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| bio | website | binaryredneck.net |
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| location | Indianapolis, IN | |
| age | 30 | |
| visits | member for | 2 years, 6 months |
| seen | Oct 15 '11 at 2:49 | |
| stats | profile views | 108 |
Just a computer geek who occasionally likes to play with the non-math side of the brain. :)
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Apr 12 |
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What makes a good action scene? A more aggressive edit than I usually do, but worth doing to dig an excellent question out of an overly-forumlike post. |
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Apr 10 |
awarded | Cleanup |
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Apr 10 |
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Initial Writing Medium Rolled back to previous revision, which appropriately asked for a "best" recommendation. Second revision was way off topic -- "let's discuss" is not what SE is about, it's about answering questions. |
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Apr 10 |
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Initial Writing Medium rolled back to a previous revision |
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Apr 10 |
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Do I need to register my work to retain copyright? -1 Because, as edited, this post attributes a number of problems to copyright law that are not part of the statutes, but instead part of contracts that some people are dumb enough to sign. The solution is already legal: don't sign an unfair agreement. |
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Mar 29 |
answered | How many writers use fountain pens/dip pens today? |
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Mar 28 |
answered | What's your favorite keyboard? |
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Mar 12 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Mar 3 |
awarded | Self-Learner |
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Jan 30 |
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How does a code monkey become a novelist? Rewording to try to make this make more sense to English majors; ironic since the target audience will parse it just fine as-is. |
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Jan 30 |
answered | How does a code monkey become a novelist? |
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Jan 29 |
reviewed | Approve suggested edit on As a non-native English speaker, Is it better to get translated or get copyedited for long texts? |
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Jan 29 |
reviewed | Approve suggested edit on How do you meet a writing quota? |
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Jan 28 |
answered | What is the preferred way to type out ellipses? |
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Jan 20 |
awarded | Nice Question |
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Jan 13 |
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Is it worth switching to Dvorak? I switch back and forth between Dvorak and QWERTY pretty easily. It just takes a few minutes to "click". |
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Jan 13 |
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Will e-books prevent books from going out of print (and rights from reverting)? @Ralph Keep in mind that most fiction is still equally relevant two years later, and great fiction is still relevant two hundred years later. Technology changes fast. Apart from The Cathedral and the Bazaar and The Art of Computer Programming, I can't think of a computer book that held relevance over a matter of decades. (For example, The Definitive Guide To Drupal 7 will have limited popularity once Drupal 8 comes out, and be totally irrelevant after Drupal 7 hits end-of-life.) |
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Jan 12 |
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Will e-books prevent books from going out of print (and rights from reverting)? I find it interesting that you bring up O'Reilly here, as they have a reputation for being extremely flexible with authors. I've even seen them publish books that are also available under a Creative Commons license. |
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Jan 11 |
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Do multimedia-objects work well in electronical publishings of fictional writing? Avid readers generally read faster than a video or audio clip would present whatever they are meant to present, so even if working perfectly these would be considered by most annoying and disruptive. Also, many of us read to escape the sensory noise of our overly electronic world: if we wanted that stuff we would watch TV or Youtube or listen to the radio! |
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Jan 8 |
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What book review sites allow authors to send a copy of their books for reviews? Ahh, that I'm not sure about. |
