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But I might make an exception for the unedited scroll of On the Road.
Via Blog of a Bookslut.
What can I say about cables?
Not so much, really, other than:
You need them.
That's about all I've got, folks. You need them to get the music from the amplifier to the speakers. Pretty magical, if you think about it. But no more magical than getting all that music on a little silver disc (or a big black one) in the first place. And no more magical than getting some transducers and whatnot to push air around and create sound. And probably a little less magical than, say, five large dragonflies dressed in green and gold, wings like oil spots in the sunshine, zipping…
As a writer, I agree wholeheartedly. It's the word that causes all the trouble, not that, as a writer, I know much about dollars.
Aww, ain't they cute?
Not as sweet as they look—both Huckleberry and Bagheera think the new chair belongs to them individually. They're not cuddling, they're trying to outwait the competition.
Bagheera may have more of the chair, but Huck's looking pretty smug about using her as a pillow.
Well, that's what Seth Lloyd thinks. I love this Technology Review interview because the writer obviously doesn't buy the theory, but he gives Lloyd a fair shake in laying it out.
In this City Belt interview, Tris McCall, writer and musician, discusses the relationship between work and art.
Describing his motivation, Tris says:
See, I just want the people who I think are great to think I'm great. That's all I'm in it for.I admire that honesty, clarity, simplicity, and humanness.
Timesonline has a great article/book review focusing on the Tasmanian Devil. There's great stuff here, but what really grabbed me was a great nickname: Colonel William “Phlegmatic” Paterson.
I've been working on the Buyer's Guide. Again, I find myself getting all tangled up in the content. Goodness me. My focus shifts away from the cold cells. I lose sight of borders, completely forget about column width. And find myself wondering:
"Who the heck is Tangent Audio?"
So, surrounded by some of the world's greatest authorities on hi-end audio, I, of course, consult Google.
A quick search leads me to Tangent's surprisingly attractive webpage, decorated with sleek table radios.
Sleek?
"Young Stephen," JA informs me, "Don't you know…