Definitely past time I introduced myself. I am:
1. A minion of Satan, having sold my soul to the evil corporation, selling overpriced and poorly-engineered components and spreading lies to idiots who should know better (or, some people really like us, and think we're doing cool things--it depends on who you talk to.)
2. A loathsome marketer, helping other companies exploit the mouthbreathing consumer masses online and off (or, doing some nifty things for companies making everything from molecular beam deposition systems, to direct-sale audio components, to brain-controlled games.)
3. A crappy author without enough time to ever get my books right (or, well, finalist for Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award, multiple finalist for the Sidewise Awards, "debut of the month" at Library Journal for Winning Mars, and Noteable Mass Market book for Mecha Corps—so again, a matter of perspective.)
My username should make it obvious who I am, and who I represent. A simple Google search on Jason Stoddard, or a visit to
schiit.com,
centric.com, or
strangeandhappy.com should make things abundantly transparent.
And now, back to your usual programming . . .
