December 18, 2012 at 11:17 am
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Brandie Tarvin (12/18/2012)
Has anyone else noticed that winter starts on the very same day that the world ends?How does that work, wonders the author...
Happy Holidays for those currently celebrating, for those about to celebrate, and happy non-denominational generic unHoliday wishes for those who do not celebrate at all.
Clearly the Mayans and Vikings knew each other. It is the start of Fimbulwinter.
Of course...I planned it that way. I am having a big end of the world birthday bash that day.
It's not the end of the world. It's just the start of the next 100,000-year ice age.
Since it's your birthday, just think of the continent-wide glaciers as "whoah, we definitely got WAY too much icecream cake this year!" 😛
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December 18, 2012 at 11:20 am
GSquared (12/18/2012)
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Stefan Krzywicki (12/18/2012)
Brandie Tarvin (12/18/2012)
Has anyone else noticed that winter starts on the very same day that the world ends?How does that work, wonders the author...
Happy Holidays for those currently celebrating, for those about to celebrate, and happy non-denominational generic unHoliday wishes for those who do not celebrate at all.
Clearly the Mayans and Vikings knew each other. It is the start of Fimbulwinter.
Of course...I planned it that way. I am having a big end of the world birthday bash that day.
It's not the end of the world. It's just the start of the next 100,000-year ice age.
Since it's your birthday, just think of the continent-wide glaciers as "whoah, we definitely got WAY too much icecream cake this year!" 😛
ROFLOL:-D
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December 18, 2012 at 11:28 am
Always fun when you're trying to sort out something, Google it, and find out you asked about it a year ago: http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1192066-1292-1.aspx
At least I had the sense to Google before I started posting...
:hehe:
December 18, 2012 at 11:30 am
GSquared (12/18/2012)
Anyway. It's entertaining. For about a week. Then it gets old. Really old.
Heard the same about The Old Republic, which I'm in the process of downloading. As long as the entertainment matches the expectation and is worth the cost, all good.
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December 18, 2012 at 11:36 am
jasona.work (12/18/2012)
Always fun when you're trying to sort out something, Google it, and find out you asked about it a year ago: http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1192066-1292-1.aspxAt least I had the sense to Google before I started posting...
:hehe:
Hee. Have a drink. The hippo in the tent just got a fresh tray.
December 18, 2012 at 11:39 am
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GSquared (12/18/2012)
Anyway. It's entertaining. For about a week. Then it gets old. Really old.Heard the same about The Old Republic, which I'm in the process of downloading. As long as the entertainment matches the expectation and is worth the cost, all good.
Yeah. Should be worth the cost in terms of entertainment dollars.
On Amazon, TSW runs $(US)30. That's the same as three movies (by myself) at the local cinema, or one movie with some snacks, if my wife and I go together. A movie is (hopefully) about 2 hours of entertainment. So, up to 6 hours of entertainment for $30. TSW is definitely more hours for the same cost.
And, before anyone asks, yes, this is the metric I use for measuring entertainment dollars. Do I get more for my money than a movie, or less?
A good book runs about $8 on average these days, and also lasts about 2 hours, so I could use that in the same way. But the book is always better than the movie (except Blad Runner, of course), so I use movies. More stable baseline. Hollywood is so predictable that they work better as a reliable ruler than something as chaotic as the metric system!
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December 18, 2012 at 12:37 pm
GSquared (12/18/2012)
. . . But the book is always better than the movie (except Blad Runner, of course), so I use movies. . . .
Hmm... 2001: A Space Odyssey, anyone?
December 18, 2012 at 1:05 pm
Revenant (12/18/2012)
GSquared (12/18/2012)
. . . But the book is always better than the movie (except Blad Runner, of course), so I use movies. . . .Hmm... 2001: A Space Odyssey, anyone?
Yes, yes, yes. There are other exceptions. And plenty where the book + movie actually creates a very positive synergy.
But that ruins the joke. So, while also correcting a really dumb typo on my part, I'll say again, the book is always better than the movie (except Blade Runner, of course).
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December 18, 2012 at 1:55 pm
GSquared (12/18/2012)
A good book runs about $8 on average these days, and also lasts about 2 hours, so I could use that in the same way.
2 hours? What books are you inhaling? Gyeah.
Mind you, a good book on first skim (thinking something like Dresden Files here) will take me 5-8 hours to blow through. Then I go back and read it again once I get over the anticipation a good writer can get me into. I can speedread (did it with 50 shades of gray, for example) but that's against the purpose to me.
I agree though, I used to use movies usually as my entertainment staple. These days I've got such a large console video game collection that I actually use that as my baseline now though. My expectation on entertainment to dollar has gotten so high that for me to see something in the theater it needs to *have* to be on the big screen for full enjoyment, or meh, I'll wait for Netflix.
@Brandie: Thanks for the information. It just seemed odd that a romantic index was being referenced for Sci-Fi, but I guess it makes sense in context. Was afraid I was missing something important, like gore on death or something.
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December 18, 2012 at 2:55 pm
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A good book runs about $8 on average these days, and also lasts about 2 hours, so I could use that in the same way.2 hours? What books are you inhaling? Gyeah.
Mind you, a good book on first skim (thinking something like Dresden Files here) will take me 5-8 hours to blow through. Then I go back and read it again once I get over the anticipation a good writer can get me into. I can speedread (did it with 50 shades of gray, for example) but that's against the purpose to me.
I agree though, I used to use movies usually as my entertainment staple. These days I've got such a large console video game collection that I actually use that as my baseline now though. My expectation on entertainment to dollar has gotten so high that for me to see something in the theater it needs to *have* to be on the big screen for full enjoyment, or meh, I'll wait for Netflix.
@Brandie: Thanks for the information. It just seemed odd that a romantic index was being referenced for Sci-Fi, but I guess it makes sense in context. Was afraid I was missing something important, like gore on death or something.
I read fiction at, usually, over 100 pages per hour. Standard paperback format for that speed. Some it's a lot more than that, where less words/page is the standard (like many trade paperbacks, etc.).
If the writing is particularly dense and uses lots of unfamiliar names or made-up words and that kind of thing, I can sometimes be slowed down to around 80 pages per hour or thereabouts.
If the writing is particularly fluffy, it can go as high as 120 per hour.
And, no, that's not "speed reading", which skips most of what's written. I just read a lot and am very fast at it. When I was in high school (ancient history by some standards), I used to read 2-3 books per day most days. I didn't take enough books to school one day and ended up reading Dune 3 times.
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December 18, 2012 at 4:22 pm
GSquared (12/18/2012)
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GSquared (12/18/2012)
A good book runs about $8 on average these days, and also lasts about 2 hours, so I could use that in the same way.2 hours? What books are you inhaling? Gyeah.
Mind you, a good book on first skim (thinking something like Dresden Files here) will take me 5-8 hours to blow through. Then I go back and read it again once I get over the anticipation a good writer can get me into. I can speedread (did it with 50 shades of gray, for example) but that's against the purpose to me.
I agree though, I used to use movies usually as my entertainment staple. These days I've got such a large console video game collection that I actually use that as my baseline now though. My expectation on entertainment to dollar has gotten so high that for me to see something in the theater it needs to *have* to be on the big screen for full enjoyment, or meh, I'll wait for Netflix.
@Brandie: Thanks for the information. It just seemed odd that a romantic index was being referenced for Sci-Fi, but I guess it makes sense in context. Was afraid I was missing something important, like gore on death or something.
I read fiction at, usually, over 100 pages per hour. Standard paperback format for that speed. Some it's a lot more than that, where less words/page is the standard (like many trade paperbacks, etc.).
If the writing is particularly dense and uses lots of unfamiliar names or made-up words and that kind of thing, I can sometimes be slowed down to around 80 pages per hour or thereabouts.
If the writing is particularly fluffy, it can go as high as 120 per hour.
And, no, that's not "speed reading", which skips most of what's written. I just read a lot and am very fast at it. When I was in high school (ancient history by some standards), I used to read 2-3 books per day most days. I didn't take enough books to school one day and ended up reading Dune 3 times.
I feel totally inadequate -- it took me a week to read Dune three times. However, it was not at school, I was already gainfully employed and had two kids, so maybe there is some hope for me after all. 😉
December 18, 2012 at 4:26 pm
Evil Kraig F (12/18/2012)
Mind you, a good book on first skim (thinking something like Dresden Files here) will take me 5-8 hours to blow through.
I can read one of the books of the Wheel of Time in under 5 hours. I average about 2 and a half books on an international flight (10 hours)
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December 18, 2012 at 4:38 pm
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December 18, 2012 at 9:54 pm
Can not accurately recall the time taken but do remember reading the complete works of William Shakespeare in one long, long session started in late afternoon and finished up the next day just in time for breakfast ... and was young enough at the time to have enjoyed every bit of it. Oh how I wish those days were here again.
December 19, 2012 at 7:03 am
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Mind you, a good book on first skim (thinking something like Dresden Files here) will take me 5-8 hours to blow through.I can read one of the books of the Wheel of Time in under 5 hours. I average about 2 and a half books on an international flight (10 hours)
Wheel of Time books are thicker than is usual. More pages, too.
(I predicted round about when book 5 was released that the author would die before he finished writing the series. Or that, since there are no beginning or endings in the Wheel of Time, he would deliberately not finish it.)
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