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Creative Commons + Attribution

There’s a useful article up at WikiHow on attribution and Creative Commons licenses. It lacks the jargon of some other texts I’ve read, and I think it would be helpful to anyone who uses or creates work available under CC. See http://ping.fm/EZ9Kh

Recommended Reading: 08/29/08

In How do YOU RP around game mechanics? on the Turbine forums, Hitorichan discusses the necessity of occasionally setting aside game mechanics to effectively roleplay in a MMO. Anubias adds that using a random number generator (/roll in LotRO) for a set number of rounds can essentially balance combat between players, when it is [...]

Recommended Reading: 08-22-08

I chuckled at A Treatise on Punt Beasts, by Lord Dredd. This treatise details the ecology of the Punt Beast. While some might be inclined to snark, “Punt Beasts, Bah, Blending, Bad Form!” it’s all written In Character.

A “Swift” Course of Action by Soerl Lute shows some history for a character I’ve always [...]

Positive / Negative

I don’t walk around smiling all the time. In fact, I rarely smile.  But I do try to look for the positive things in my life, particularly when I’m feeling negative.  This doesn’t mean I’m wearing blinders or rose-tinted glasses.  I’m definitely not the happiest person in the world — far from it.  I am [...]

Recommended Reading: 07-18-08

Starred in my Google Reader:

First, Arborio Rice Pudding with Cinnamon-Cardamom Streusel is another recipe from Sugar Plum that I really need to find time to try out.  It looks toe-curling good.

And then there’s Michael’s Simple Summer Pickles from Urban Garden Casual.  My cucumbers aren’t ripe yet, though. PICKLES!

While you’re thinking about pickles and pudding, read [...]

No mushy tomato for me.

At Tomato Casual, Vanessa Richins recently offered some answers to a reader’s question: What makes a tomato mushy?

The variety of tomato.
The environment the tomato was grown in.
Storing picked tomatoes in the fridge.

I was initially surprised by that last one.  Anyone who’s seen tomatoes swell and ripen quickly over a period of one or two [...]

Recommended Reading: 06-06-08

How to Take Turns in Collaborative Settings is a must-read for anyone who is working on a collaborative writing project or in a play-by-post or forum-based roleplaying game. It talks about how not to hog the scene. Capturing Fantasy has a wealth of advice relevant to online roleplaying and creative writing.

Screw You and Your [...]

Recommended Reading: 05-17-07

This week’s Recommended Reading list is a bizarre mix. Just click and see what you get. You’ll get no previews from me this time!

Where The Wild Things Are
13 Ways to Quickly Improve Your Decision-Making
Porta Hell No
New… and True… and Trite
Why my mom is the coolest
Time for a change

Let me know what you [...]

Recommended Reading: 05-02-2008

That infernal Rage, by Chryrie Nightstar at Dragon’s Mark shows a darker side of Chryrie than many have seen.

Were she her normal self, she would’ve been mortified at this behavior. Ashamed to even entertain such ideas. But she wasn’t her normal self right now, was she?

The market was vacant in the wee hours of the [...]

Recommended Reading: 04-25-08

The Search for the Compass, by Katheryne, Daugolozan and Zaleena Veil. The description and dialogue in this one are handled masterfully.

The heat of the bubbling water was reminiscent of the sulphuric swamps of his ancient home, the memories bringing a slow flexing of his claws. Ah, the exuberance of youth, winging through the sulpher and [...]