Gibberings CLXXIX - No not Mormons... morons...

[Josh]

Something with reading facilities to help her read.

Books?

 

[Eveleivibe]

Yes that allows eBooks something like that.

Evey

 

[Nicklazz]

Thanks Evey

 

[BigG]

I think he meant normal paper books hun. A lot cheaper and simpler.

 

[Josh]

I did indeed mean real books. Anything with a back-lit screen (ie all tablets) are bloody awful for reading on for any length of time without causing eye strain.

I'm a recent kindle convert though, which doesn't suffer the same issue, so perhaps that'd be a better idea?

 

[Chatative]

They are coming down in price too.. Kindle Touch is £59 now, second hand one surely wouldn't be much at all.

 

[Eveleivibe]

I think they're ace. Ive a visual impairment n I can enlarge font without having to hold a great bulky book as I'd have to if i ordered a large print version or use my magnifier which is ok but the bulks broke on it.

She does have normal books as well as i do get what you mean plus she n I are a member of the local library n you're allowed 15 books out at a time - for free

I think he meant normal paper books hun. A lot cheaper and simpler.

I realise that now n I have those but I want her to start learning about technology n stuff without going near my phone / iPad as im extremely funny over my

They are coming down in price too.. Kindle Touch is £59 now, second hand one surely wouldn't be much at all.

Is that an amazon product like Kindle Fire? I really need from Argos or wherever i can use the love2shop vouchers.

Evey

 

[Josh]

The thing is, basically no tablet is going to be five-year-old durable, like I assume the leappad and other "toy" tablets are. How about a Sony Xperia Z tablet? At least it's waterproof.

 

[ColtDan]

Not feeling well tonight.......feeling very sorry for myself. Can't really go into why (nor would anyone be interested if I did) but things are not going well in englandgz74's world at present.

I'm going to curl up on my bed put my earplugs in and go to sleep.......hope tomorrow is a better day :-(

Not good mate, hope you feel better tomorrow!

I did indeed mean real books. Anything with a back-lit screen (ie all tablets) are bloody awful for reading on for any length of time without causing eye strain.

I'm a recent kindle convert though, which doesn't suffer the same issue, so perhaps that'd be a better idea?

Nice, ive been meaning to have a proper go at using my kindle again, so used to reading actual books for years that it feels odd reading off the thing

 

[Sammy G]

You're gonna rekindle your Kindle, Dan?

I'm (predictably) not sold on electronic reading devices, despite having read countless PDF bootlegs of out-of-print works on computer screens that glared so bad that you were in tears by the third paragraph. Sometimes, if it were something like The Consumer for example, that's to be expected. Otherwise? A real inconvenience.

 

[Eveleivibe]

Sorry to hear that, England. You're more than welcome to pm me if you'd like someone to talk to.

Evey

 

[kingme]

haha this talk about books reminds me of how i first started reading...
nothing compares to grabbing a good book and reading it at your own pace in a lazy afternoon by the seaside/ fireplace wherever. no amount of cgi blasted at 3d screens can match your imagination in picturing the story, and with a good book the direction and casting are always as close to perfection as possible. not as convenient as tv or video indeed, but even the act of remembering events from one sit-down to the next is probably better than having everthing recapped in 2 mins before the start of a show.

i dont think technology is doing too many favours for the young. they forget how to use their brains and memory instead of just googleing everything... id rather have my kids playing in the mud and chasing cats in the bushes than developing their index only from fingering the pads... (wait did that come out right? )

 

[ColtDan]

Spot on kingme

 

[Sammy G]

I agree, kingme.

Me father could summarise several hundred years and more of Irish, British and global history without reference to any book, and he retained it throughout his lifetime. His mother used to test him regularly, and this is quite apart from his formal (Christian Brothers) education.

Many of the formal lessons were conducted in Irish, which as an urban Cork City man, none of his immediate family spoke. So he learned a 'new' language too. Had he failed his Irish exam, he'd have failed the lot.

Inbetween, he did the altar at a local convent, where he had to memorise the Latin Mass.

I struggle to think about the mental dexterity required.

 

[acieed_ed]

Save your servant

watching the exorcist lights off volume up
cracked out
you cant have her this sow is mine

 

[class-a-team]

True dat. As I'm the type that goes days in a row until I run out of (anything) then has the same amount of time ish off I did not do this but it's definitely good advice. I realise I'm extremely unusual in that I tried heroin more than once and on consecutive days and felt no kinda addiction/cravings for it but for balance I'll give my heroin story.

First time I tried heroin I got the standard type that you get in the UK (#3) which isn't meant to work sniffed but it er, did have an effect so I kinda alternated between smoking it and sniffing it for ~4 days iirc. Got really sick on the first day, didn't get huge amounts of euphoria off it in general and got no kind of withdrawal or cravings after.

SO it would probably be reasonable to ask why I bothered trying it again. I don't know why though, just curiosity again I suppose. Can't remember how long I had between the first time and the second time, over a month definitely, might have been over two. Next time I got any I managed to get a small amount of #4 which, as anyone who knows anything about heroin knows, is meant to be sniffed (or injected, haven't got that far into durgz yet). So perfect for miss cokehead, as what cokehead doesn't like a good sniffle of anything?

Basically ended up doing that for 8 days in a row. Not particularly due to any urge to do it, more so because it was there and I had nothing else at the time. The first couple of days I got sick as fuck again, absolutely the worst nausea I've ever had in my life and the first time I can actually remember throwing up. After those first couple of times, I did it the next day and ah... yes. Finally got the dosage bang on and had that proper euphoric heroin high which I still reckon is one of the best I've felt off anything so far.

So I finally 'got it', and got it (to a lesser and lesser degree) for the next 4-5 days until it was finally gone. Did I feel the urge to buy anymore though? Weirdly, not at all. I did get minor withdrawal symptoms even after the tiny amount I used overall but they were nasty enough to make me feel much more empathy for anyone who's ever been through proper heroin withdrawal.

Still didn't crave more, still don't, but I'm sure I'm very much the exception and that if most people did what I did then they would become properly addicted. As for me, I'd do it again, but I'd much prefer a nice bit o' cocaine.

Are you taking the piss?!!!

 

[ColtDan]

You're gonna rekindle your Kindle, Dan?

I'm (predictably) not sold on electronic reading devices, despite having read countless PDF bootlegs of out-of-print works on computer screens that glared so bad that you were in tears by the third paragraph. Sometimes, if it were something like The Consumer for example, that's to be expected. Otherwise? A real inconvenience.

Might do.. not sure, im also not that sold on electronic reading devices

 

[Sammy G]

I'd imagine you as more of a book guy actually, Dan. A decent book, sunny day, good location.

Good evening, class-a. Are you well? Hope you're well. Do you hope I'm well? Hope you do.

 

[kingme]

I struggle to think about the mental dexterity required.

i think a lot of it has to do with simple practice... and habit. since ive (re)started to learn in a systematic way, ive realized just how much ive lost along the way in the last couple of years. sure, ive grown in other areas, but simple learning and memory were a bit rusy. though it is apparently something that you can get back.
i also believe (if i remember correctly) that it is helpful for old age (for those planning to get there)...

im not dissing e-reading devices though, they can have their uses (as in, reading at night with the gf in bed and not bothering her with the light on), and the kindle is quite easy on the eyes. but given the oppotunity id get a book every time.

 

[class-a-team]

I have a kindle but rarely use it, prefer an actual book to an electronic one.

i dont think technology is doing too many favours for the young. they forget how to use their brains and memory instead of just googleing everything... id rather have my kids playing in the mud and chasing cats in the bushes than developing their index only from fingering the pads... (wait did that come out right? )

That's very true. I think it's fucked up how parents give their kids smart phones before they even learn to spell. I'm only 20 myself and have had a mobile since I was 11 but if I had a child there's no way they'd be getting a phone till they're at least 13. My 3-year-old cousin can use an iPhone ffs, I don't understand how her parents think that's acceptable.