07-24-2007, 11:54 AM | #1 | |
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iRex Summer Story Contest
iRex is holding a Summer Story contest, with the winners receving a Travel Pack. The original post is here.
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07-25-2007, 10:05 AM | #2 |
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I would like to win an iLiad instead of Travel Pack. I I won, I would have more reading time, because my girlfriend would get her own one.
I have some ideas for "Summer Story", but I won't tell them here. Last edited by yokos; 07-25-2007 at 10:12 AM. |
07-25-2007, 11:04 AM | #3 |
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But in order to write the story, you have to have an iLiad so why would they need to give one away as a prize?
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07-27-2007, 08:38 PM | #4 |
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Someone care to define "best" summer story?
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07-27-2007, 08:56 PM | #5 |
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Well...
best /bɛst/ –adjective, superl. of good with better as compar. 1. of the highest quality, excellence, or standing: the best work; the best students. 2. most advantageous, suitable, or desirable: the best way. 3. largest; most: the best part of a day. –adverb, superl. of well with better as compar. 4. most excellently or suitably; with most advantage or success: an opera role that best suits her voice. 5. in or to the highest degree; most fully (usually used in combination): best-suited; best-known; best-loved. –noun 6. something or someone that is best: They always demand and get the best. The best of us can make mistakes. 7. a person's finest clothing: It's important that you wear your best. 8. a person's most agreeable or desirable emotional state (often prec. by at). 9. a person's highest degree of competence, inspiration, etc. (often prec. by at). 10. the highest quality to be found in a given activity or category of things (often prec. by at): cabinetmaking at its best. 11. the best effort that a person, group, or thing can make: Their best fell far short of excellence. 12. a person's best wishes or kindest regards: Please give my best to your father. –verb (used with object) 13. to get the better of; defeat; beat: He easily bested his opponent in hand-to-hand combat. She bested me in the argument. —Idioms 14. all for the best, for the good as the final result; to an ultimate advantage: At the time it was hard to realize how it could be all for the best. Also, for the best. 15. as best one can, in the best way possible under the circumstances: We tried to smooth over the disagreement as best we could. 16. at best, under the most favorable circumstances: You may expect to be treated civilly, at best. 17. get or have the best of, a. to gain the advantage over. b. to defeat; subdue: His arthritis gets the best of him from time to time. 18. had best, would be wisest or most reasonable to; ought to: You had best phone your mother to tell her where you are going. 19. make the best of, to cope with in the best way possible: to make the best of a bad situation. 20. with the best, on a par with the most capable: He can play bridge with the best. [Origin: bef. 900; ME beste, OE betst, best; c. D best, OHG bezzist (G best), ON bezt, Goth batists. See better1, -est] "best." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 27 Jul. 2007. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/best>. |
08-06-2007, 10:38 AM | #6 |
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Is that free? if yes..anyone care to make it a mobipocket version dictonary? :-)
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08-28-2007, 09:30 AM | #7 |
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My summer story so far:
Took a flight to Madeira. Sat down on the Balcony in Ponta do Sol. Switched on the iLiad. iLiad died while booting. Hmmm..what do you think? Should I submit this story? Maybe they should give a price for not posting it? ;-) Last edited by R2D2; 08-30-2007 at 08:20 AM. Reason: spelling |
08-28-2007, 03:50 PM | #8 |
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Anways, shame on me: The problem was the power brick and my bad eyes which did not see that it was not really working. Long live Irex! And Portugal. ;-) |
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08-29-2007, 06:12 AM | #10 |
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08-29-2007, 06:31 AM | #11 |
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So you are back to reading epaper novels?
Glad to hear that its not really the iLiad, thats broken. I know how you can get addicted to that thing. |
08-30-2007, 08:15 AM | #12 | |
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Btw.: I highly recommend Bill Bryson's "A short history of nearly everything". Esspecially if you are having a scientific background. Last edited by R2D2; 08-30-2007 at 08:21 AM. |
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09-03-2007, 10:06 AM | #13 |
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I second the recommendation. Superb book, and very, very funny. His description of the development of geology and the dreadful things that happened to some of the early pioneers in the field is especially good .
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