Webcomics without RSS Comments Off

(I’ve bitched about this before. Feel free to skip if you’ve seen this grumble from me before.) So, ok – I understand that some few webcomic artists refuse to add an RSS feed to their sitrs, for fear that syndication = theft. (or perhaps they think it’s 1999). Anyway, I find it arrogant and dumb. [...]

My ideal twitter client Comments Off

One of the nicer things about Twitter is that there are a multitude of third party clients out there to let you interface with the service. One of the worst things about Twitter is that most of these clients are not-completely-baked, so I usually feel like Goldilocks (this one’s too hot, this one’s too cold…). [...]

Nightwing, anyone? Comments Off

The myth of artistic genius, and sibling dynamics Comments Off

I think I’ve mentioned now and then my deep and abiding annoyance with the idea that art is only something “other” or “special” people do. Everyone is capable of artistic creativity (the medium and method may differ from one to another, but anything can be art if done well) and sidelining art into that other [...]