I find?

MERRY CHRISTMAS: WE'VE JUST SPAMMED YOUR COMMUNITY!

I can only repeat what I've said months ago: don't give them hits. Don't contribute. Let them wither and die. Most of us got used to cows, ( Read more... )

'Semi-Detached' finished - now keep your fingers crossed it will get accepted

Great article by Alex Beecroft: Fanfic to Pro-fic, musings

Chris Smith on self-critique

I've written an article for the wonderful Macaronis:

"The Kick-Ass Heroine Just Left The Ship" - do we hate women and sugar-coat history?

To them, romance is icky. It’s not intellectual. It’s written by women wearing fedoras and read by women with no career or too much time at hand. Romance is the equivalent to stepping barefoot on a slug.

My evil ( Read more... )

Some of you might have heard of a website called "Fahn Historie". I've misspelled it on purpose. I don't want that friggin' thing and its three-times cursed owner (partly bouncy on LJ, btw.) to get even one hit through anything I write or do ( Read more... )

Viacom Gets YouTube User Data

Google Must Divulge YouTube Log

Judge Protects YouTube's Source Code, Throws Users To The Wolves

Yes, yes, I know, "meh, what do I care as long as I can still watch videos" - but thanks to Judge Louis L. Stanton in New York (that will become important later on), Viacom has now the means to get directly on the chests of ( Read more... )

A belated HAPPY CANADA DAY to my beloved Canucks, and a HAPPY (though early) 4 JULY to my equally loved friends in the USA!
I'm slowly getting into the routine of things again. It's really a weird feeling if I look at my days now... previously, a regular Wednesday was getting up, being knackered, hands trembling for ten minutes, fighting my way ( Read more... )

Yes, yes, working on a personal update. Will follow later, as soon as my scanner works again ( Read more... )

I wanted to write something mocking and witty about

THIS ENTRY by theferrett, but unfortunately, I was too busy hitting my head on the desk ( Read more... )

To keep this fair, we should hear "the other side" as well:

LIVEJOURNAL REPLIES

No explanation has been given for the temporary modification of the "most popular" list, though. I suppose (hope!) for this, a separate post will follow.

Also, Anton Nossik has posted as well, explaining his point of view and commenting on the interview that has ( Read more... )