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Subject: Re: And This is Why I Don't Post Anymore
From: dontno314 <dontno314@hushmail.com>
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BorkedBorg@13of9.com wrote:
>On Sat, 20 Jul 2019 19:05:57 GMT, dontno314 <dontno314@hushmail.com> wrote:
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>>>>
>>>>Read NIVEN "Known Space Series!"
>>>
>>>Oh Yes! And since then, dozens of others. All-time favourite: Frank
>>>Herbert's Dune although I was far less impressed with the others in the
>>>series. My latest discovery, made just a few years ago when I could still
>>>read comfortably, was CJ Cherryh. Her Company Wars series was so reminiscent
>>>of the books that got me reading when I was young.
>>
>>What's your problem with reading? Because of changes in my eye sight, I use a
>>11" Android tablet with Kindle and change the font/size to read comfortably.
>>I
>>also use magnifiers to read paper text (and a 4x lit headset to read
>>labels!).
>>With 40' of books in my library, I am getting pissed at aging!
>>
>>Maybe I can make suggestions.
>
>I read voraciously when I was younger. Now I pick up a book and within
>minutes my eyelids are drooping. Maybe it's too much TV and computer.
>I'm already wearing bifocals. I recently got rid of boxes and boxes of books
>I'd gathered over the years. Lots of charities wanted them delivered. I gave
>them to the first person who came, boxed them and carried them upstairs. Since
>they've been gone I'm doing a lot less sneezing--they certainly collected
>dust. LOL.
>
>(I should do the same with my records. After CDs and USB sticks it's such a
>PITA to have to get up every ten minutes to turn the record over.)
Hey, after 40+ years in the IT industry, my eyes have turned to sh*t. They
warned us in the '00 about carpal tunnel, but never about tearing eyes and a
computer squint!
Still, I'm an analog guy when it comes to published or pressed software. No
need for power, no DRM and no device (aside from a turntable and amp)!
leaves me wonder how their mind works. In fact the first thing I do is look at
they organize the books as well as the selection.
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