Comments for Barbarism Begins At Home http://barbarism.net Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:13:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Instapaper: The Kindle Killer App by Sheldon Richman http://barbarism.net/2010/02/instapaper-the-kindle-killer-app/comment-page-1/#comment-404 Sheldon Richman Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:13:24 +0000 http://barbarism.net/?p=1346#comment-404 <p>Is anyone having trouble getting the entire Unread list onto the Kindle? I'm getting only the top 1-4. I know about the 20-article limit, but I can't get more than four. Sheldon</p> Is anyone having trouble getting the entire Unread list onto the Kindle? I’m getting only the top 1-4. I know about the 20-article limit, but I can’t get more than four. Sheldon

]]> Comment on Dvorak FFFFUUUUU on Apple Aluminum Keyboard by Joel Corriveau http://barbarism.net/2010/03/dvorak-ffffuuuuu-on-apple-aluminum-keyboard/comment-page-1/#comment-400 Joel Corriveau Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:01:16 +0000 http://barbarism.net/?p=1420#comment-400 <p>I was just being a smart ass, and taking a guess from the picture you posted. No idea if that would work.</p> I was just being a smart ass, and taking a guess from the picture you posted. No idea if that would work.

]]> Comment on Dvorak FFFFUUUUU on Apple Aluminum Keyboard by Dan http://barbarism.net/2010/03/dvorak-ffffuuuuu-on-apple-aluminum-keyboard/comment-page-1/#comment-395 Dan Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:20:13 +0000 http://barbarism.net/?p=1420#comment-395 <p>I didn't even try. I suppose I could.</p> I didn’t even try. I suppose I could.

]]> Comment on Dvorak FFFFUUUUU on Apple Aluminum Keyboard by Joel Corriveau http://barbarism.net/2010/03/dvorak-ffffuuuuu-on-apple-aluminum-keyboard/comment-page-1/#comment-394 Joel Corriveau Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:19:00 +0000 http://barbarism.net/?p=1420#comment-394 <p>You can't just spin the F on it's side?</p> You can’t just spin the F on it’s side?

]]> Comment on Congratulations To Joel / Why don’t you want to get married? by Quiet on the Radio #004 | Joel Corriveau http://barbarism.net/2010/03/congratulations-to-joel-why-dont-you-want-to-get-married/comment-page-1/#comment-391 Quiet on the Radio #004 | Joel Corriveau Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:53:55 +0000 http://barbarism.net/?p=1385#comment-391 <p>[...] wrote a very nice piece congratulating Julie and my upcoming nuptuals. He also echoes my discoveries about how unpopular [...]</p> [...] wrote a very nice piece congratulating Julie and my upcoming nuptuals. He also echoes my discoveries about how unpopular [...]

]]> Comment on Congratulations To Joel / Why don’t you want to get married? by Joel Corriveau http://barbarism.net/2010/03/congratulations-to-joel-why-dont-you-want-to-get-married/comment-page-1/#comment-389 Joel Corriveau Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:15:15 +0000 http://barbarism.net/?p=1385#comment-389 <p>Dan, you're a sweet heart. I'm touched.</p> <p>What are you doing August 21st? Ever felt like visiting the Great White north? I'll let you beat me at hockey.</p> <p>Thank you kindly. This made my day. (And I generally have pretty rockin' days to begin with. So that's no small feat.)</p> <p>Cheers.</p> Dan, you’re a sweet heart. I’m touched.

What are you doing August 21st? Ever felt like visiting the Great White north? I’ll let you beat me at hockey.

Thank you kindly. This made my day. (And I generally have pretty rockin’ days to begin with. So that’s no small feat.)

Cheers.

]]> Comment on Instapaper: The Kindle Killer App by mc http://barbarism.net/2010/02/instapaper-the-kindle-killer-app/comment-page-1/#comment-388 mc Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:35:45 +0000 http://barbarism.net/?p=1346#comment-388 <p>I love instapaper, but what really got me was that 3 of your 4 articles were in MY instapaper list, as well. Dude, that's weird.</p> I love instapaper, but what really got me was that 3 of your 4 articles were in MY instapaper list, as well. Dude, that’s weird.

]]> Comment on Instapaper: The Kindle Killer App by Daniel Sroka http://barbarism.net/2010/02/instapaper-the-kindle-killer-app/comment-page-1/#comment-384 Daniel Sroka Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:50:15 +0000 http://barbarism.net/?p=1346#comment-384 <p>I use the application Ephemera to pair my Instapaper reading list with my Kindle. Set it up, and whenever you plug your Kindle in to recharge, it updates all of your Instapaper articles on it. Very handy way to avoid the Kindle download charges. http://goephemera.com/</p> I use the application Ephemera to pair my Instapaper reading list with my Kindle. Set it up, and whenever you plug your Kindle in to recharge, it updates all of your Instapaper articles on it. Very handy way to avoid the Kindle download charges. http://goephemera.com/

]]> Comment on Instapaper: The Kindle Killer App by harmon http://barbarism.net/2010/02/instapaper-the-kindle-killer-app/comment-page-1/#comment-383 harmon Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:55:19 +0000 http://barbarism.net/?p=1346#comment-383 <p>I haven't used Instapaper's Kindle function, but I have used its epub function for my Sony Reader. And while it's neat to have, what I've learned is that calibre does it better. For some reason, IP doesn't always want to convert articles to epub, but calibre will.</p> <p>So my current setup is to have calibre automatically, at the same time each day, download my IP selections, & then I move them to my Reader. Not wirelessly, unfortunately. But still, pretty good.</p> <p>But when I get my iPad, what I'll have is IP on my iPad, and on my iPhone. So I won't need any ebook reader.</p> I haven’t used Instapaper’s Kindle function, but I have used its epub function for my Sony Reader. And while it’s neat to have, what I’ve learned is that calibre does it better. For some reason, IP doesn’t always want to convert articles to epub, but calibre will.

So my current setup is to have calibre automatically, at the same time each day, download my IP selections, & then I move them to my Reader. Not wirelessly, unfortunately. But still, pretty good.

But when I get my iPad, what I’ll have is IP on my iPad, and on my iPhone. So I won’t need any ebook reader.

]]> Comment on Why Wouldn’t You Pay For Facebook? by Dan http://barbarism.net/2010/02/why-wouldnt-you-pay-for-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-379 Dan Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:58:49 +0000 http://barbarism.net/?p=1287#comment-379 <p>I think a lot of that is covered in Predictable Irrational. Free became the anchor price, so there's a lot of resistance based on principle.</p> <p>This is for a larger post, but last night I was looking at Fusion records from the 70s. Lots of these were never digitized for the iTunes era, so they're only available on Vinyl or CD.</p> <p>The price for a lot of them was between $50 and $200. I'll think of that whenever I try to talk myself out of a $9.99 album download.</p> I think a lot of that is covered in Predictable Irrational. Free became the anchor price, so there’s a lot of resistance based on principle.

This is for a larger post, but last night I was looking at Fusion records from the 70s. Lots of these were never digitized for the iTunes era, so they’re only available on Vinyl or CD.

The price for a lot of them was between $50 and $200. I’ll think of that whenever I try to talk myself out of a $9.99 album download.

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