Special thanks to Matt over at Confessions of a Photoshop Nerd for reviewing my Photoshop text effects:

"As someone who uses Photoshop every day, be it for work or play, I greatly appreciate when something comes along and makes life easier..."

You can read the whole review here.

Recently, someone asked Reddit for a list of the best science fiction books of all time. Being a fan of sci-fi, and wanting to expand my own reading list, I thought it would be helpful to tally the results and preserve them here for future reference.

I've also included selected quotes from the comments, as well as my own notes on the books I've already read.

PS: All book images in this post are copyright Amazon, and were retrieved using my Big Book Search Engine.

So, without further ado, here are the Greatest Sci-Fi Books of All Time, ordered by upvote count:

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Good news for those of you who've been enjoying my layer styles: I've just released an expanded collection of over 1500 Photoshop text effects!

This latest update features over 800 new layer styles, and introduces new effects categories like realistic leather and glowing gemstones.

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My Photoshop effects business was recently featured in a special edition of Hacker Monthly, a digital and print magazine for hackers and startups.

The article covers my journey from launching on Drupal.org to making my 100th sale, complete with lessons learned and sales charts.

The digital edition of "Hacker Monthly: Startup Stories" is free to download, and you can check out the original article in HTML form here.

I wanted to watch the IBM Jeopardy Challenge last night, but couldn't find anywhere to stream it online, and I don't have cable. So, I decided to make an antenna for my HDTV.

With only about 30 minutes until the show started, I didn't have time to make one of those fancy wood and coat hanger designs you've probably seen around the internet. I had to make do with just this spool of copper wire and some cardboard.

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When I launched my Photoshop layer styles business on the front page of Drupal.org last year, I wasn't sure what to expect. Fast-forward to 2011, and I'm happy to report that business is booming. January brought me my 100th sale, and to celebrate, I'm sharing my revenue numbers with the world.

Interested in starting your own small business? Find out what worked and what didn't in the full article, How I Made My First 100 Sales.