…it appears that I may be forced to rename this blog as Slidingly Engaging Fastener City Tourist Board.

It’s just doesn’t scan as well, damn it.

New year is a traditional time for change. There are a few alterations to the way VCTB operates that I’ve been considering for a while, and now seems as good a time as any to roll them out.

First and foremost, you may notice that I’ve ditched the nickname, and am now writing under the name I was born with. Continue reading “Ringing the changes at VCTB - pseudonyms out, richer content in”

Well, just to prove that Scalzi doesn’t have the monopoly on nice sunsets (even if he does have a far better camera):

Continue reading “Sunsets, plus the unexpected consequences of 1337-speak and search engines”

Those of you reading via RSS will probably not have noticed, but I’ve had the virtual paint-rollers and stencils out over the weekend. Continue reading “Home improvements”

As the weekend is a slow time for readers and writers of blogs alike, I figured Sunday would be the ideal day to post a bit of self-congratulatory news, so as not to interrupt the smooth flow [cough] of VCTB’s regular schedule [splutter]. Continue reading “Landmarks in blogging”

This page provides a list of interviews that I have performed since Velcro City was launched. I hope you find them as interesting to read as I found them interesting to produce!

I just couldn’t resist posting this macroscopic picture of some Velcro in the process of being torn apart, for obvious reasons. How skiffy does that look? I found it via MAKEblog.

Ladies and gentlemen, VCTB is back online. Continue reading “Guess who’s back?”

This time, I’m pretty positive I’ve got it fixed. Continue reading “The comments issue…”

You can’t hide, you know, I can see you in my stats. Continue reading “Roll call!”