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>>> How many of the points in this list would you say apply to you?
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loneliness#Common_symptoms
>
>> Almost all of them. Why do you ask?
>
> I thought so.
The "resistence to change" is the one I said no to, FWIW.
[Seriously, have you *seen* The Hair(tm)?!]
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Phil Cook wrote:
> I just can't imagine not reading fiction; it's just my default state of
> being.
I just can't imagine programming things morning, noon and night. It's
just my default state of being. ;-)
>> Me I read the back of the cereal packet at breakfast. Over and
>> over :)
>
> Well they do sometimes put quizes on the back, or mazes; mazes are fun ;-)
Er... Well I read the ingredients on things. Mainly for amusement value.
You find chemicals with names like "hydroxyethylcellulose". And you see
things like
"Cheese (20%)" [Found on a box of cheese. WTF?]
"Lemon juice (2%)" [Found on some lemonade.]
"Water, Sugar, Citric Acid, Vitamin C" [Found on some cheap lemonade.]
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Phil Cook wrote:
> lash = do putStrLn "You've been a naughty boy haven't you?"
> grovel <- readLn
> if grovel == yes
> then putStrLn "So you need to be whipped"
> else putStrLn "Liar! You need to be whipped"
Worrying fact: This almost compiles, actually...
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Orchid XP v8 escribió:
> Phil Cook wrote:
>
>> I just can't imagine not reading fiction; it's just my default state
>> of being.
>
> I just can't imagine programming things morning, noon and night. It's
> just my default state of being. ;-)
"...can't imagine *not* programming..."?
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>> I just can't imagine programming things morning, noon and night. It's
>> just my default state of being. ;-)
>
> "...can't imagine *not* programming..."?
GAAAAAH! >_<
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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> Worrying fact: This almost compiles, actually...
Actually, scrub that. Worrying fact: I knew it would compile without
trying it. :-.
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Gilles Tran wrote:
>> The difficulty is finding books which are actually enjoyable to read.
>> Don't get me wrong, I do *enjoy* reading good fiction. The difficulty is
>> finding it.
>
> So difficult that you couldn't find a single fiction book to read in the
> past 3 years? Is that even possible?
> Do you mean that you've already exausted a couple of millenia of world
> literature and can't find anything left to read, or that you have literary
> tastes so bizarre (Haskell-themed BDSM?) that books that suit you just don't
> exist?
I very much doubt that I've read all the good fiction already! ;-)
There's probably an ample supply of suitable stuff out there. As I say,
the problem is locating it. Obviously I don't have time to try reading
every book ever written on the off-chance that it might be good, so I
need a more efficient strategy.
Actually, come to think of it, if I *did* want to read something, our
house already contains several suitable books. I just don't have the
several months spare that it would take to read any of them...
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Gail Shaw wrote:
> To give you an idea, if I'm not swamped with deadlines, I usually get
> through 2 or 3 books a week. Those are 500-800 page books.
> For a week holiday I'll often pack 6 to 8 books, and finish all of them
Yeah, I've met people like that.
[Indeed, where I work there's a guy who every day has a different
brick-thick tome in his hand. Usually with lots of dragons and fairies
on the cover. Weird stuff...]
My question to you would be: how the hell do you read that fast?
I'm just trying to recall the last fiction book I read... You know I
think it might even have been the Duncton Chronicles... No, wait. I
remember what the last fiction I read was. And I am *not* admitting to
it in public! ;-) But anyway, getting back to my original point... when
I read the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, it took about 8 months to
finish it. And that's back when I was at school and had absurd amounts
of free time available for reading.
>> The difficulty is finding books which are actually enjoyable to read.
>> Don't get me wrong, I do *enjoy* reading good fiction. The difficulty is
>> finding it.
>
> If you're going to a library, ask a librarian. They're more likely than
> anyone to know a good book in a specific genre that the library has.
In my experience, librarians tend not to be very happy to see you. But I
suppose it could be worth a go...
> What kind of fiction do you enjoy?
Erm... no idea.
> Besides, if you're just borrowing the books, what do you lose by taking
> something you're not sure of? Perhaps an hour of your time.
True. I wonder where the hell my library card is? Actually, I wonder if
it's still valid after all these years. I think the last time I used it
was in 1997 or so...
>>> You might even make a couple acquaintances at the library
>> I've heard this gem before. However, given that talking is strictly
>> prohibited, I fail to comprehend how this one works...
>
> It's not prohibited in any library I've been in. Making loud noises is
> prohibited, but a soft conversation with another patron on the merits of a
> particular book isn't a problem.
Mmm, OK. I generally find the only other people in *my* local library
are stressed teenagers frantically cramming for their GCSEs... ;-)
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"Orchid XP v8" <voi### [at] dev null> wrote in message
news:480f8082$1@news.povray.org...
> [Indeed, where I work there's a guy who every day has a different
> brick-thick tome in his hand. Usually with lots of dragons and fairies
> on the cover. Weird stuff...]
Sounds like my type of stories.... <g>
> My question to you would be: how the hell do you read that fast?
Practice.
Let's see, in the last week and a half, I've reread Daughter of the Empire,
Servant of the Empire, Mistress of the Empire (by Raymond E Feist and Janny
Wurts) and 3/4 reread Magician (Raymond E Feist)
> > If you're going to a library, ask a librarian. They're more likely than
> > anyone to know a good book in a specific genre that the library has.
>
> In my experience, librarians tend not to be very happy to see you. But I
> suppose it could be worth a go...
Strange. All the ones in my local library are friendly and hapy to talk
about books. Often for too long....
> True. I wonder where the hell my library card is? Actually, I wonder if
> it's still valid after all these years. I think the last time I used it
> was in 1997 or so...
Probably not, but in general they're easy to renew
> > It's not prohibited in any library I've been in. Making loud noises is
> > prohibited, but a soft conversation with another patron on the merits of
a
> > particular book isn't a problem.
>
> Mmm, OK. I generally find the only other people in *my* local library
> are stressed teenagers frantically cramming for their GCSEs... ;-)
That sounds like the last time I visited the university library. It didn't
help that I was wearing shoes that squeeked on the floor.
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>> [Indeed, where I work there's a guy who every day has a different
>> brick-thick tome in his hand. Usually with lots of dragons and fairies
>> on the cover. Weird stuff...]
>
> Sounds like my type of stories.... <g>
Heh. I see...
>> My question to you would be: how the hell do you read that fast?
>
> Practice.
Damn. Hot Sales Girl lent me a book at work [not fiction, I might add],
and so far I've been reading it for a couple of months now. And I'm
barely half-way through. And it's quite a small book. Admittedly I'm
only reading it in my lunch break... I guess the real problem is that
the book scares me too much. She assures me it has a happy ending, but
hey...
> Let's see, in the last week and a half, I've reread Daughter of the Empire,
> Servant of the Empire, Mistress of the Empire (by Raymond E Feist and Janny
> Wurts) and 3/4 reread Magician (Raymond E Feist)
OK, very weird thing: All of the books you just meantioned are in my
mum's bookshelf. [Even though nobody in this household has ever read them.]
Gail, you're scaring me...
>> In my experience, librarians tend not to be very happy to see you. But I
>> suppose it could be worth a go...
>
> Strange. All the ones in my local library are friendly and hapy to talk
> about books. Often for too long....
They always look so busy - and so harrassed at being so busy...
>> Mmm, OK. I generally find the only other people in *my* local library
>> are stressed teenagers frantically cramming for their GCSEs... ;-)
>
> That sounds like the last time I visited the university library. It didn't
> help that I was wearing shoes that squeeked on the floor.
Heh. I never really had that problem at university... usually the place
was empty. [Background reading? What's that then?]
I'm talking about the local public library. ;-)
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