For my European friends. My husband had a conversation while he was in Japan this year with some fellow travelers who originated in Europe. The talk turned to high speed internet, and it seems in at least some places in Europe, average high speed downloads are as fast as 100mb per second, with average cost somewhere in the $15-20 per month range ( Read more... )

Hey, interwebs, I need help ( Read more... )

Okay. I'm making a new header for my LJ, and I NEED something to make that heavy fog look, like the fog machine makes on the show. A brush, or something. Help a girl out, LJ!

A question for all you authors, or writers who may have been through this - my crit partner, woodrunner has run into an unusual (to us newbies) request from the agent currently reading her full manuscript. She could sure use some advice before she fullfills their request.

So. Say, on a ship (in this case a space ship) when the elevator or lift from one deck to another doesn't work, what is that ladder thing you can climb instead called? You see it in all sorts of SF movies/TV shows. I don't think "ladder" is right, but damn if the words to call it by don't completely escape me at the moment.

Okay, all knowing f-list ( Read more... )

So, say you're in a civil war in the far future, and both sides are fighting over a mining colony, because the depostis are too rich to give up to "the other side". And the current government wins the day, but the colony decides to fire on any ships they send down ( Read more... )

There must be some way to filter one's twitter list, yes? So you don't always have to scroll through every single person you're following to catch up on a few you are looking for?

Hmmm. Maybe someone out there will have some good suggestions.

A friend of mine has, in partnership with another woman, sponsored a local event this Halloween, the Albany Masquerade, a Masquerade Ball at a local venue that will include live music, etc, with proceeds to benefit SMART - a literacy program here in Oregon designed to help kids better ( Read more... )

Help me, oh f-list ( Read more... )