Charlie Huston's Blog, page 96

"In the wake of the US surveillance scandal revealed by the US whistleblower Edward Snowden, Russia..."

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In the wake of the US surveillance scandal revealed by the US whistleblower Edward Snowden, Russia is planning to adopt a foolproof means of avoiding global electronic snooping: by reverting to paper.

The Federal Guard Service (FSO), a powerful body tasked with protecting Russia’s highest-ranking officials, has recently put in an order for 20 Triumph Adler typewriters, the Izvestiya newspaper reported.

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- Russian guard service reverts to typewriters after NSA leaks | World news | guardian.co....

Overheard at Comic Con

From a (literally) gap toothed hillbilly paparazzo: “There are two decent names on AmTrak right now, and one of them’s William Shatner."

mares-nest-x:IllustrationsI know it doesn’t seem like...

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Illustrations

I know it doesn’t seem like it, but I really have to employ a great deal of self restraint to keep from reblogging every single one of these.

Me at Comic Con San Diego

I’m going.

One panel: Keep ‘Em at the Edge of Their Seats (not my title): Thursday, 4-5pm, Room 25ABC.

I’ll be in the signing hall right after.

Doing a signing at the Hatchette booth on Friday at 3pm, booth #1118.

And that’s it.

Happy to sign anything and as much as you have of it.

residentinmaps:On admitting what I am for the first timeYep.

residentinmaps:

On admitting what I am for the first time

Yep.

The Leone Quote That Programmed My Brain

Back in the VHS era I saw “Once Upon A Time in America" for the first of many times. As much as the movie struck me, I was bowled over by a brief quote from Sergio Leone on the back of the cassette box. I’ve been paraphrasing it in ever briefer manner for decades now. I did so again last night, and Kelly Sue Deconnick has requested the entire quote. In the end I had to search for the VHS edition for sale on eBay until I found one that had a picture of the back of the box, blow it...

kellysue:(Photo by @brianmbendis) Met Charlie Huston last...

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(Photo by @brianmbendis)

Met Charlie Huston last night for the first time and man oh man, everything people say about him is absolutely true. You could not meet a warmer, more delightful—or more charming!—human being. I think if we were to put him in a room with Ben Saunders, universes might implode.

Thanks to everyone who came out! And if you weren’t able to make it, be sure to pick upSkinnerright here.

(Charlie also demonstrates one of favorite qualities in a writer: he listens as we...

mares-nest-x:IllustrationsI want there to be a story book...

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Illustrations

I want there to be a story book that goes with these so I can read it to my daughter.

A reminder that I will be having a terrific time this evening...

A reminder that I will be having a terrific time this evening talking with great people. And if you live in the Portland area you are invited to please join us.

thisistheverge:Autonomous X-47B drone successfully lands on...

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Autonomous X-47B drone successfully lands on Navy aircraft carrier for the first time

Score one more for our robot overlords: the US Navy’s next-generation autonomous drone, the X-47B, successfully landed on the deck of the USS George H.W. Bush today during a milestone test run off the coast of Virginia. Following another historic test which took place in May, the feat makes the drone the first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to both take off and land on an aircraft carrier, openi...