Link Salad, Friday the 13th Edition
Nov. 13th, 2015 09:38 amA) I will be attending Windycon, my local, this weekend. My schedule is here.
B) Why do Californians insist on calling Interstates "The" 101, 405, etc.? Herewith is the answer.
C) Whisperer-to-trolls Teresa Nielsen Hayden is wise on what makes a troll tick. Money quote: They don't care how the ostensible content of their opinions fits into the ongoing conversation, which is what makes them so disruptive. What matters is whether the other people in the discussion give them respect and attention for having these opinions.
D) A vast river network once crisscrossed the Sahara desert.
B) Why do Californians insist on calling Interstates "The" 101, 405, etc.? Herewith is the answer.
C) Whisperer-to-trolls Teresa Nielsen Hayden is wise on what makes a troll tick. Money quote: They don't care how the ostensible content of their opinions fits into the ongoing conversation, which is what makes them so disruptive. What matters is whether the other people in the discussion give them respect and attention for having these opinions.
D) A vast river network once crisscrossed the Sahara desert.