I'm a fan of well-written online novels -- I've had lots of people email me to say that Return of the Legends was far better than most techno-thrillers they've read -- so I'm happy to pass along word of a new thriller that's available online: James Aach's Rad Decision.

It's a techno-thriller about a nuclear power plant, written by an engineer with over 20 years of experience in the U.S. nuclear industry. Author Stewart Brand says, “I'd like to see Rad Decision widely read.” Aach already has most of the chapters online and will continue putting up three a week until mid-November. The novel will remain online after it is completed. Check it out.

Tom Foremski at New Communications Blogzine writes obliquely about an incident he and Dan Gillmor blogged about and then concludes, "Standalone journalism does not work."

Couldn't disagree more, but head on over and see if you think Tom makes his case.

New at JibJab: Big Box Mart.

For those who missed the Media Center's We Media conference in New York on Oct. 5, they've put up a nice, concise, attractive page that lets you listen to audio of the sessions.

Here's our 6-year-old, Bobby, in his Bionicle warrior outfit, taken a few minutes ago.

In this mp3 from the DV Show released today, pioneer vlogger Steve Garfield gives us tips on how to add video to your blog so you can start videoblogging, as well as how to add video to a video iPod. Also, Holmes Wilson, the developer behind DTV and the Broadcast Machine, discusses the future of television and video on the Internet. Both are on the second half of the mp3 file.

Michael Kinsley in an op-ed piece (Knight-Ridder registration required) today: All the world's a stage for indictment's tangled plot line. Kinsley has come to the same conclusion that many of us arrived at months ago:

The New York Times has started nervously backing away from Miller, like hikers trying to escape a rattlesnake. The rest of the media are fleeing without restraint. She's not a good poster child for the cause. But the cause itself remains somewhat bewildering. Why should you go to jail to protect the identity of a source who has used anonymity systematically and successfully to deceive you and your readers? Why should Scooter Libby go to jail -- involuntarily -- for having a conversation with you that you think the Constitution should protect and even encourage? Either this whole prosecution is nuts or the mainstream media view of reporters' rights is nuts. Which is it?

This weekend the Online News Association announced the winners of its sixth annual celebration of the best in online journalism. The New York Times, New West, Lawrence.com and Slate were among the winners.

In keeping with the organization's glacial embrace of change, there were no categories devoted to blogging or citizen journalism. There was some discussion of the topic, however, on the conference participants' blog.

From today's San Jose Mercury News: Connected city: Mesh networks could give San Francisco residents wireless Internet service. When SF sounded the call for ideas this summer on how to bring cheap, wireless Internet connections to the entire city, technology industry giants responded with one answer -- mesh networks.

To read the proposals from several companies, go here.