Jim Baen has Passed Away

The ground-breaking publisher of Baen Books, Jim Baen, has passed away. He died on June 28th after a stroke suffered on June 12th. For his obituary, see http://www.david-drake.com/baen.html. Baen books is a leader (The leader) in the electronic book. Jim Baen pioneered a model whereby he gives away books, to get people to read (and …

We Came, We Stood, We Swat*

* Swat – Past tense of Sweat Yesterday we participated in the Grand Atlanta Tradition of the Peachtree Road Race. It’s 10k race starting near the corner of Lenox Road and Peachtree Street, runs south through Buckhead and Midtown, makes a left on 10th street, and ends at Piedmont Park. 55,000 runners participate. Yesterday’s winners …