I finished my book....booohooo - Page 2

Nate the great · 07-14-2008, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Sparrow

Why keep them on the hard disk?

I keep mine on DVDs (one DVD to use, and another DVD as a backup). It frees up disk space, and saves having to provide more disk storage - but maybe I'm missing something

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If I could get my collection on just one DVD, I would. I exaggerated slightly in my previous post. I know I could put my TBR on a DVD, it's slightly over 2 GB. But my total collection of reading materials is somewhere around 12 GB, and that doesn't include the podcasts and audiobooks (which would add another 40GB or so). And if I have to swap DVDs, I know that I won't bother.

But you did raise a good point. I really should archive most of my MP3s.

zelda_pinwheel · 07-15-2008, 03:59 AM

12 go !!!! holy cow. and i thought *I* was bad !!!

i really have to figure out a good archiving system though, because it's just chaos in there for the moment.

Argel · 07-15-2008, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by grimo1re

Oh man, I need some sympathy here! ... Yesterday was such a glorious day...and then I finished the book.

It's a real sense of emptiness, isn't it. Only thing worse than finishing a book you love is finishing a series you love. Suddenly you realize that you'll never again meet these characters - at least not for the first time. It's as if they've become your friends and then announced that they're moving away.

grimo1re · 07-15-2008, 06:26 AM

One word (Ok, abbreviation): NAS.

And yes, I know about Scalzi's other books....wish I could buy the ebooks!

Gaurnim · 07-16-2008, 03:28 AM

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Originally Posted by grimo1re

One word (Ok, abbreviation): NAS.

And yes, I know about Scalzi's other books....wish I could buy the ebooks!

I have a NAS too : 500 Gigs, RAID 1
It takes a bit of time to organize everything on it, but it's worth it to have all handy anytime.

And I too enjoyed Old Man's War a lot.

GeoffC · 07-16-2008, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by grimo1re

Hear hear! Such wisdom can be found on internet fora...

EH?

Wisdom in the Lounge...
(Is that not a contradiction of terms?)

Gerra away wi' yer...

Steven Lyle Jordan · 07-16-2008, 01:07 PM

I've been slowly building my collection of Jack McDevitt, my new favorite author. (Interestingly enough, I didn't much like my first JM book, it was too long, but I came back and gave him another chance, and now I'm a JM fan. Got started with Doc Savage the same way!)

I say slowly, because I have not found all of his books on e-book yet, so I pick them up as I come across them. Hopefully, I'll be able to get any and all of his books in e-book formats... that's the nice thing about liking a current author who "gets" the e-book thing.

Add to that the PD Mobi books I've been picking up recently, and I'm developing a backlog that will keep me reading happy for quite a while! (Mainly because my time for reading is becoming so short...)

pshrynk · 07-16-2008, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan

Add to that the PD Mobi books I've been picking up recently, and I'm developing a backlog that will keep me reading happy for quite a while! (Mainly because my time for reading is becoming so short...)

And you need to be slaving away at your keyboard, young man. You have a fan-base here that needs constant gratification!

How do you expect to be Hugo-nominated for WorldCon '09 unless you suck up miserably with the FSAetc group?

JSWolf · 07-16-2008, 01:25 PM

This week, I finished The Stand by Stephen King. It was the uncut edition and it was really good. Long, but quite good. I was sorry to see it end. The ending was really good.

But, not to worry, I picked another book to read. One that I had read once before. But not in a very long time and this book is even better the second time then the first time. I am reading Robert A. Heinlein's The Puppet Masters.

Steven Lyle Jordan · 07-16-2008, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

And you need to be slaving away at your keyboard, young man. You have a fan-base here that needs constant gratification!

How do you expect to be Hugo-nominated for WorldCon '09 unless you suck up miserably with the FSAetc group?

Don't I wish...

Timoleon · 07-16-2008, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan

Don't I wish...

Steve,

I just wanted to say that I finished The Onuissance Cells this past week, am enjoying Evoguia this evening, and am looking forward to The First Expedition and Sol this next week.

You spin a fine yarn

Tim

GeoffC · 07-17-2008, 04:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Timoleon

Steve,

You spin a fine yarn

Tim

Can you do a knit one, pearly one...I can place an order for 3 pullovers and 1 cardie...

Steven Lyle Jordan · 07-17-2008, 08:44 AM

Thanks, all... and as soon as I decide on a possible rebuild for the SJB, I'll be back to production (hey, I just finished the last one... my fingers are still tired!).

pshrynk · 07-17-2008, 08:49 AM

true story:

Rob Sawyer was on Compuserve SF SIG when he started out. We decided in a Thursday Night Chat Room to get him a Hugo. Almost all of us were WorldCon members, so when the nom ballots came out, we led a coordinated attack and Bob's your uncle, he was nominated for the first time. Eventually won one, too. So, don't think we couldn't get that ball rolling for Steve, as well.

tompe · 07-17-2008, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

true story:

Rob Sawyer was on Compuserve SF SIG when he started out. We decided in a Thursday Night Chat Room to get him a Hugo. Almost all of us were WorldCon members, so when the nom ballots came out, we led a coordinated attack and Bob's your uncle, he was nominated for the first time. Eventually won one, too. So, don't think we couldn't get that ball rolling for Steve, as well.

OK, so that explains it. I have always suspected that some authors are on the short list because of campaigns like that and not because the quality of the work.

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07-15-2008, 03:59 AM	#17
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	12 go !!!! holy cow. and i thought I was bad !!! i really have to figure out a good archiving system though, because it's just chaos in there for the moment.

07-15-2008, 06:26 AM	#19
grimo1re Geekette Posts: 435 Karma: 3335 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NSW, Australia Device: Sony Reader PRS500, PocketBook 360	One word (Ok, abbreviation): NAS. And yes, I know about Scalzi's other books....wish I could buy the ebooks!

07-16-2008, 01:07 PM	#22
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	I've been slowly building my collection of Jack McDevitt, my new favorite author. (Interestingly enough, I didn't much like my first JM book, it was too long, but I came back and gave him another chance, and now I'm a JM fan. Got started with Doc Savage the same way!) I say slowly, because I have not found all of his books on e-book yet, so I pick them up as I come across them. Hopefully, I'll be able to get any and all of his books in e-book formats... that's the nice thing about liking a current author who "gets" the e-book thing. Add to that the PD Mobi books I've been picking up recently, and I'm developing a backlog that will keep me reading happy for quite a while! (Mainly because my time for reading is becoming so short...)

07-16-2008, 01:25 PM	#24
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,758 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	This week, I finished The Stand by Stephen King. It was the uncut edition and it was really good. Long, but quite good. I was sorry to see it end. The ending was really good. But, not to worry, I picked another book to read. One that I had read once before. But not in a very long time and this book is even better the second time then the first time. I am reading Robert A. Heinlein's The Puppet Masters.

07-17-2008, 08:44 AM	#28
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	Thanks, all... and as soon as I decide on a possible rebuild for the SJB, I'll be back to production (hey, I just finished the last one... my fingers are still tired!).

07-17-2008, 08:49 AM	#29
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	true story: Rob Sawyer was on Compuserve SF SIG when he started out. We decided in a Thursday Night Chat Room to get him a Hugo. Almost all of us were WorldCon members, so when the nom ballots came out, we led a coordinated attack and Bob's your uncle, he was nominated for the first time. Eventually won one, too. So, don't think we couldn't get that ball rolling for Steve, as well.