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On Aug 20, 2010, at 12:45 PM, David Dooling wrote: > On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 12:32:30PM -0500, Don Ellis wrote: >> You really needed to be on the DISCUSS list the last week or so. > > The thread gets a little heated, but here it is > > http://www.sluug.org/pipermail/discuss/2010-August/044748.html > > discuss/freely is the username/password. > >> My favorite comment was my own: >> >> Very fine segment on To The Best Of Our Knowledge (TTBOOK) last Sunday. The >> first segment was on fonts, and one of the people interviewed compared the >> fonts on the Kindle with other readers, especially the iPod. Apparently the >> Kindle has only one font, and he thinks the one they chose was not the best >> for the job. He can read a book that is very funny in hard copy, and he >> doesn't laugh at it on the Kindle. He does laugh on the iPod. Other passages >> in the segment I would like to share my own comments about over a beer >> sometime. Fonts is Fun! >> >> http://www.wpr.org/book/091101b.cfm > > I agree. I went and listened to that episode, very interesting. My > only complaint is that they never even mentioned Donald Knuth. > METAFONT is a completely different (mathematical) way to represent > fonts. And as anyone who has ever used TeX (or LaTeX) knows, the > results are beautiful. > > https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Metafont > >> On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 4:25 PM, Gary Meyer <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Sat, Aug 07, 2010 at 12:20:36PM -0400, Newt Love wrote: >>> ... >>> On 11:50 Sat 07 Aug, Scott Granneman wrote: >>> ... >>>> How are the fonts? Readable? Or too often like many "free" fonts: >>>> awful? (There are many great open fonts, of course - some that I use >>>> every day - but there are many awful ones too) >>> ... >>> On Sat, Aug 07, 2010 at 08:19:35PM -0500, Keith Brown wrote: >>> On Sat, Aug 07, 2010 at 01:09:49PM -0500, Jason Clark wrote: >>>>> ...but I've also tried reading on LCD tablets like >>>>> the ipad and some of the android devices out there. eInk wins hands >>> down. I >>>>> can't read for nearly as long or as comfortably with a backlit screen >>> as I >>>>> can on my nook. >>>> I wanted to add to it, since you brought it up, but the Libre mentioned >>>> by the OP is an LCD based reader. Yes, it is a reflective LCD (no >>>> backlight needed) but it still isn't as easy on the eyes as an eInk >>> display. >>> >>> Lots of good experience and info in this tread. Thanks! >>> >>> So, is that capitalization "eInk" indicative of a proprietary >>> technology (ala E Ink Corp.), or are you just referencing it as generic? >>> And is generic eInk the same as generic ePaper? (Please, no disrespect >>> or flame-bait here, I just wanna understand the terms.) >>> >>> >>> I hadn't heard of fonts being an issue (I'm interest in more >>> polite discussion of experiences) but I have heard talk of the effect >>> of the electronic paper vs backlit displays. >>> >>> A specific was Charlie Rose interviewing Jef Bezos (CEO of >>> Amazon) on July 28. He was asking him about the competition from >>> general use computers like the iPad. Bezos was insistant that Amazon >>> made the decision that the Kindle needed to emphasize the "easy reading >>> experience" ala e-paper and this made it worth being a seperate device. >>> >>> I really have not put my eyes to the test. What are people's >>> experiences reading e-paper vs LCD screens? Is it important to everyone >>> or are some people's eyes more sensitive to the differences? >>> >>> >>> For anyone who wants to hear/watch/read Rose's Bezos interview... >>> http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/11138#frame_top >>> >>> An excerpt: >>> JEFF BEZOS: ... If you're going to have a two-hour reading >>> session, get the Kindle and get a device that is really optimized for >>> long-form reading. >>> >>> CHARLIE ROSE: The argument made for the Kindle, and you make it >>> as well as anyone else, is that it.s easier to read, that your eyes will >>> tire because of backlighting from an iPad. >>> >>> JEFF BEZOS: It's like reading -- what's the first thing? When >>> you have to read a long document on a computer, what's the first thing >>> you do? You print it out. >>> >>> CHARLIE ROSE: Sure. Yes. >>> >>> JEFF BEZOS: Because when you're looking into a backlit display, >>> which is the traditional LCD kinds of computer displays -- it's what you >>> have on smart phones and tablet computers and so on -- the contrast -- >>> the light, it's just like reading when someone is shining a flashlight >>> in your eyes. >>> >>> And so the electronic paper display like what you are holding >>> there now is a completely revolutionary kind of display. It looks >>> nothing like a computer display. And still most people have never seen >>> an electronic paper display. They think of a computer display. But >>> when you see one of these you do a double take because it's so >>> different. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Discuss mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.sluug.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 11:50 AM, Craig Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hey gang, >>> >>> I'm seriously considering buy an e-reader within the next few months. Can >>> anyone give me any recommendations or describe experiences with their >>> e-readers. >>> >>> Craig >>> >> > > -- > David Dooling > http://www.politigenomics.com/ > > -- > Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) > Main page: http://www.cwelug.org > To post: [email protected] > To subscribe: [email protected] > To unsubscribe: [email protected] > More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug -- Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) Main page: http://www.cwelug.org To post: [email protected] To subscribe: [email protected] To unsubscribe: [email protected] More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug
