Data Just Wanna Be Free

Some while ago I whinged about Google Doc's poor compatibility with other applications.  I am now delighted to recant.  Courtesy of Google's comically-named Data Liberation Front - an engineering team charged with making sure that users can transparently move their data in and out of Google products and services, thereby making them tempting - I've found that the full import-export facilities work seamlessly and well.  Bravo!  Big cloudy convenience!  We'll see how it goes.

For all Google's ongoing Not-Necessarily-Niceness and frequent cluelessness, they remain an uncommonly customer-friendly operation for their size and weight.

Only 260 words this morning as the row begins, but also some enlightenment.  It occurred to me last night that I was using one of the great unambiguous heroes of the setting as a mere reactive obstacle, rather than allowing them bold and wise plans which just happen to be going to hell in a handbasket.  It's still hard to write this scene - but if I hit it in the gold, it could turn a former Council Scene two chapters ahead into a spectacular moment of awesome for one of my all-time favourite characters.

Sometimes my trouble is concentrating on my protagonists too darn much.