Review? - Page 2

delphidb96 · 09-19-2007, 06:43 PM

MikeF74,

Well, living as *I* do on a fixed Social Security Disability income, I'm sure that I will get plenty of people who are willing to donate to my personal Paypal account - found at my blog: Derek's Blog Page. All this lighting equipment and other stuff has run to over $150! Remember, this is *MY* equipment, not NAEB's! Every bit helps if anyone wants to donate.

Derek

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Originally Posted by MikeF74

Wow, someone's got some spare change.

Don't put yourself into the poorhouse for us Derek.

delphidb96 · 09-19-2007, 06:44 PM

JSWolf...

Oh don't I *WISH*! Hell, I'd settle for running an eBay product photo service, but the CC&Rs in our neighborhood are *VERY* tight! Not that my mother would allow this in her home.

Derek

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

When he's done using all this equipment for shooting eink devices, he's going to use it for his porn business.

JSWolf · 09-19-2007, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by delphidb96

JSWolf...

Oh don't I *WISH*! Hell, I'd settle for running an eBay product photo service, but the CC&Rs in our neighborhood are *VERY* tight! Not that my mother would allow this in her home.

Derek

Well you know some people do have a fetish for older ladies.

Ravenflight · 09-19-2007, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

When he's done using all this equipment for shooting eink devices, he's going to use it for his porn business.

LOL! At least he might be able to recoup his expenses that way!

Seriously Derek- Don't mortgage your house just for the review! I didn't mean what I said as any kind of criticism- I know how difficult it is to take photos, and still get the colors to match reality. A text review of your thoughts and opinions on the Cybook is all I was hoping for. (For Neko's sake you might want to censor your comics- for me it just emphasizes the need for color e-ink displays!)

delphidb96 · 09-19-2007, 07:18 PM

Oh come now! Nekokami's just gonna have to suck it up and grow a big, hairy pair - or a solid brass pair.

By the standards of most anime/manga I've seen floating around the internet, that picture was *MILD*!

Yeah, I *could* just do a text review, but it doesn't feel right considering the changes that are coming this next week.

And if I had to mortgage my (well, Mom's) house, I'd be just like all the others out here with that sinking feeling of rejection by the mortgate industry!

Derek

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Originally Posted by Ravenflight

LOL! At least he might be able to recoup his expenses that way!

Seriously Derek- Don't mortgage your house just for the review! I didn't mean what I said as any kind of criticism- I know how difficult it is to take photos, and still get the colors to match reality. A text review of your thoughts and opinions on the Cybook is all I was hoping for. (For Neko's sake you might want to censor your comics- for me it just emphasizes the need for color e-ink displays!)

MikeF74 · 09-19-2007, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by delphidb96

Oh come now! Nekokami's just gonna have to suck it up and grow a big, hairy pair - or a solid brass pair.

By the standards of most anime/manga I've seen floating around the internet, that picture was *MILD*!

You have to keep in mind though that this will be the first real review for this device... It will probably get linked to by Engadget and many people will be looking at it from work.

Ravenflight · 09-19-2007, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by delphidb96

By the standards of most anime/manga I've seen floating around the internet, that picture was *MILD*!

Sorry, I will need visual confirmation of this statement- if you will provide me with some links to some examples I will gladly check them out- only in the interest of verification you understand.

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Originally Posted by delphidb96

And if I had to mortgage my (well, Mom's) house, I'd be just like all the others out here with that sinking feeling of rejection by the mortgate industry!

Trust me, I have several of those mortgages and you are not missing anything- except maybe that empty feeling you get when you see a negative symbol before your checking account balance! Watch out for those mortgage brokers.

nekokami · 09-19-2007, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by delphidb96

Oh come now! Nekokami's just gonna have to suck it up and grow a big, hairy pair - or a solid brass pair.

By the standards of most anime/manga I've seen floating around the internet, that picture was *MILD*!

Thank you so much for your charming consideration.

Alisa · 09-19-2007, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by delphidb96

Oh come now! Nekokami's just gonna have to suck it up and grow a big, hairy pair - or a solid brass pair.

By the standards of most anime/manga I've seen floating around the internet, that picture was *MILD*!

Derek

It was mild and not something that offends me personally but I'm at work. I didn't appreciate that much either.

JSWolf · 09-19-2007, 08:44 PM

I just didn't pay attention to the anime. I think Menga is crap. It's bad enough when it's animated. But in B/W on a low res device. Bah!

delphidb96 · 09-19-2007, 09:05 PM

Sure. I can understand. Of course, once I'm ready to post a review, I'll probably post it at our (NAEB's) website and as a separate column at my blog. As well as here.

Derek

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Originally Posted by MikeF74

You have to keep in mind though that this will be the first real review for this device... It will probably get linked to by Engadget and many people will be looking at it from work.

delphidb96 · 09-19-2007, 09:06 PM

Neko,

I apologize if I offended you. I was just making a joke. I don't really think that.

Derek

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Originally Posted by nekokami

Thank you so much for your charming consideration.

delphidb96 · 09-19-2007, 09:09 PM

JSWolf,

Which is why the sample Manga images they included on the engineering sample seemed so... weird! And not what I regularly read - or a good example of graphics on the Cybook.

Derek

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I just didn't pay attention to the anime. I think Menga is crap. It's bad enough when it's animated. But in B/W on a low res device. Bah!

MikeF74 · 09-19-2007, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by delphidb96

Sure. I can understand. Of course, once I'm ready to post a review, I'll probably post it at our (NAEB's) website and as a separate column at my blog. As well as here.

I don't think you fully understood what I was getting at Derek. I wasn't talking bandwith issues...

What I am saying is the display of cartoon breasts on a computer screen at work is enough to get some people reprimanded or fired. Sad, but true. So I'm just saying that you may want to lay of NSFW material in your full review.

Ravenflight · 09-19-2007, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeF74

What I am saying is the display of cartoon breasts on a computer screen at work is enough to get some people reprimanded or fired. Sad, but true.

Yes this is very true at my work. All internet usage is monitored- in fact all computer use of any kind is monitored- They track every page you go to- and you'd better be prepared to explain how such usage was company related if you ever have the misfortune to be summoned before the inquisition. Corporate Security lives by the motto 'Guilty until proven innocent.'

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09-19-2007, 08:44 PM	#25
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 74,027 Karma: 129333114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I just didn't pay attention to the anime. I think Menga is crap. It's bad enough when it's animated. But in B/W on a low res device. Bah!

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