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All three read nearly daily though. It's wonderful. |
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09-08-2024, 06:37 PM | #3017 |
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Because you brought them up right. You fostered reading, took an interest in what they were reading and modeled reading with your own habits. Kudos.
I know I'd be shocked at how old that delightful baby with the basilisk stare is now! |
09-08-2024, 11:32 PM | #3018 |
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She (pink in my avatar) just turned 8.
The one on the far left is a senior this year which is terrifying. |
09-13-2024, 10:13 PM | #3019 |
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KDP Select's exclusivity requirement can go burn in a pit.
Rant over. |
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I had a Tandy 1000 from RadioShack in the '80s. Built solid as a rock and carried me until I later bought my first Windows 95 PC (used) around 1996. The monitor I got cheap, as it was green text on black background and a discontinued model. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandy_1000 Intel 8088, yeah baby! My brother had the TRS-80 Model I, late 1970s, and let me use it some, so I already had the computer bug going, but had to wait until I was out of college and had a job to save up for my own PC. I spent more time reading than watching TV though. Sometimes I'd try to watch TV, but then I'd nosedive into a book and forget about what was on the screen. |
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Describing a voice as "throaty" makes me think of a cat throwing up.
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09-18-2024, 05:19 PM | #3028 | |
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09-19-2024, 12:15 PM | #3029 |
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It was the same when I was in the market for a new ereader pre-pandemic. I wanted to try the Kobo Forma; could I find one? I found a Kobo (Touch or Libra) in John Lewis in Milton Keynes (himself was tempted by a returned Mac server), otherwise it was only Kindles.
I ended up taking a punt on the Forma sight unseen and was glad I did. My issues were the larger form factor and the weight because I have RSI in both wrists. I'd like to go for an Elipsa, but the weight may make it a no-go for me - the difference is that the Forma has a plastic substrate, but the other larger Kobos are glass substrates. |
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For once I'd like to see an aro-ace protagonist for a cozy mystery. If I wanted romance, I'd read a romance book.
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