BurningbirdRecovered from the Wayback Machine. Sometimes I enjoy writing; other times, I hate being a writer. For those of you who think it would be just wonderful to publish a book: think again. There’s few things that can make you more vulnerable than to work your butt off on something and then have it trivialized, […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I apologize for late replies to emails and such. I’ve not been checking either email or weblog posts that frequently lately, and will only be doing so erratically for the next couple of months. If I don’t reply, don’t think me rude. Well, don’t think me rude only because I’m not replying […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I received my first author copy of Learning JavaScript this week and it’s now for sale at Amazon and elsewhere, though it may take a few days to reach full stock. O’Reilly really moved on this book in order to get it into the store shelves before the Christmas rush. Just in […]
Sometimes life is good, and sometimes it’s less so. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow understood this. Into every life, a little bug must fall. Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sand of time; Footprints, that perhaps another, Sailing o’er life’s solenm main, […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I don’t remember this being written about anywhere, and I don’t know how old the ability is, but you can now add comments to individual product reviews at Amazon. As an author, what a wonderful way of responding to comments on one’s work. For others, what a great way to get […]