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August 26, 2019
Manly McManface: Endgame
I’ve sold 71 copies of Ed Mastery: Manly McManface edition. This means I owe the Grosse Pointe Soroptimists $71. Most of these were print sales, presumably as prank gifts because of the very manly cover. Rather than track sales of this book forever, I’ve rounded up the amount I donated to $250. I expect this …
August 21, 2019
“Sudo Mastery” and the new Tilted Windmill Press clothing line
Sudo Mastery, 2nd edition, is now complete. I’m doing the release slightly different this time, however. Unsubstantiated pervasive rumors have it that books sell better if they’re available in all formats. The ebook is always faster to arrive than the print, because electrons are instantaneous. I’ve put the ebook on preorder until 3 September, about …
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August 13, 2019
The Impending Demise of “PGP & GPG”
At fourteen years old, PGP & GPG is perhaps my oldest title still in print. And soon, it will be no more. The theory in the book is still good, but GnuPG has changed in the last decade and a half. The PGP version discussed in the book is no more. Best practices and use …
August 9, 2019
New novel out! “Terrapin Sky Tango,” aka “Butterfly Stomp Waltz 2”
Fire up the sirens and release the hounds, another novel has escaped! People have begged for a sequel to Butterfly Stomp Waltz for years. (Earthquake Kitten Kiss doesn’t count; it features side character Liza Bradley, and it’s romantic suspense.) I’m delighted to finally be able to say “Here you go. Now hush.” Terrapin Sky Tango …
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July 18, 2019
Seattle Gelato Meetup, 1 August 2019
I’m traveling to Seattle at the end of July for business. Most of my time is booked with publishing stuff, but I have one evening free. And there’s gelato. A whole bunch of gelato, all around the Pike Place Market. Which is not terribly far from where I’m staying. So, I’d like to invite everyone …
July 17, 2019
“Sudo Mastery, 2nd Edition” open for tech review
I finished the first draft of the new Sudo Mastery last night, and spent today polishing it up for tech review. If you want to do a tech review, this is your chance. Send an email to mwlucas at michael w lucas dotcom, telling me that you want to review and you won’t make the …
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June 24, 2019
“Sudo Mastery 2nd Edition” cover art reveal
I’m about halfway through the new edition of Sudo Mastery. Assuming nothing terrible happens, should have a complete first draft in four to six weeks. Enough stuff has changed in sudo that I need to carefully double-check every single feature. (I’m also horrified by the painfully obsolete versions of sudo shipped in the latest versions …
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May 12, 2019
BSDCan 2019 Auction Items, and next Beaks novel
Last night, I finished the first draft of Terrapin Sky tango, aka Butterfly Stomp Waltz #2. At 117K words it’s my longest novel to date. It’s a first draft, so I’ll be sending this to first readers and fine-tuning it for a while before release. In weirdly related news–Every year, I donate something to the …
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May 10, 2019
Video of live reading of “FreeBSD Journal” column
Penguicon gave me an hour for my author reading. So I read my column from the March/April 2019 issue of the FreeBSD Journal. See the video on YouTube.
April 24, 2019
My Penguicon 2019 Schedule
I’ll be at Penguicon this year, doing a few talks and panels and such. It’s only fair to warn you where I’ll be. Friday, 3 May 18:00 – LN2 Ice Cream (I’ll be simultaneously presenting “Debauchery as a Service”) Saturday, 4 May 09:00 – Self-Publishing 2019 10:00 – Writer’s Block Bookstore, Office Hours 11:00 – …
