tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8351393126967591748.post5636360677166351972..comments2024-03-26T17:15:22.712+13:00Comments on Craic-er: I have a life?Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17415343324427018793noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8351393126967591748.post-82335021643926246092009-06-10T11:16:13.401+12:002009-06-10T11:16:13.401+12:00Ohhh Stacey....chocolate and Jane Austen....
Have ...Ohhh Stacey....chocolate and Jane Austen....<br />Have a very productive summer without the kids...to keep your mind off the hole in the house....It's funny you wish for some peace and quiet and then when they go it's too quiet...<br />I had a three day writing weekend last year... and I found I couldn't write unless I had public radio on faintly in another room so it sounded like the family were there.....Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415343324427018793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8351393126967591748.post-62530973407335756482009-06-10T02:48:27.479+12:002009-06-10T02:48:27.479+12:00Having a life is really important, especially when...Having a life is really important, especially when the wee ones fly the coop. Mine are off to Germany for the next month, and I'm so glad I have work to turn to. Yes, I'm a workaholic right now, but it's better than wallowing in chocolate and Jane Austen all day (I only do that at night)Stacy Nyikoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07830844058919457619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8351393126967591748.post-41177550354756825322009-06-05T11:35:17.387+12:002009-06-05T11:35:17.387+12:00Hi Melinda,
Marcus Chown's book is on my must ...Hi Melinda,<br />Marcus Chown's book is on my must read list for later...I have just finished the 3rd Discworld science book looking at Evolution and Darwin.<br />If you haven't come across these your brain doesn't hurt so much when you read them...but it stills gives it a workout. Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen have teamed up with Terry Pratchett to explore big ideas in science, loosely hanging it off a Discword plot....So just when your brain gets to melt down mode you slip sideways into Discworld and it starts to make sense....<br /><br />re the google technology stuff...its a wee way off yet as they have to figure out battery life in devices that could read the books...nobody is going to take a streamed file if they have to read it all in one sitting....<br />so you have time to figure out quantum theory and the theory of everything....wouldn't Douglas Adams have the last laugh if the number 42 really was mixed up in there.<br />maureenMaureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415343324427018793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8351393126967591748.post-35031723778291894022009-06-05T11:25:02.812+12:002009-06-05T11:25:02.812+12:00Hi Trish,
Yes I think you are right...The speed of...Hi Trish,<br />Yes I think you are right...The speed of change is gathering momentum.Look at the changes in the music industry in the last five years..largely driven by the ipod technology...I think the same thing is going to happen with e-readers driving the changes in the book industry.<br />maureenMaureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415343324427018793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8351393126967591748.post-11215541979347825882009-06-05T10:36:20.235+12:002009-06-05T10:36:20.235+12:00crikey - they can't add something new - i don&...crikey - they can't add something new - i don't understand all the old stuff yet! I shall indeed be checking out the links in hopes of coming to grips with this.<br /><br />And in an effort to broaden my own scientific reading, I'm more than half way through Marcus Chown's 'Quantam Theory Cannot Hurt You' but I have to say he's wrong because my brain hurts a lot when I'm reading it.Melinda Szymanikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10202080805759494767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8351393126967591748.post-13916763612641767732009-06-05T02:27:44.179+12:002009-06-05T02:27:44.179+12:00It's really interesting to watch how the indus...It's really interesting to watch how the industry is changing. It's like we're right in the middle of things.<br /><br />And I always like your links!PJ Hooverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02602205868934777662noreply@blogger.com