Archive for October, 2007
It’s Hallowe’en, so a horror based link seemed appropriate.
There are some great podcasts around and Pseudopod is one of the finest you can treat your ears to. A weekly horror fiction magazine with one short piece of horror fiction being read for you each episode.
The quality of fiction is pretty high, I’ve not yet listened [...]
October 31st, 2007 | Posted in Audio | 1 Comment
Head on over to Astonishing Adventures for a free fiction magazine packed full of pulpy goodness. The first issue is available for free download.
It’s amazing! It’s stupendous! It’s ASTONISHING!
ASTONISHING ADVENTURES MAGAZINE, the greatest place for new tales in the old pulp fashion, has finally arrived!
Marvel at the tale of the man who married a Yeti! [...]
October 30th, 2007 | Posted in Magazines | No Comments
Ok so who was it?
Looks like the lumbering, hairy knuckled, copyright infringer smashing hand of the RIAA is heading towards Usenet by taking a first shot at the provider usenet.com. I’d never heard of usenet.com but I guess it makes sense for them to take down a provider with the same name [...]
October 25th, 2007 | Posted in News | No Comments
Found this while shopping in Galloway & Porter, a lovely cheap bookshop in Cambridge where I can always be found when I’m visiting Cambridge.
Its a rather disturbing collection of short stories tied together with an overall plot about writers being invited to a three month writing retreat. I’m not convinced by the plot holding it [...]
October 23rd, 2007 | Posted in Stuff | No Comments
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!www.tv-links.co.uk has been shut down after raids led to the arrest of a 26 year old man from Cheltenham.
Since tv-links was only ever linking to content on other sites which I might add is still available, if this man is charged it could set a rather worrying precedent. Can I get in trouble for linking [...]
October 19th, 2007 | Posted in News | 2 Comments
Superb…if you don’t have the game or have finished it then head here and play this briliant flash based version. The same gameplay mechanics in a 2D rather than 3D world. It works surprisingly well.
October 15th, 2007 | Posted in Gaming | No Comments
This week I have been mostly playing Portal. In internet terms, this game is ‘made of win awesome’.
The post title is in reference to the conservation of momentum through the portals if you were wondering.
I love this game.
October 15th, 2007 | Posted in Gaming | No Comments
A quality free online games magazine. Had a read through and the standard really is quite high, I’ll be very impressed if they can keep this up and get regular issues out.
October 12th, 2007 | Posted in Gaming | No Comments
October 6th, 2007 | Posted in Stuff | No Comments
New album out, go listen.
October 1st, 2007 | Posted in Music | No Comments