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OriginalGriff wrote: Taken her 2 years, but hey ho - she's not fond of new things.
I got mine an iPad mini and then a Samsung so her indoors could connect when travelling. It was NEVER to be used as a reader. 4 years down the track she spends hours reading on the Samsung pad, everything EXCEPT books - still insists on dead tree books  .
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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I love my dead tree's - specially when flying - no need to switch off during take-off/landing.
Oh, I buy them from the 2nd hand store so I'm not the killer.
signature upgrading ... please wait.
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We actually have a library at home and every single book in there belongs to the wife, I divested myself of books at least 2 moves ago. I remember throwing out a couple of Heinlein books that were so well used they were falling apart, I loved my books but do not miss them now their era has gone.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Mycroft Holmes wrote: Heinlein
 good ones
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Mycroft Holmes wrote: I remember throwing out a couple of Heinlein books
You sir, are an utter cad.
Software Zen: delete this;
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I had literally worn the type of the pages of some. I think I have electronic copies of nearly all his books and still enjoy them. I still dig one out every now and then, nostalgia probably not a good thing.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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I ration myself to re-reading his stuff to every few years. Some are better than others, and there's only one I dislike - Farnham's Freehold. Others of his books (The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress, Time Enough For Love) I practically have memorized.
Software Zen: delete this;
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OriginalGriff wrote: Kaspersky
Russian security software. Hmmm........ 
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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I'm in two minds on this one.
On the one hand, it was his last wishes, so I'm glad they were respected.
But ... the reader in me laments the loss of all those words no-one will ever read.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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OriginalGriff wrote: the reader in me laments the loss of all those words no-one will ever read.
Just pick up a dictionary, all the words are there.
They're just not in the same order he would've used.
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Details like that matter to me!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Kent Sharkey wrote: Terry Pratchett’s unfinished books destroyed by a steamroller - The Verge[^] Sad that we'll never get another, but at least this way we won't have the same debacle that's been happening with Dune and LotR.
Of course, maybe there was a backup.
Why do I find it hard to believe he was still using an IDE HDD.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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What you mean the whole thing was a publicity stunt to make more money, shirley not. 
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Quote: Why do I find it hard to believe he was still using an IDE HDD.
It's possible. Almost any PC is going to be fast enough to write stories, and you don't need fancy formatting. Some authors install software to disable internet use on their computer while they're writing to avoid distractions. An old warhorse with no internet connection and a clicky keyboard may have been perfect. George RR Martin uses an old DOS machine with Wordstar, and Gaiman prefers to do first and second drafts with pen and paper.
I'm sure he had backups- and newer, shinier computers for other things. But those backups are probably gone too.
There's always more Discworld fanfic to read. 
modified 31-Aug-17 10:29am.
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If I lost my train of thought, would it derail our conversation?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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I lost track and I'm putting a stop to this. That's no way to conductyor self. Last call before it ends.
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I agree - I'm really steamed.
/ravi
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Looks like you might be crossing into dangerous territory.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Hope noone blows the whistle!
/ravi
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That might actually spur you on.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Yes, I think that's the route of my problem.
/ravi
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Meditating for a coupler minutes a day may help.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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That's not my forte, perhaps I could get a coach?
/ravi
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