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Comment on Getting In: Using Linkedin to Market Your Small Business by Gbenga

Gbenga — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:41:55 +0000

Nice, I am reaching out to connect with you on LinedIn

Comment on Daybreakers: Surprisingly Awesome! by Ehren

Ehren — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:34:48 +0000

The more I think about it, the more I think the big company was meant to stand in for oil as much as big pharma. Think about all the car stuff in the movie, and how the humans live off the grid and the close association between humans living in the country in the natural sunlight and the vamps being so completely urban that they build tunnels everywhere to avoid going into the natural world. And the creepy suburb that Hawke lives in.

But yeah, the vampires are not only bad guys, they’re also uptight, boring and just generally pretty square. Also, very republican. The main vamps are either big-time capitalists or the army.

Comment on A Girl & Her Kindle: A True Story of Book Borrowing, Buying, and Loving by tammyo

tammyo — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:08:41 +0000

Thanks for your comment, Jane! I look forward to seeing how educators (K-12 and college alike) start to utilize e-book readers. It just makes *so* much sense.

I haven’t yet explored the newspaper options on the Kindle. Your thoughts on that are intriguing. I may have to check out newspapers or magazines in the future.

Comment on A Girl & Her Kindle: A True Story of Book Borrowing, Buying, and Loving by Jane

Jane — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:02:06 +0000

I too went through the Conversion, last spring. I was fed up with more and more STUFF filling the house. I had adopted a rule of only keeping books that truly were life changers; the rest went to friends or Goodwill. (Still, we have shelves and shelves of them; I’m working on whittling down the collection).

I love having several books or articles (I email them to my Kindle for reading during down time) in my bag at any time, to suit any mood or time frame, without additional weight or bulk. I no longer fret about damaging a cover or bending pages. I love being able to look up an archaic word, just like that. I actually like reading newspapers on it when traveling; I read more stories than I do from a newspaper web site because I get the first several sentences to judge a story’s worth, rather than just a headline. During book-group discussions, it’s great to be able to search quickly.

Several professors have stopped me in the college cafeteria, asking about the Kindle; they see promise in being able to take their students abroad with one little device holding all their textbooks/readings, and at the same time reducing the size of their backpacks (and making them less of a target for muggers).

I read more now. I read faster. And I feel a whole lot lighter!

Comment on In 2009: Many Syllables, Many Sparks by tammyo

tammyo — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:22:19 +0000

Talley, I will definitely add The House at Sugar Beach to my list!

It’s funny that you should mention Half the Sky, because I actually did read it with book cub this year! I’m embarrassed that I didn’t add it to this list. Anyway, I blogged about it here, if you’re interested:
http://tammyoler.com/book-report-half-the-sky-by-nicholas-kristof-and-sheryl-wudunn

I look forward to your thoughts on Atmospheric Disturbances!