Stereotyping People by Their Favorite Author
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River Phoenix
People who have read only one book in their life and it was To Kill A Mockingbird (and it was their assigned reading in the ninth grade).
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Hope is important.
I am...
- A smart geek.
- A girl who didn’t get enough drama when she was younger.
- Someone who bought the first generation Amazon Kindle.
But it was not so many of my bestest authors. It was lots of American authors.
- A smart geek.
- A girl who didn’t get enough drama when she was younger.
- Someone who bought the first generation Amazon Kindle.
But it was not so many of my bestest authors. It was lots of American authors.
Marry me?
Come off it, George. You're ALWAYS wetting your pants 
Wife of Amy, Sex Goddess 
Quote: Lisbeth Salander, Dec 2009
but, crucially, not whilst watching It.
Come off it, George. You're ALWAYS wetting your pants
but, crucially, not whilst watching It.
Actually, one of the commenters on the blog did raise a good point. a real 
Doug Adams fan would have bought one of the eReaders that came out ages before the Kindle. Which confirms me even more, since i used to own a first gen Sony eBook.
Doug Adams fan would have bought one of the eReaders that came out ages before the Kindle. Which confirms me even more, since i used to own a first gen Sony eBook.
This Jorje Leak, is where you are wrong. Having played about with a few, they are damned amazing devices. Granted, you lose the smell of the pages and the feel of the paper, but otherwise its just as good.
You may as well argue a fan of music would never listen to an MP3... Or a CD for that matter, so are you not a fan of music Jorje?
You may as well argue a fan of music would never listen to an MP3... Or a CD for that matter, so are you not a fan of music Jorje?
Quote: Mr. Criss to you, Dec 2009
I have played around with one, I did not like it, it was not good, I am not a fan.
This Jorje Leak, is where you are wrong. Having played about with a few, they are damned amazing devices. Granted, you lose the smell of the pages and the feel of the paper, but otherwise its just as good.
You may as well argue a fan of music would never listen to an MP3... Or a CD for that matter, so are you not a fan of music Jorje?
I have played around with one, I did not like it, it was not good, I am not a fan.
Quote: Kid A, Dec 2009
My argument on MP3 players stands... Remember it was only when the iPod came out that they started getting highly popular.
At the minute, I suspect about 80% of them are likely 'doing it wrong' (eBook readers that is.) I know my old Sony one was flawed, but still relatively decent for what it was.
Quote: Mr. Criss to you, Dec 2009Which one and what did you dislike?This Jorje Leak, is where you are wrong. Having played about with a few, they are damned amazing devices. Granted, you lose the smell of the pages and the feel of the paper, but otherwise its just as good.
You may as well argue a fan of music would never listen to an MP3... Or a CD for that matter, so are you not a fan of music Jorje?
I have played around with one, I did not like it, it was not good, I am not a fan.
My argument on MP3 players stands... Remember it was only when the iPod came out that they started getting highly popular.
At the minute, I suspect about 80% of them are likely 'doing it wrong' (eBook readers that is.) I know my old Sony one was flawed, but still relatively decent for what it was.
Daft Cow?
Quote: Howard Hughes, Dec 2009
It would be a bit hard to list every author ever... Just pick your favourite from the list
Nothing on there for Coupland or Bukowski.
It would be a bit hard to list every author ever... Just pick your favourite from the list
Quote: Mr. Criss to you, Dec 2009
Your argument on MP3 players does not stand and is not relevant.
Quote: Kid A, Dec 2009Quote: Mr. Criss to you, Dec 2009Which one and what did you dislike?This Jorje Leak, is where you are wrong. Having played about with a few, they are damned amazing devices. Granted, you lose the smell of the pages and the feel of the paper, but otherwise its just as good.
You may as well argue a fan of music would never listen to an MP3... Or a CD for that matter, so are you not a fan of music Jorje?
I have played around with one, I did not like it, it was not good, I am not a fan.
My argument on MP3 players stands... Remember it was only when the iPod came out that they started getting highly popular.
At the minute, I suspect about 80% of them are likely 'doing it wrong' (eBook readers that is.) I know my old Sony one was flawed, but still relatively decent for what it was.
Your argument on MP3 players does not stand and is not relevant.
Outside-left
Quote: Mr. Criss to you, Dec 2009
I still think that a lot of the success of MP3 players due to the iPod came off the back of people buying a stylish product with only a vague idea of what it did. But it sure did look a lot cooler than anything else available...
After all, would Bang&Olufsen be as successful as they are if everyone knew that it was Phillips components wrapped in-cutting edge design? I can be sure as sh*t that a person wouldn't pay £1,000 for 2 conventional speakers with Phillips on them, but the same person would pay it for the same hardware in a flashy design.
Quote: Kid A, Dec 2009Quote: Mr. Criss to you, Dec 2009Which one and what did you dislike?This Jorje Leak, is where you are wrong. Having played about with a few, they are damned amazing devices. Granted, you lose the smell of the pages and the feel of the paper, but otherwise its just as good.
You may as well argue a fan of music would never listen to an MP3... Or a CD for that matter, so are you not a fan of music Jorje?
I have played around with one, I did not like it, it was not good, I am not a fan.
My argument on MP3 players stands... Remember it was only when the iPod came out that they started getting highly popular.
At the minute, I suspect about 80% of them are likely 'doing it wrong' (eBook readers that is.) I know my old Sony one was flawed, but still relatively decent for what it was.
I still think that a lot of the success of MP3 players due to the iPod came off the back of people buying a stylish product with only a vague idea of what it did. But it sure did look a lot cooler than anything else available...
After all, would Bang&Olufsen be as successful as they are if everyone knew that it was Phillips components wrapped in-cutting edge design? I can be sure as sh*t that a person wouldn't pay £1,000 for 2 conventional speakers with Phillips on them, but the same person would pay it for the same hardware in a flashy design.
Quote: Kid A, Dec 2009
Not really. THink of it in terms of functionality and what they can do.
Upto the first iPod, MP3 players all had tiny storage capacity, p*ss poor UI and were pains to sync up, allegedly, then along came Apple and changed that.
It only takes the same to happen with eBooks. Upto now, the ones I have played with have been relatively good, but have had some issues that just made them not good enough to have a massive market appeal.
The Kindle predominately took off because its Amazon who were pushing it. From what I have read, its far from amazing.
And Dan, while I agree with you in some respect, you are missing out pretty much what I said above about iPods. Plus, their are a lot of Phillips goods that cost a f*ck load, which people still buy.
Quote: Mr. Criss to you, Dec 2009Quote: Kid A, Dec 2009Quote: Mr. Criss to you, Dec 2009Which one and what did you dislike?This Jorje Leak, is where you are wrong. Having played about with a few, they are damned amazing devices. Granted, you lose the smell of the pages and the feel of the paper, but otherwise its just as good.
You may as well argue a fan of music would never listen to an MP3... Or a CD for that matter, so are you not a fan of music Jorje?
I have played around with one, I did not like it, it was not good, I am not a fan.
My argument on MP3 players stands... Remember it was only when the iPod came out that they started getting highly popular.
At the minute, I suspect about 80% of them are likely 'doing it wrong' (eBook readers that is.) I know my old Sony one was flawed, but still relatively decent for what it was.
Your argument on MP3 players does not stand and is not relevant.
Not really. THink of it in terms of functionality and what they can do.
Upto the first iPod, MP3 players all had tiny storage capacity, p*ss poor UI and were pains to sync up, allegedly, then along came Apple and changed that.
It only takes the same to happen with eBooks. Upto now, the ones I have played with have been relatively good, but have had some issues that just made them not good enough to have a massive market appeal.
The Kindle predominately took off because its Amazon who were pushing it. From what I have read, its far from amazing.
And Dan, while I agree with you in some respect, you are missing out pretty much what I said above about iPods. Plus, their are a lot of Phillips goods that cost a f*ck load, which people still buy.
Daft Cow?
I think you need to recall your first impressions of the iPod, Darren.
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