Will Shetterly's Blog, page 152
June 3, 2013
googling yourself is like masturbation: most people do it
Reputation Management and Social Media | Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project: "More than half (57%) of adult internet users say they have used a search engine to look up their name and see what information was available about them online, up from 47% who did so in 2006."
That's from 2010. If the trend has continued, the actual number is higher now.
That's from 2010. If the trend has continued, the actual number is higher now.
June 1, 2013
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May 20, 2013
unpacking my previous Star Trek post, plus a Khan observation
1. Both villains were insufficiently established. Using Pike instead of Marcus would've deepened the part of the bad Star Fleet captain, and it would've allowed a little more time in the film to develop Khan.
2. Women fared badly. Uhura's attempt to bluff the Klingons should've worked, and any new woman added to the cast should've been memorable for more than her underwear. I was not a fan of Star Trek: The Next Generation (I rarely had access to a TV when it was being broadcast), but I though...
2. Women fared badly. Uhura's attempt to bluff the Klingons should've worked, and any new woman added to the cast should've been memorable for more than her underwear. I was not a fan of Star Trek: The Next Generation (I rarely had access to a TV when it was being broadcast), but I though...
unpacking my previous Star Trek post, plus Cumberbatch's Khan
1. Both villains were insufficiently established. Using Pike instead of Marcus would've deepened the part of the bad Star Fleet captain, and it would've allowed a little more time in the film to develop Khan.
2. Women fared badly. Uhura's attempt to bluff the Klingons should've worked, and any new woman added to the cast should've been memorable for more than her underwear. I was not a fan of Star Trek: The Next Generation (I rarely had access to a TV when it was being broadcast), but I though...
2. Women fared badly. Uhura's attempt to bluff the Klingons should've worked, and any new woman added to the cast should've been memorable for more than her underwear. I was not a fan of Star Trek: The Next Generation (I rarely had access to a TV when it was being broadcast), but I though...
May 17, 2013
if Abrams hired me to do a pass on Star Trek Into Darkness
If you just want the quick advice about whether to see the movie: if you liked the first, you'll like the second, but don't think too much about the plot.
Here be spoilers.
If I was revising the script, but had to keep to the basic outline:
1. I would've made Pike the bad Federation officer so Kirk would've had to defeat his father-surrogate.
2. I would've made the new woman a Security officer because she was too blatantly redundant, especially for a character who may be returning.
3. I would've e...
Here be spoilers.
If I was revising the script, but had to keep to the basic outline:
1. I would've made Pike the bad Federation officer so Kirk would've had to defeat his father-surrogate.
2. I would've made the new woman a Security officer because she was too blatantly redundant, especially for a character who may be returning.
3. I would've e...
May 15, 2013
May 14, 2013
Are poor people invisible to science fiction fandom?
Convention fandom isn't cheap—two adults who want to go to a major US convention that's not local should plan to drop a thousand dollars or more on transportation, hotel, and meals. Travelling to distant cons simply isn't possible for many Americans. Even local cons are unaffordable for many—remember that in addition to the US's millions of unemployed folks, the working poor, who earn less than the poverty line, number 46.2 million.
I know of three fannish organizations that cover convent...
I know of three fannish organizations that cover convent...
