He really is a petty little man, and it wouldn't surprise me if he did.

At least the Play store isn't the only option for getting apps on Android phones. But for the average user, this is going to add yet another thing to learn.

Just going to note right now that I will not be taking Jets at every slot.

Paid!

Missed this post initially! Can you send me an invoice?

Oh yeah, I loved all the connections, both overt (Bloodworth talking about FD2), and the more subtle ones in the notebooks or elsewhere.

These days, anyone can. Corpses suck at chess.

True Names, by Vernor Vinge. Has to be the most important piece of fiction (with all due respect to Gibson). This link included Marvin Minksy's afterword.

It's the current Addams Family series on Netflix -- Jenna Ortega as the title character, and Enid (played by Emma Myers) as her perky roommate. It's a lot of fun (well, season 1 was -- haven't seen the new one).

Meanwhile, the Mets don't have any more games against the Rockies scheduled, and I'm not sure what can break them out of their slump.

It holds up pretty well for a story from a century ago, but I definitely prefer Carpenter's adaptation (and prefer both the the very loose adaptation Hawks did (in spite of being a huge Hawks fan in general).