Brin: Book / Time = Joy%

2012-06-18 Thread KZK
David Brin: Seriously. (May I? For just a moment?) Next time you contemplate a book’s retail price, try dividing it by the number of hours of pleasure you’ll get, reading it. Then tell me of any other pastime with a better minutes per pennies ratio of sheer joy! Video games. It's easy to

Re: Brin: Book / Time = Joy%

2012-06-18 Thread Charlie Bell
On 18/06/2012, at 7:18 PM, KZK wrote: David Brin: Seriously. (May I? For just a moment?) Next time you contemplate a book’s retail price, try dividing it by the number of hours of pleasure you’ll get, reading it. Then tell me of any other pastime with a better minutes per pennies ratio

Re: Brin: Book / Time = Joy%

2012-06-18 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 03:50 AM Monday 6/18/2012, Charlie Bell wrote: Reading is a very expensive habit! Glad I can afford it. I have a backpack full of books to return to the library tomorrow (or as soon after that as I can get there: only two are actually due tomorrow). Last time (a couple of weeks ago),

Re: Brin: Book / Time = Joy%

2012-06-18 Thread David Brin
. From: KZK evil.ke...@gmail.com To: brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Mon, June 18, 2012 1:19:26 AM Subject: Brin: Book / Time = Joy% David Brin: Seriously. (May I? For just a moment?) Next time you contemplate a book’s retail price, try dividing it by the number of hours

Re: Brin: Book / Time = Joy%

2012-06-18 Thread John Horn
for writing, why not me? Subconsciously, some of his less admirable characters were starkly clear self-portraits. From: KZK evil.ke...@gmail.com To: brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Mon, June 18, 2012 1:19:26 AM Subject: Brin: Book / Time = Joy% David Brin

Re: Brin: Book / Time = Joy%

2012-06-18 Thread David Brin
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Brin: Book / Time = Joy% (KZK)

2012-06-18 Thread Jon Louis Mann
Seriously. (May I? For just a moment?)  Next time you contemplate a book?s retail price, try dividing it by the number of hours of pleasure you?ll get, reading it.  Then tell me of any other pastime with a better minutes per pennies ratio of sheer joy! Video games.  It's easy to see

Re: Brin: Book / Time = Joy% (KZK)

2012-06-18 Thread Dave Land
On Jun 18, 2012, at 2:19 PM, Jon Louis Mann wrote: For me time is too precious to waste playing video games. I canceled my cable and minimized my time on Facebook because they were cutting into my reading time. For me, video games — especially played with my son — are more