Ever wondered how porn sites (among others) keep you from downloading their images by typing in the URL? I mean how they force you to click a link to get to the next image, instead of just entering …02.jpg or whatever in the location field. Well, one way at least uses Apache configuration magic to do the trick.
Heliograph is a company that not only reprinted the semi-classic Space: 1889 game, but also published Marcus Rowland’s indie Forgotten Futures Scientific Romance Adventure RPG, and a web magazine for 19th century gaming (featuring stuff for Space:1889, Deadlands and even Feng Shui).
Skull and Bones looks like a cool Pirates & Voodoo roleplaying game, even if it uses D20. Tim Powers should get royalties.
Porn industry gossip columnist Luke Ford closes shop, plans to move to Jerusalem: “I really think we’re going to have a war (in Israel), and I want to be there to cover it,” Ford said…
He jokes, “I plan to do for the Middle East what I’ve done for the pornography industry.”
[Wired News]
Michael Swanwick has an official website, with two cute short-short stories (hopefully, some more in the future). He’s also writing a Periodic Table of SF which is delightful.