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Forum: General Discussions 03-05-2012, 01:54 PM
Replies: 876
Views: 100,899
Posted By The Straven
I only pirate when I verb nouns. I have been...

I only pirate when I verb nouns. I have been known to swashbuckle once in a while though. Yarrr!

* This post has been certified 100% Grade-A Useless by the USDA.
Forum: General Discussions 03-05-2012, 01:24 PM
Replies: 206
Views: 18,397
Posted By The Straven
A reply gracious in its forthrightness. Kudos to...

A reply gracious in its forthrightness. Kudos to you.



Ad hominem, I believe. Half a kudos deducted; overall credit: 1/2 kudos. ;)
Forum: General Discussions 03-04-2012, 03:40 AM
Replies: 206
Views: 18,397
Posted By The Straven
Very good. What evidence can you provide to...

Very good. What evidence can you provide to support your assertion? I take it you are necessarily arguing that copyright is primarily a moral rather than a legal concern; just how bad is limited...
Forum: General Discussions 03-04-2012, 03:21 AM
Replies: 206
Views: 18,397
Posted By The Straven
Have to point out that the history of Man has...

Have to point out that the history of Man has proven that one can own almost anything and anyone given sufficient force.
Forum: Other Books (offline) 01-23-2012, 09:24 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 16,637
Posted By The Straven
Steinbeck, John: The Harvest Gypsies, PDF/A5/v1.1, 22 February 2012

This is a collection of Steinbeck's articles originally publish in the San Francisco News, October, 1936. I believe the articles are in the public domain, as I have found no copyright renewals for...
Forum: General Discussions 01-23-2012, 08:25 AM
Replies: 381
Views: 26,840
Posted By The Straven
Given that at least one member of this forum...

Given that at least one member of this forum vociferously advocates unlimited copyright, and it's not an unreasonable conjecture that Disney and its ilk would be perfectly happy if copyright lasted...
Forum: Which one should I buy? 12-07-2011, 07:40 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,209
Posted By The Straven
Thanks for the advice, very timely.

Thanks for the advice, very timely.
Forum: Which one should I buy? 12-04-2011, 05:17 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,209
Posted By The Straven
Shopping in München

Not really a "which to buy" question, but can any German member recommend a store in München to examine the latest offerings from Onyx and PocketBook? I'll be in town in a couple of days, and I'd...
Forum: Reading Recommendations 07-14-2011, 07:53 AM
Replies: 170
Views: 32,897
Posted By The Straven
It's tempting to write a very long list, but I'll...

It's tempting to write a very long list, but I'll keep it to a few that have been mentioned:

Frank Herbert, Dune
Clifford D. Simak, Highway of Eternity
Iain M. Banks, Player of Games

And a...
Forum: PDF 07-04-2011, 03:58 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,739
Posted By The Straven
Hmm. Well, if you take a moment to read the...

Hmm. Well, if you take a moment to read the question, what Xabache is asking is how to change the attributes of text within an inserted index table. The only way to do that is to edit the component...
Forum: PDF 07-02-2011, 12:19 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,739
Posted By The Straven
Heh, yes, I've wished for a cross-referenced...

Heh, yes, I've wished for a cross-referenced table generation function myself, but if there is one, I haven't found it. Perhaps there's a plugin somewhere that does this?

As for changing font...
Forum: PDF 06-29-2011, 05:27 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 3,739
Posted By The Straven
Xabache, Instead of hyperlinks, what you may...

Xabache,

Instead of hyperlinks, what you may wish to use is cross-references. From the menu bar, choose "Insert-->Cross-reference". This will open a dialogue box titled "Fields".

From here, I...
Forum: Other Books 05-31-2011, 09:34 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 5,607
Posted By The Straven
Tocqueville, Alexis de: Democracy in America, Vol. I. PDF/A5/v2. 01 June 2011

This is the first of two volumes of "Democracy in America". charlski uploaded an EPUB version of both volumes here (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=103098). This version is based on...
Forum: General Discussions 08-30-2010, 12:38 PM
Replies: 145
Views: 52,497
Posted By The Straven
Indeed; I have dispensed with quaint notions of...

Indeed; I have dispensed with quaint notions of formatting and typesetting altogether, and think someone ought to add "no justification" as a poll option. I now consume ("reading" is such a passé...
Forum: Lounge 06-27-2010, 12:39 AM
Replies: 104
Views: 11,804
Posted By The Straven
SFGate.com (San Francisco) blogger Yobie Benjamin...

SFGate.com (San Francisco) blogger Yobie Benjamin has put up this video (http://foo.am/nWe) of an eyewitness to BP's operations (or lack thereof) to clean up the Louisiana coastline. Please watch it....
Forum: News 06-14-2010, 08:06 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 6,335
Posted By The Straven
Oh. Ohhhhh. Ah. That's impressively... If...

Oh. Ohhhhh. Ah. That's impressively... If scent-based forum avatar personalization hasn't been patented yet, I'm going to patent it myself and camp on it so that the technology will never, ever see...
Forum: News 06-13-2010, 05:23 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 6,335
Posted By The Straven
SameOl', you might be right: ardeegee's avatar...

SameOl', you might be right: ardeegee's avatar looks like a wet Wookie--and wet dog ain't got nothing on wet Wookie!



Oh no, TGS has been assimilated into the Ap--I mean Borg collective ...
Forum: News 06-13-2010, 12:40 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 6,335
Posted By The Straven
Personally, my next reader MUST have scratch 'n...

Personally, my next reader MUST have scratch 'n sniff capability. I want to smell the pages as I flip through them.

TGS, deadpan humor doesn't work if you add smilies. ;)
Forum: Lounge 06-12-2010, 01:29 AM
Replies: 104
Views: 11,804
Posted By The Straven
Another story from Greg Palast...

Another story from Greg Palast (http://www.gregpalast.com/smart-pig-bps-other-spill-this-week/).

A couple of excerpts:



And:
Forum: Lounge 06-11-2010, 11:34 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 11,804
Posted By The Straven
According to Rolling Stone, the Department of the...

According to Rolling Stone, the Department of the Interior -- of which Fish & Wildlife is a bureau -- is untrustworthy and completely failed to ensure appropriate safety measures were being taken....
Forum: iRex 06-09-2010, 01:11 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 4,577
Posted By The Straven
It seems to me that the DR800 production run must...

It seems to me that the DR800 production run must have been very small and has been completely sold out. Can anyone shed some light on the recent non-availability? I was planning on buying one for my...
Forum: iRex 06-09-2010, 01:07 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 8,743
Posted By The Straven
Best bet is to unRAR those files; that usually...

Best bet is to unRAR those files; that usually does it for me. I've only found one file out of, well, let's just call it quite a few volumes that still confounds me.
Forum: Lounge 05-29-2010, 02:14 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 11,804
Posted By The Straven
Similar, perhaps, but it appears that BP is the...

Similar, perhaps, but it appears that BP is the most egregious offender. If the worst of the pack is culled, the others will step out a little livelier.

As to whether a boycott will accomplish...
Forum: Lounge 05-29-2010, 02:06 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 11,804
Posted By The Straven
No, and that's a good catch. But the safety part...

No, and that's a good catch. But the safety part of the operation was a BP operation, and they failed completely and willfully.
Forum: Lounge 05-29-2010, 12:46 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 11,804
Posted By The Straven
Hi Spoon Man! It's not that BP has made a...

Hi Spoon Man!

It's not that BP has made a mistake, it's that BP is a repeat offender, habitually disregarding safety. Exxon Valdez, the Houston refinery explosion, those were BP operations, and...
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