Wombats #6
This one doesn’t need much explanation. Drawn in 1994, click the image to see a larger version.
Author Archives: Rick Novy
Why I Do Frequent Partial Water Changes
If you follow me on Twitter, you probably notice that I do a lot of maintenance on my aquariums on Fridays. In fact, Friday is the day I do partial water changes, and I spend about two hours each week on this task. Why? Second Nature That is a good… Continue reading
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Wombats #5
This is one of my personal favorites of the Wombat strips I did back in 1994. As usual, clicking makes it bigger and easier to read.
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Mark Coker Slide Show on Data-Driven eBook Decisions
Thanks to my friend Luc Ried, I viewed this slideshow wednesday evening, and I thought it good enough to share. How Data-Driven Decisions *Might* Help Indie Ebook Authors Reach More Readers View more PowerPoint from Smashwords, Inc.
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Rep David Schweikert (R-Ariz) Responds to my Email Opposing HR3523 (CISPA)
Yesterday, I contacted Rep. David Schweikert to voice my opposition to HR3523, aka CISPA. I confess I was pessimistic about his position on this matter, as he tends to vote along tea-party lines, and opposing CISPA is more of a libertarian (small L) position. I received an email from Schweikert… Continue reading
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Wombats #4
Here is another Star Trek Wombats comic from 1994. Again, you may need to click on it to make it large enough to read.
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Tor/Forge Lose DRM
Much has already been said about this topic by others, including John Scalzi, Tobias Buckell, and Harry Connolly. Being a fully independent author, I’m not really impacted directly by this. That said, this is a good decision for this publishing house. DRM doesn’t deter piracy, but it does prevent legitimate… Continue reading
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Wombats #3
From 1994 once again, the Wombats! You’ll need to click on the image to make it large enough to read.
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5th Anniversary of International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day
Five years ago today, there existed a controversy about posting professional quality writing for free on the internet. The writers who posted items for free (including myself) adopted the slam “Pixel-Stained Technopeasant” as their own, and declared the day International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day. These folks all posted something new online… Continue reading
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Wombats #2
Here is the second of the Wombats cartoons. Remember, 1994. Michael Huffington was running for office in California.
