WalterBright

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by WalterBright 23d ago
Ereaders are better suited for novels, but not so good for reference books.
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by WalterBright 23d ago
My original copy was printed in 1977. His wife's version that I have was printed in 1981. Parts V and VI were removed from the wife's version.
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by WalterBright 23d ago
And the ereader doesn't leave my fingers smelling like mildew!
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by WalterBright 23d ago
I was shocked to discover that "How To Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie was heavily rewritten by his wife after his death. I had two copies of the book, and sure enough, one was the old version and the other the
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by WalterBright 23d ago
I use an ereader a lot. They have glaring lacks that nobody seems to have addressed: 1. Two page layout. This gives you more context when reading. 2. Imperfect printing. Older books have imperfect impressions of letters. 3. Tan colored back
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by WalterBright 23d ago
It doesn't matter what they claim. It's a documented fact.
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by WalterBright 23d ago
I lived through the 60s and know what the goods were. TVs, for example. They had tubes then, and crummy B+W pictures. They were constantly going on the fritz, to the point that drugstores had tube testing stations. You'd bring in the t
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by WalterBright 23d ago
A car dealership makes most of their money off of the financing. > I asked for their cash price and they wouldn't give me one When I bought a car from a dealer, the dealer told me that what I wanted was impossible. So I walked out a
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by WalterBright 23d ago
And yet it's socialism that has a reputation for shoddy products. How many people want to buy a Lada?
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by WalterBright 23d ago
The colony would have failed without those shipments. They desperately needed them.
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by WalterBright 24d ago
Nah, the V2 was the first rocket to reach space.
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by WalterBright 24d ago
> first living mammals in orbit And left to die in orbit.
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by WalterBright 24d ago
The public had lost interest in it, and so the political support for more was gone.
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by WalterBright 24d ago
> what do we have to show for it? For starters, you are on HN amusing yourself in your free time.
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by WalterBright 24d ago
> That's probably the single greatest loss of modern society; that we've been convinced nothing matters but the material and concrete. What??? I bet you consume large quantities of art and romance, like everyone else. Like look
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by WalterBright 24d ago
> I mean all previous innovations which were supposed to allow working less somehow never materialized in working less, and the quality of life improvements are greatly questionable, The bone evidence of pre-Columbian Indians in America
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by WalterBright 24d ago
> Work is a necessary evil. I get fulfillment via work. > Working less is the pretty much the only thing we should be putting energy into. A life without purpose leads to sloth and early death.
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by WalterBright 24d ago
> What is the point in having a colony of maybe dozens of people completely dependent on shipments from Earth? The Jamestown colony relied on shipments from England. > Building a self-sustaining colony is so far outside the realm of p
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by WalterBright 24d ago
> Gathering more resources so the overlords can have more humans enslaved with shinier golden handcuffs Very funny!
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by WalterBright 24d ago
The solar system has effectively infinite resources.
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by WalterBright 24d ago
What happened to the free busses? And his unsustainable budget?
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by WalterBright 24d ago
> What does experience mean? Oh, the tiresome word definition game again. No thanks. > Does only private-sector experience "count?" Why did you feel the need to insert "only"?
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by WalterBright 24d ago
I have some patents, and I worked with patent lawyers to file them. The patent lawyers didn't understand diddly squat about my inventions. They knew how to fill out the required forms, though.
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by WalterBright 24d ago
I worked for Boeing designing aircraft parts. I am not a pilot. I worked at the direction of my boss, who was a pilot. He was the gatekeeper of my work. He'd also take me up flying, and would let me try the controls a bit. I trusted an
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by WalterBright 24d ago
Everybody has opinions. That doesn't mean those opinions are based on reality.
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by WalterBright 24d ago
Theory and practice are different things.
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by WalterBright 24d ago
Running a business is a rude awakening for anyone who hasn't done it. Like a ballet critic who has never taken a ballet class. Or a commander who has never been shot at. Or a sailor who has never been at sea. Mayors Katie Wilson and Ma
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by WalterBright 24d ago
Khan has never been employed by a business nor ever run a business. She's never had to meet a payroll, nor prepared a P&L statement. Her entire career has been spent in research, academia, public policy, and government oversight.
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by WalterBright 25d ago
I buy cheap running shoes. I replace them when they wear through the sole. The shoe brands means absolutely nothing to me.
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by WalterBright 25d ago
It didn't hurt me any. I just bought a cheaper brand.

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