HedgeMage

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Just a computer geek who occasionally likes to play with the non-math side of the brain. :)

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May 30	answered	Organizing your Universe?
May 23	comment	Which Pen Is Best For Writing/Signing Important Documents? @Ralph That question was off-topic because it was about computing equipment (a printer) which is already covered on Super-User. I can't think of another Stack site that would handle questions about writing instruments in this context.
May 22	comment	Which Pen Is Best For Writing/Signing Important Documents? ...If @Boris_yo really meant to ask about writing, I'd encourage him to re-submit something worded better. I'd start by clarifying what is menat by "regular pens" as there are rollerballs, ball points, dip pens, fountain pens, felt-tip pens, porous-point pens, and so on available in addition to gel pens. Then, I'd try to find a way to more clearly relate the question to writing and make it more objective, e.g. "How do I keep my longhand drafts/notes as clear as they were when written? Is ball point, gel, or some other type of pen more resilient in the face of age, spills, UV, etc.?"
May 22	comment	Which Pen Is Best For Writing/Signing Important Documents? @Ralph Well, pens as writing tools are on topic, but I'm not sure that's being asked here. It seems like it's more financial or legal -- i.e. what is most resistant to tampering -- or possibly scrapbooking -- i.e. what will remain beautiful after years of age and handling.
May 19	revised	Is there any point in learning to write in cursive? added 30 characters in body
May 18	comment	Designing a book The answer depends a lot on what methods you are most comfortable with. Do you plan to carefully hand-copy the poems in a nice script, then hand-bind and cover it? Do you plan to use a one-off printer like lulu.com? If the latter, are you only comfortable using a word processing program or do you want to go so far as to learn a typesetting system such as TeX or LaTeX?
May 18	revised	Is there any point in learning to write in cursive? added 128 characters in body
May 18	answered	Is there any point in learning to write in cursive?
May 18	revised	Is there any point in learning to write in cursive? retagged.
May 13	revised	How can one get better at copywriting? A little clean-up since the audience changed with migration
May 13	comment	Crowdsourcing for writers ? Jason, I think you are getting at something that would fit well on the site, but StackExchange sites are designed to get concrete answers to concrete questions. You haven't phrased an answerable question here, so we can't give you answers. Try editing your question to be a complete sentence, and as specific as possible. We can vote to re-open when it's in a form that works in our format!
May 11	answered	What are some strategies for developing basic writing skills? Beginning Writing (again)
May 11	revised	Is there an accepted format for comedy sketch writing? edited title
May 7	answered	Online technical writing classes
May 4	comment	How much time do you spend writing one page on average? Closed as off-topic: this is a Q&A site, not a place to take surveys. Perhaps you can reformulate your question in a way that doesn't violate the guidelines in our FAQ.
Apr 13	comment	How could I share my lyrics? @James: There are excellent instructions in the Creative Commons FAQ.
Apr 12	comment	Where to look for ESL writers and copyeditors? I did file the last close vote, because this gets too close to recommending specific services (a shopping question is off-topic). However, I'd enthusiastically re-open if someone wants to edit this to be more about how to evaluate a good editor or something less along the lines of "where/who do I get good editing from"
Apr 12	answered	How could I share my lyrics?
Apr 12	comment	Do I need to register my work to retain copyright? ...(cont.) The difference between hackers and other authors is that we already know we don't need a publisher to make money. They can make our lives a lot easier and happier if they are the right publisher, but that's not a reason to sign on with a bad one.
Apr 12	comment	Do I need to register my work to retain copyright? @Aaron That's simply not true, because you are forgetting an important factor: a significant number of people make emotional rather than rational decisions. As proof that it doesn't have to work that way, take a look at any big tech publisher that deals with a significant number of open-source topics. We hackers aren't big on being told what to do; the publisher must have a respectable value proposition. Common contract terms include releasing the work under a CC license, offering free ebooks from a project website, writing in the open on the web with community feedback, etc. ...