I see the password/username below. Sorry, disregard by previous e-mail On Aug 20, 2010, at 1:40 PM, Craig Smith wrote:
> Dave, > > The site is password protected > > 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 -- 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
