Fuddster Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 http://www.flickr.com/photos/zathrasnj/8377251901/ Here's the link inside the code tags. Try a copy & paste into your browser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Yes that works directly too ... Takes you right to that page of the slideshow on Flickr! So just snag the link from a Flickr! Slideshow page and post it in directly like a YouTube video link and the forum will put it in media brackets. Is that correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Ah, finally got it working on a testing forum topic here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 http://www.flickr.com/photos/zathrasnj/8377251901/ Here's the link inside the code tags. Try a copy & paste into your browser Your link leads to a single photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 No it doesn't, it's one picture, the first in a slideshow. Wait for the arrow to show to move to the next one. Maybe this was a NoScript moment too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Yup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 "A NoScript Moment" AHAHAHAHAHA! That is SO accurate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 (edited) Humble eBook Bundle 3 Seven sweet literary works. Humble eBook Bundle 3 features six novel works of prose from respected authors. Name your price for Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale by Holly Black, Jumper by Steven Gould, The Happiest Days of Our Lives by Wil Wheaton, and Zombies Versus Unicorns - An Anthology edited by Holly Black & Justine Larbalestier. Pay more than the average and you'll also receive Uglies by Scott Westerfeld and Mogworld by Yahtzee Croshaw! As a special exclusive, pay $15 or more and you'll also get Homeland by Cory Doctorow (narrated by Wil Wheaton) in audiobook format! Gad don't you just hate sales. Support charities and authors. You choose where your money goes: between the authors and/or the following charities, Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America Emergency Medical Fund and World Reader. If you like this promotion, a tip to Humble Bundle would be greatly appreciated! Edited March 18, 2014 by abarbarian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Got mine -- all the great ebooks and Cory Doctorow's Homeland audiobook narrated by Wil Wheaton! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 (edited) Well done that lass. By gum she can spot a bargain. Do I have to read Little brother before Homeland or will homeland stand up as a single read ? Seems you can get Little Brother for free http://craphound.com/littlebrother/download/ Who knew there were so many e-reader formats ? Edited March 19, 2014 by abarbarian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I have Little Brother in eBook format from Cory's website as well as the, audiobook format done by Random House audio narrated by Kirby Heyborne (great job!) when Cory offered it, and I also got the hardcover edition from Amazon. I think there is enough overlap between the two that you could read Homeland on it's own. But it's hard to tell if I would know for sure since I read it after Little Brother. I can't wait to hear Wil Wheaton do Homeland! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Just listened to another very good book, Free: The Future of a Radical Price by Chris Anderson (MyPassionIsBooks Blog). Chris Anderson read it himself and if you have the bandwidth, you may want to snag it from the Wired.com article where he also posted the MP3 audiobook version! I have all the links for audible free download, other downloads, online listening and podcast link from the LearnOutLoud.com link on the blog article. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Listen to books? Nah... I can't quite justify that. It's kinda' like tasting colors. Of course, back in the day... er, nevermind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolanaj Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 I keep thinking that listening to an audio book would be a way to work out on the elliptical, trouble is I can't manage to actually get to the elliptical. I have a couple audio books that were offered free through audible and amazon and Neil Gaiman had a Halloween one last year that he posted for his fans. I listened to the Halloween one and enjoyed it but it was short not sure if I could handle having a whole book read to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 How 'bout just a story? Here's friend ChipDoc (Paul) performing E. A. Poe's The Raven --> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15753011/Chip_Poe's%20Raven.mp3 or maybe you'd prefer a bit creepier The Outsider by H. P. Lovecraft performed by a much younger ChipDoc (back when he was still in chip med school ) --> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15753011/chip_outsider.mp3 Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Wow! The board automatically posted my raw links as embedded players. COOL! I've never seen that before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 I started listening to audiobooks because of all the hours on the road to get to clients and back home again. Now with my eyes getting too tired, I find it is still a good way to read a book. Also, trying to get to sleep with pain is much easier if you can keep your mind busy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuddster Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 For lovers of epic fantasy, Robert Jordan's entire Wheel of Time series has been nominated for a Hugo Award in the Best Novel category thanks to a quirk in the nomination rules. Tor, Wheel of Time's publisher, has just verified that the entire 14 book series will be included in this year's Hugo Voter's Packet. Just that seems to be worth the $40 price for the supporting membership! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Thanks for posting about that on your article on My PassionIs Books Blog too as a comment to your original posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebrke Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 (edited) Strangely, I'm with Eric on audio books. I could never get into them. Even when I was a little kid I couldn't wait until I could read by myself instead of being read to. Many people I know do like audio books for long commutes, I just used to stick with music. Edited April 25, 2014 by ebrke 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Me too. Always dead tree books were my favorites. But I spend too much time on the road with my business, and sometimes have trouble getting to sleep and my eyes have become problematic. Because of these and Frank Muller's introduction into audiobooks, I have embraced audiobooks. It was totally against the grain for me initially so I totally understand your positions. Now I find I am able to read more because of the additional ways I can read that I could not have done before and the wasted hours on the road are redeemed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuddster Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 I'm not really an audiobook guy. I prefer podcasts during my commute. YMMDV (Your mileage may definitely vary!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ebrke Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 my eyes have become problematicI can identify with that. Luckily, most of my really bad close vision can be remedied by reading glasses and good light. Remove either of those and I have a problem! I got cataracts early and the choice with that surgery resulted in improved distance vision but really blurry close vision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 I started listening to audiobooks because of all the hours on the road to get to clients and back home again. Also, trying to get to sleep with pain is much easier if you can keep your mind busy. Ditto the long hours on the road. It really does depend on the person reading the book though. An I really prefer to listen to BBC or any other provider of radio plays or series's. I hardly ever use pharmaceutical medication for pain relief. I prefer to use ancient herbal methods and have done since the 70's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolanaj Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 This Time article has another argument for reading paper books What You Need to Know Before Letting Your Kids Read E-Books Speaking at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association in Philadelphia, the Schugars reported the results of a study in which they asked middle school students to read either traditional printed books, or e-books on iPads. The students’ reading comprehension, the researchers found, was higher when they read conventional books. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 The students’ reading comprehension, the researchers found, was higher when they read conventional books. I can believe that. It's not as easy to skim a dead tree book as it is an electronic or audio version. Plus, plain white paper pages with black type don't provide much in the way of distraction from the main content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I always enjoyed dead tree books and yes, going back and re-reading anything I didn't understand or missed due to interruption is easy in a conventional book. But really not hard in an eBook or an audiobook if you know how Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Here are two can't put this book down reads - captivating from the start and fast paced from MyPassionIsBooks.com blog: Influx by Daniel Suarez Pines by Blake Crouch I did a separate topic for Influx here on the forums but they both are great reads and thought I would notate them here as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Wouldn't "good listens" be a more accurate description here? I think I'll go hunt that second one down at my local library and add it to my reading list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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