links for 2008-03-11

• In the Plane of the Ecliptic: Optimism in SF: Is It Dead?
  Jetse and Jason Stoddard continuing to talk about the dark streak in SF right now.
  (tags: SF criticism)
• Politics as she is Played with 3d6
  Charlie Stross provides D&D stats (1st edition, looks like) for the three remaining U.S. presidential candidates.
  (tags: humor politics gaming)
• Jason Stoddard » Blog Archive » The Death of the PC and the Rise of Us, Computer
  Jason Stoddard talks about how current technology is allowing for the rise of augmented reality.
  (tags: SF technology futurism)
• Subterranean Press » Fiction: The Voyage of the Proteus: An Eyewitness Account of the End of the World by Thomas M. Disch
  "She was not a particularly attractive young woman. One really expects more from someone who has been a princess, even a Trojan princess who has seen her family slaughtered, her city burned to the ground, and then been raped repeatedly by enemy soldiers
  (tags: disch toread SF subterranean)
• 'I fell in love with a female assassin' - Americas, World - Independent.co.uk
  (tags: war journalism colombia love)
• iTricks.com Magic News, Magic Videos and Podcasts » Blog Archive » iTricks.TV Pick Of The Day: & Teller
  Teller, of Penn and Teller, survives and narrates a tale of the zombie apocalypse. Awesome stuff.
  (tags: video zombies humor magic teller)
• 8 Premium One Line Css Tips | Css Globe
  (tags: css design tips)
• Curvy Cross Processing in Photoshop CS3 | Layers Magazine
  Been wondering how to do that!
  (tags: photoshop crossprocessing tutorial photography)
• Photoshop Tutorials - Gritty HDR
  (tags: photoshop hdr tutorial photography)
• Add Stock Textures to Images for extra ‘Oomph’ » Free Photoshop Tutorials and Resources
  note to self: look at those 4 illustrator tutes at home where websense can't fucking block them.
  (tags: photoshop textures tutorial)
• 20 Websites That Made Me A Better Web Developer | Six Revisions : Web Development and Design
  (tags: development design webdesign)
• The Best Designs - The Best Flash and CSS Web Design - Web Design Awards
  (tags: Design webdesign gallery inspiration)
• yellowgreen designbüro - MoreCSS
  This is one of the most impressive javascript libraries I have ever seen
  (tags: javascript css framework webdesign)
• Vatican lists "new sins," including pollution (Reuters) : Yahoo! Green
  Beware genetic modification! Genetic modification as a sin? Oh boy am I going to get mileage out of that in a story.
  (tags: religion catholic environment green)
• Self Marketing: Build a Powerful Reputation Using the Internet
  (tags: marketing Lifehacks career reputation networking)
• The Secret Key to Killer Content: Taking Time to Think | Copyblogger
  (tags: blogging content)
• PhotoshopTalent Blog » Blog Archive » 33 awesome body enhancement photoshop tutorials
  (tags: photoshop tutorial photography)
• 50GB of Free Online Storage & Backup
  (tags: storage backup online free adrive)