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  1. #131
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    Quote Originally Posted by Barry View Post
    What are you up to Neil? Is it in connection with your interest in medical electro-therapy equipment?
    Yes. Its an early description of such, methods, design etc. Its available online free, but I would rather have a hard copy book.
    Regards Neil

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    Lots and lots of books about Francis Bacon, John Stuart Mill, William Wordsworth and John Locke, with the odd whodunit as light relief.

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    Quote Originally Posted by walpurgis View Post
    It must be over thirty years since I last read that.
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    About the same time for me. Ray Bradbury is one of my favourite 'classic' SF writers, along with Philip K. Dick.

    The film version of The Illustrated Man, starring Rod Steiger was pretty poor though.
    Quote Originally Posted by walpurgis View Post
    It must be over thirty years since I last read that.


    Actually I believe it's the first time i have read any Ray Bradbury. Enjoying it. Some of the story lines have that 1950's Sci-Fi innocence that shows like The Outer Limits had. Really fond of them shows by the way. Great memories in the 70's of staying over at my older brother's place at the weekend and him playing records and introducing me to this wondrful world of music and
    watching The Outer Limits on BBC2 on Saturday night.

    Life is good now of course , but it was just so simple back then!

    Cheers

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  4. #134
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    The Civil War: A Narrative by Shelby Foote. Just a browse. these new hardbacks Ive had for years as I got them as a present. Decided to keep them nice. Shelby was the foremost expert on the subject and told a great story.

    Regards,
    Grant .... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse

    I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work
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    FIIO K7 BT, M11 PLUS, BTR7, KA5 - OPPO BDP-103D - PANASONIC UB450 - PANASONIC 4K ULTRA HD TV - PIXEL 6 - AVANTREE LR BLUETOOTH - 2* X600 SOUNDCORE - HEADPHONES INCLUDE, FIIO, NURAPHONES', FOCAL, OPPO, BOSE, CAMBRIDGE, BOWER & WILKINS, DEVIALET, MARSHALL, SONY, MITCHELL & JOHNSTON - 2*ZBOOK'S- MERCURY BD ROM, ROON, QOBUZ, TIDAL, PLEX, CYBERLINK, JRIVER - MULTI HDD'S -

    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


    ***SMILE, BE HAPPY***

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    'The Friends of Eddie Coyle'



    Just started this, so not got far yet, but enjoying it.
    It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!

  6. #136
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    Still reading the 4th protocol on my fridays childsitting. Forgot to take tha tablet with me today so using my noodle managed to download it onto phone for reading. Its a good book, and better than film
    Regards,
    Grant .... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse

    I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work
    .... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
    FIIO K7 BT, M11 PLUS, BTR7, KA5 - OPPO BDP-103D - PANASONIC UB450 - PANASONIC 4K ULTRA HD TV - PIXEL 6 - AVANTREE LR BLUETOOTH - 2* X600 SOUNDCORE - HEADPHONES INCLUDE, FIIO, NURAPHONES', FOCAL, OPPO, BOSE, CAMBRIDGE, BOWER & WILKINS, DEVIALET, MARSHALL, SONY, MITCHELL & JOHNSTON - 2*ZBOOK'S- MERCURY BD ROM, ROON, QOBUZ, TIDAL, PLEX, CYBERLINK, JRIVER - MULTI HDD'S -

    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


    ***SMILE, BE HAPPY***

  7. #137
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    After a copy of 'On The Beach' by Nevil Shute. Want to read it again.
    It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!

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    Quote Originally Posted by walpurgis View Post
    After a copy of 'On The Beach' by Nevil Shute. Want to read it again.
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/cka/Beach...s=On+The+Beach

    a few here at different prices plus the Kindle edition
    Regards,
    Grant .... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse

    I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work
    .... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
    FIIO K7 BT, M11 PLUS, BTR7, KA5 - OPPO BDP-103D - PANASONIC UB450 - PANASONIC 4K ULTRA HD TV - PIXEL 6 - AVANTREE LR BLUETOOTH - 2* X600 SOUNDCORE - HEADPHONES INCLUDE, FIIO, NURAPHONES', FOCAL, OPPO, BOSE, CAMBRIDGE, BOWER & WILKINS, DEVIALET, MARSHALL, SONY, MITCHELL & JOHNSTON - 2*ZBOOK'S- MERCURY BD ROM, ROON, QOBUZ, TIDAL, PLEX, CYBERLINK, JRIVER - MULTI HDD'S -

    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


    ***SMILE, BE HAPPY***

  9. #139
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    'The Best of Myles' by Flann O'Brien. Very funny indeed.

    http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv...enius-1.590212

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    I'm reading a book called 'adequately explained by stupidity - Lockerbie, luggage and lies'. By morag g Kerr.

    A bloody fascinating account and analysis of the evidence in the Lockerbie bombing and concerns around the Libyan connection. Books by John Ashton on the subject are great too.

    I'm no way a conspiracy theorist but it's looking like the evidence could point towards a different country involvement, but these debates going on for some time. Can really get into a griping true story like this

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