what books are you reading?
Quote: ChesterDogQuote: gordonm888I met Isaac Asimov when he stormed into the administrative office of our Student Union building (at Rensselaer in Troy NY where I was student body president) complaining that no one had met him at the Albany airport. He was incensed that he had had to take a cab. He probably had a righteous complaint, but oh what a first impression he made on everyone, what a temper he had!
He gave a great talk that evening, one that wandered over many topics. I remember him saying that to make a living as a writer, you needed to be intelligent, creative, literate and well-read, a hard worker and devilishly handsome. He then said "I am not at all sure that I am all of those things but at least, beyond any doubt, I am devilishly handsome."
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Asimov might have been complaining about not being met at the train or bus station instead of at the airport since he was famously afraid of flying.
Here's something from http://asimovonline.com/asimov_FAQ.html:
Is it true that Asimov had a fear of flying?
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Asimov had more fears and phobias than a cat has fleas. Genius IQ people a lot of the time have overactive imaginations and he was quite miserable a lot of the time.
https://patents.google.com/patent/US20180047462A1/en?oq=2018%2f0047462
Quote: DRichNot a book but this patent I have been reading is incredible and fascinating. I am guessing that this is getting very close to practical civilian uses and wouldn't be shocked if it is already being tested in the military.
https://patents.google.com/patent/US20180047462A1/en?oq=2018%2f0047462
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Isn't your main concern that they can use it for making better gas station hot dogs? Ones that can turn on the rotating machine for 2 months and still be edible?
Quote: EvenBobQuote: DRichNot a book but this patent I have been reading is incredible and fascinating. I am guessing that this is getting very close to practical civilian uses and wouldn't be shocked if it is already being tested in the military.
https://patents.google.com/patent/US20180047462A1/en?oq=2018%2f0047462
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Isn't your main concern that they can use it for making better gas station hot dogs? Ones that can turn on the rotating machine for 2 months and still be edible?
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Clearly you did not read and comprehend the patent. Those hot dogs will spin for thousands of years on the spits.
Not for everyone, but I'm getting a chuckle.
Current checkout list:
The Ships of Earth (Homecoming series)
Idoru
I've been studying and reading about the American Civil War so much that I need a change of pace. I read a few Follet books many years ago and recall enjoying them but I don't really remember them.
Quote: billryanJackdaws by Ken Follet.
I've been studying and reading about the American Civil War so much that I need a change of pace. I read a few Follet books many years ago and recall enjoying them but I don't really remember them.
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Let me know how that is. It looks like something that I might read.
When I saw the name I thought might be about Jackdaw birds of which I have no interest.
It's about an attempt to blow up France's phone network on D-Day.
openlibrary.org has a goal of making every single book ever published available on its site
they claim to have 20 million books currently
I don't really know if that's true
anyway, I've read several books on their site which were not available online from my County library's online service
several publishers have sued them - apparently without success
it's all free - they only require that the user provide an email address
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Nothing of particular note on the reading list right now.
