And cusses about it. And cusses. My thoughts: Right on! [Link from BookLust.]
Mishmash.
The New York Times has published its 100 Notable Books of 2007, and its 10 Best Books of 2007. Should I be surprised that I’ve read none of them? I don’t read a lot of brand new books, though I do occasionally get some of the newest nonfiction, since nonfiction is often only good when […]
Glowing dots hover mouth level
The Pac-Man text adventure. Link from Extraface and his always entertaining “Friday Heh.”
Immaculate
There’s a type of humor in which a person takes a word, like immaculate (meaning spotless, of course), and spins it around by using “maculate” to mean stained or dirty. I was whelmed, rather than overwhelmed, for example. But of course, most of those humorous words actually WERE used for real, back in the day. […]
On Quitting
Everyone talks about giving up as such a bad thing. And if you give up early, or before putting in a huge effort, then it’s even worse. I think that’s because everyone compares quitting with NOT quitting. But it’s often more realistic to compare quitting now with quitting later. And in that context, quitting before […]
Ok. Now I've Done That.
Read all about it.
CNN vs. ALDAILY
Of course, CNN Online is abysmal and aldaily ROCKS. But other than that, here’s the difference: When I write to CNN Online to tell them of a mistake in an article (like a typo, or missing words, or sentences that end in the middle of a thought), I never hear a word, and the mistake stays […]
Anonymity
I’m reading Infidel, by Ayaan Hirsi Ali. I’m reading it on my SONY (not Amazon) eBook reader. As you probably already know, she’s kind of an amazing woman, and her life has been an amazing life. And as you probably already know, she made a film defending women’s rights in Islam (Submission) with a guy who was […]
More Kindle
Ok, so I’m thinking about this now. They’re selling a lot of new books at $9.99, which is cheaper than Sony sells theirs for. But with Sony, I download to my computer. This means that I can download lots more than I actually can fit onto my reader. Then, just like with an iPod, I manage […]
Kindle
Ever since I heard rumors that Amazon was coming out with an eBook reader, I’ve been waiting for it. It’s here. It’s expensive, at $400. It’s wireless, which is awesome. You do your shopping and downloading right from the device, which apparently works on a cell phone (or cell phone-like) network, so you’re not limited […]