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Old 08-29-2010, 04:21 PM   #291
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Originally Posted by harryE123 View Post
I find many behaviors offensive too, pc not the least. But I am not a fascist to dictate what people should or shouldn't say and do. If I were to comment on all the things I find offensive in internet forums, I would be for days on end on the web. There are at least two countries in the world where what I said is common parlance and the context in which I said it doesn't contain an iota of racism, so get over it. I am not here to assuage anyone's pc anxieties, and I think I've done enough of it to be able to get back on topic.
I'm going to jump in and agree with you here (and I hate to say, but this tangent is more interesting than the topic at hand!).

I participated in a thread where we discussed the term "American Indian." I use the term for the simple fact that the Indians I know use the term. I was then quoted off site, out of context, as saying that as long as I think the term is okay, everyone should. No, I had said I think it's okay because it's in use in a circle of friends. That's PC for yah. We can't even discuss and debate, because we have to be misquoted and labeled racist or ignorant. And, even worse, I love my friends -- and their people/culture -- but me calling them "Indians" made me a "racist."

I think a sold watching of the film Gran Torino is in order. A guy who cares (fatherly love) about people he calls "gook," "zipperhead," "nip." What do you do with that? Is he a racist? It's a damn good question, but one that's about as un-PC as it gets (but, ironically, about loving/caring about people).

Won't play on the Sony Readers yet though.

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The issue for me is a. if they are going to invest any money in getting a decent (arm) cpu in because b. amazon is undercutting them in price and selling at an obvious loss to make a profit via a proprietary format (which is wreaking havoc in a market where others aren't the global bookstore), and c. if they are going to make any progress in term of their software which leaves a lot to be desired.
I agree, they need faster CPUs. I've mentioned this previously.

I also think their ePUB rendering is the absolute worse in the e-Reader Universe. However their original LRF format is awesome, or at least their software for using on the Readers is. The layout, fonts, and overall presentation is exceptionally book-like. Doesn't have that inane justification bug that ePUB suffers from.

All this to make the point that Sony can write good software. I do not know why they slacked off so badly with ePUB. How does anyone pass that inane page range on the middle/right margin intruding into the book text even pass quality control????

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