Comments for Tombstone http://tombstone.epiphyte.com keeping track of all things Neal Stephenson Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:47:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 Comment on Not quite the Deliverator by .log : за три года http://tombstone.epiphyte.com/2009/09/24/271-not-quite-the-deliverator/#comment-68 .log : за три года Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:45:13 +0000 http://tombstone.epiphyte.com/?p=271#comment-68 [...] via.    [...] [...] via.    [...]

]]> Comment on How many swipes would it take? by FlyingSinger http://tombstone.epiphyte.com/2009/04/10/256-how-many-swipes-would-it-take/#comment-66 FlyingSinger Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:55:15 +0000 http://tombstone.epiphyte.com/?p=256#comment-66 Thanks for the mention. It was actually an iPod Touch (not that this matters), and it was 16,000 "pages" at the font size I was using - so about 16,000 page-turn swipes. Quite a workout, I could really feel the burn. People are somehow amazed by this, but all that flicking doesn't bother me (easier than holding a full size book), and I find the readability on the Touch's screen to be quite good, not a hardship at all to read for extended periods. Since the iPod looks like an iPhone or a Blackberry Storm or something, I've also expanded my available reading time into certain meetings. I read a lot of Anathem at meetings in China and Taiwan where my Chinese-speaking colleagues were running the show and I was pretty much useless after the introductions. I skipped the Baroque series due to bulk but now maybe I'll try that on the tiny display on my next overseas trip. Thanks for the mention. It was actually an iPod Touch (not that this matters), and it was 16,000 “pages” at the font size I was using - so about 16,000 page-turn swipes. Quite a workout, I could really feel the burn. People are somehow amazed by this, but all that flicking doesn’t bother me (easier than holding a full size book), and I find the readability on the Touch’s screen to be quite good, not a hardship at all to read for extended periods. Since the iPod looks like an iPhone or a Blackberry Storm or something, I’ve also expanded my available reading time into certain meetings. I read a lot of Anathem at meetings in China and Taiwan where my Chinese-speaking colleagues were running the show and I was pretty much useless after the introductions.

I skipped the Baroque series due to bulk but now maybe I’ll try that on the tiny display on my next overseas trip.

]]> Comment on How many swipes would it take? by Posts about the iPhone as of April 10, 2009 | Iphone Talk http://tombstone.epiphyte.com/2009/04/10/256-how-many-swipes-would-it-take/#comment-65 Posts about the iPhone as of April 10, 2009 | Iphone Talk Fri, 10 Apr 2009 23:11:08 +0000 http://tombstone.epiphyte.com/?p=256#comment-65 [...] many folks open, click the links, and forward on your emails. Super useful iPhone app for signing How many swipes would it take? - tombstone.epiphyte.com 04/10/2009 April 10th, 2009 Goto commentsLeave a comment FlyingSinger has [...] [...] many folks open, click the links, and forward on your emails. Super useful iPhone app for signing How many swipes would it take? - tombstone.epiphyte.com 04/10/2009 April 10th, 2009 Goto commentsLeave a comment FlyingSinger has [...]

]]> Comment on Anathem events by Recent Links Tagged With "anathem" - JabberTags http://tombstone.epiphyte.com/2008/08/27/114-anathem-events/#comment-64 Recent Links Tagged With "anathem" - JabberTags Sat, 10 Jan 2009 23:19:24 +0000 http://tombstone.epiphyte.com/?p=114#comment-64 [...] on Sat 10-1-2009 Anathem by Neal Stephenson Saved by menacei2is0ciety on Wed 31-12-2008 Anathem events Saved by sjcobrien on Sun 28-12-2008 links for 2008-08-20 Saved by Eleanorrogers on Sat [...] [...] on Sat 10-1-2009 Anathem by Neal Stephenson Saved by menacei2is0ciety on Wed 31-12-2008 Anathem events Saved by sjcobrien on Sun 28-12-2008 links for 2008-08-20 Saved by Eleanorrogers on Sat [...]

]]> Comment on So have you ever seen one of these before? by ph5il http://tombstone.epiphyte.com/2008/11/25/244-so-have-you-ever-seen-one-of-these-before/#comment-63 ph5il Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:44:24 +0000 http://tombstone.epiphyte.com/?p=244#comment-63 Santa are you listening! look at the link! PLEASE I HAVE BEEN alright not like REALLY good but I think pretty good? Santa are you listening! look at the link! PLEASE I HAVE BEEN alright not like REALLY good but I think pretty good?

]]> Comment on So have you ever seen one of these before? by machinist http://tombstone.epiphyte.com/2008/11/25/244-so-have-you-ever-seen-one-of-these-before/#comment-62 machinist Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:07:57 +0000 http://tombstone.epiphyte.com/?p=244#comment-62 http://www.amazon.com/Snow-Crash-Neal-Stephenson/dp/159606157X/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228158380&sr=8-3 here's a few unsigned ones as well. http://www.amazon.com/Snow-Crash-Neal-Stephenson/dp/159606157X/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228158380&sr=8-3

here’s a few unsigned ones as well.

]]> Comment on Google Appearance by ph5il http://tombstone.epiphyte.com/2008/09/10/167-google-appearance/#comment-46 ph5il Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:53:56 +0000 http://tombstone.epiphyte.com/?p=167#comment-46 See isn't that a good video. And I have to admit the best was last "What kind of pen do you prefer?" excellent. Jorg Hysek is pretty bad ass, and a Rotring always a solid device...and this is evidence that I has a horrible writing instrument problem huh? But I do like the digression in the opening about not reading a passage from the book as well. Good Stuff. See isn’t that a good video. And I have to admit the best was last “What kind of pen do you prefer?” excellent. Jorg Hysek is pretty bad ass, and a Rotring always a solid device…and this is evidence that I has a horrible writing instrument problem huh? But I do like the digression in the opening about not reading a passage from the book as well. Good Stuff.

]]> Comment on Google Appearance by orolo http://tombstone.epiphyte.com/2008/09/10/167-google-appearance/#comment-45 orolo Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:15 +0000 http://tombstone.epiphyte.com/?p=167#comment-45 The talk is now up on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnq-2BJwatE The talk is now up on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnq-2BJwatE

]]> Comment on Google Appearance by Googler http://tombstone.epiphyte.com/2008/09/10/167-google-appearance/#comment-44 Googler Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:16:41 +0000 http://tombstone.epiphyte.com/?p=167#comment-44 He just finished speaking here, it was very interesting! He has a soft-spoken, stale presentation style (with his dry wit), but entertaining none the less. He gave a quick overview of Anathem and then went into a Q&A session for about 50 minutes before signing books (although the books that were supposed to be shipped for free handouts had not arrived yet, people who brought their own books were lucky to get autographs). Very cool... He just finished speaking here, it was very interesting! He has a soft-spoken, stale presentation style (with his dry wit), but entertaining none the less.

He gave a quick overview of Anathem and then went into a Q&A session for about 50 minutes before signing books (although the books that were supposed to be shipped for free handouts had not arrived yet, people who brought their own books were lucky to get autographs).

Very cool…

]]> Comment on The Long Now Foundation Release Event by Slothrop http://tombstone.epiphyte.com/2008/09/09/159-the-long-now-foundation-release-event/#comment-43 Slothrop Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:08:55 +0000 http://tombstone.epiphyte.com/?p=159#comment-43 The audio is pretty spotty. Wish I was there. The audio is pretty spotty. Wish I was there.

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