Don't forget the Kalimpura ARC caption contest [ jlake.com | LiveJournal ]

Your Secret Story - Theodora Goss on being, well, human.

Banknote Engraver - This is pretty cool.

Diamond Planet Found-Part of "Whole New Class?" - A diamond as big as the Ritz.

Large asteroid Vesta once had molten core, magnetic field - Meteor from Vesta's surface shows ( Read more... )

Don't forget the Kalimpura ARC caption contest [ jlake.com | LiveJournal ]

Men and Women Really Do See Things Differently - Hmm. (Via Art Guru James Gurney.)

The fast and the flexible: Graphene foam batteries charge quickly - Capacity on par with existing lithium batteries, but charges in 15 minutes.

ISS^3 - Mmm, CubeSats.

Bulletproof vest gets ( Read more... )

Don't forget the Kalimpura ARC caption contest [ jlake.com | LiveJournal ]

Inside the Original Space Dive: Joseph Kittinger on 1960 Record Jump - Record-setter's personal account in classic National Geographic article.

Hacker cracks 4 million hotel locks with 'James Bond Dry Erase Marker' -

Topology: The Secret Ingredient In The Latest Theory ( Read more... )

Don't forget the Kalimpura ARC caption contest [ jlake.com | LiveJournal ]

Honeyed Words by my good friend J.A. Pitts has won the Gaylactic Spectrum Award for Best New Novel - Go give him some love.

A Steampunk Wristwatch I Would Love to Afford - Clickety clack. (Via ( Read more... )

Advance Reading Copies copies of Kalimpura (a/k/a Green book 3) have arrived. We all know what that means - a giveaway via caption contest! So I hereby declare another one of those suckers, based on a photo from this chemo weekend. Your challenge is to write a caption that answers the question "Why is Jay wearing a bank robber mask, Ray-bans and ( Read more... )

What's your favorite joke? Leave it in comments.

Sometime next week, I'll pick a few I like and we'll run a poll, with books and stuff for the winning jokes.

Make me laugh, people! Make me laugh!

This probably doesn't need to be said, but though I have a very broad sense of humor, and enjoy jokes about sex, religion or politics, I will ( Read more... )

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Endurance Sweepstakes! - tor.com with a giveaway of my forthcoming book.

Amazon Signs Up Authors, Writing Publishers Out of Deal - Amazon.com has taught readers that they do not need bookstores. Now it is encouraging writers to cast aside their publishers. (Via several sources, including my Dad.)

What killed Steve Jobs? - Pharyngula with more on ( Read more... )

A few weeks ago, I announced an Endurance ARC contest [ jlake.com | LiveJournal ]. Only three brave readers entered the contest, which kind of croggles me, so I’m declaring three co-winners!

The winning entries are:

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Yesterday’s “Flash me, baby” blog post [ jlake.com | LiveJournal ] was fun. Thank you to everyone who played along with flash bits, WIPs and discovery draft snippets.

My favorites are by Joe Richardson, Jim Van Pelt, and Ruthanne Reid. I’ll give top honors to Joe, just for the heck of it.

Joe, give me your contact info and I’ll drop an Endurance ( Read more... )