Posts by Jamii
All Systems Red: The Murderbot Diaries
Our main character is charming bot who would rather watch soap operas than engage with his human companions. The story is action packed and entertaining. I’m looking forward to more installations. What I didn’t like (and neither did half of the internet) was the pricing model for a set of novellas. Still I liked it…
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Noir
I think Christopher Moore started out to write a hard-boiled detective novel set in the late forties, but he’s Christopher Moore. And the end result is delightful, funny, full of creative turns of phrase and the weirdest blend of pop culture references and murder mysteries that I’ve ever come across. From the Roswell UFOs to…
Read MoreThe Anomaly is Coming …
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Read MoreHappy Valentine’s Day from the XFac Ingress group
Warning: this audio track of for this video is NOT family friendly or safe for work.
Read MoreA Merry Cross Faction Ingress Christmas
Thanks to excellent editing and composition by Mark (cheekasaurus)
Read MoreSuper Powereds
Drew Hayes takes a look at a world where super heroes with amazing powers actually exists. What would training be like. Could anyone with powers be a super hero or would you need a certification program? What about super villains? There are four books in this series which started out as a web novel. Books…
Read MoreGrunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War
Mary Roach is an entertaining author who makes the science of humans in war both fascinating and humorous. I thought I wouldn’t enjoy this as I didn’t really like the idea of delving into weapons technology, but this book is about the things that help people survive in difficult circumstances. It looks into how technology…
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Letting people know when you have new content, and sending out Welcome messages through MailChimp.
Read MoreWordPress and MailChimp
WordPress and MailChimp integrations can make your blog and your mailing lists work together.
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