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Toni needs to take a whip to the hard SF writers, make them write faster.
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NNnnooooo. then you get Ringo writing to a formula and turning out crap!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Fantasy Fiction
Wow, just stumbled upon this book -- The Way of Kings (Stormlight Archive), by Brandon Sanderson -- and it's a free download today. I don't know for how long, but it's the first book in the series. Over 1,000 pages long. Get it while you can. I couldn't believe it was the entire book.
You can also read in your browser via Amazon cloud reader.
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson (amazon link)[^]
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It's a fantastic book. It's a great strategy for Sanderson now that the second book is available. Free first book, and the second book $10 or so on Kindle, and it's about 10% bigger again. Best $10 I have spent in a loooooong time.
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Sweet, if only I hadn't bought it a year or two ago. It is a really good series so far. It is amazing how that guy can crank out so many books.
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thanks for posting...
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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He's excellent... also try his Mistborn series.
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Bugger - fantasy!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Mycroft Holmes wrote: Bugger
Had to look up the term to understand if you were providing a compliment or a curse. 
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/bugger[^]
vulgar slang , chiefly British
A contemptible or pitied person, typically a man.
1.Used as a term of affection or respect, typically grudgingly:
all right, let the little buggers come in
2. derogatory A person who commits buggery.
But, I'm still not sure.
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Expletive expressing disappointment - I like hard Sci Fi and very rarely read fantasy.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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I buy from Baen so they have been free for some years! 
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Got up today, read my e-mail, browsed some news site. The computer didn't crash, there were no apparent issues. All of this while using Windows 8.
So, until such time as I can find the time to write my own operating system and browser, I will continue to use what I have - Windows 8.
And griping about what I don't like is wasted breath... so, I shant.
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Tim Carmichael wrote: And griping about what I don't like is wasted breath... so, I shant.
but you post about it. Just saying.
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Maybe he held his breath whilst he was typing.
(And probably crossed his fingers behind his back, too)
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I have no idea, what I want to say here! -_- Next year, Windows 10 is coming out, and you're going to write your won OS in one year (to make sure you will use Windows 8 until then)?
Favourite line: Throw me to them wolves and close the gate up. I am afraid of what will happen to them wolves - Eminem
~! Firewall !~
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When someone is good about Windows 8 I ask him to sit in my chair, RDP into one of the customers Windows 2012 and try to get to the desktop to start working...
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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Tim Carmichael wrote: Got up today, read my e-mail, browsed some news site.
Yes, but did you try to do anything productive while using W8? 
Marc
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I'm sure he drunk a cup of coffee (or two) while on Windows 8 - we all (mostly) do that...
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)
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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter wrote: I'm sure he drunk a cup of coffee (or two) while on Windows 8 - we all (mostly) do that...
Really? I usually reach for something alcoholic so I can survive the experience.
Marc
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I managed to do all that without even touching a device.
Granted they weren't my emails I was reading as I walked through our office looking at various people's screens, but I did catch a broad range of news from IS in the middle east to cures for thrush 
How do you know so much about swallows? Well, you have to know these things when you're a king, you know.
modified 31-Aug-21 21:01pm.
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I use Windows 8.1 for everything I do. This includes both VS and Android Studio development. Once the Windows 8.1 start screen is configured it's more productive than Windows 7.
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Tim, I share your joy in your rare moment of technical satisfaction ...
... but ...
You do realize that by posting this message you have in effect issued an invitation to the demonic host in the other universe parallel to this one made of dark-matter where, for every living cat in this world, there is a dying cat in that other evil-twin world ... for every hard-drive spinning in this ... and so forth endlessly ...
... And: aforementioned demons, who consider the satisfactions of this world abominations, are at this very moment chortling with glee thinking of ways to screw you over ?
« There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad. » Salvador Dali
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When you consider the amount of vitriol that is normally spewed into the lounge, generally aimed at Microsoft by developers that purportedly use Microsoft products, I make a conscious decision to post a postitive comment in the hopes that it would somewhat alter the balance. Or, at least give people pause to think...
One simple act may not change the world, but it can change someones world.
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I like your style man. And it's true, there's just no sense in complaining your life away. That's no fun.
Jeremy Falcon
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