Tassie Dave’s Comments (group member since Mar 27, 2011)

Tassie Dave’s comments from the The Sword and Laser group.

Rob wrote: "Here I come to create this thread so I can send the monthly group message and Dave already beat me to it. >.<"

I waited for almost a day ;-)

If you can come up with a better title for the folder, (Than what I used), that will fit in 32 characters, go for it. I couldn't find a way to remove 8 characters :-?
It is probably the longest book title we've had.

Ian wrote: "I think I’m going to buy the kindle in motion version of the illustrated edition of the Sorcerer’s Stone instead.."

I wonder how that compares to the Pottermore/Apple enhanced versions?

https://www.pottermore.com/news/enhan...

I am going to read that version on iBooks on my iPad.

UK Store:
https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Harry-Po...

Australian store:
https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Harry-P...

Rick wrote: "Never heard of it. Any good?"

Yeah it never got much media attention. It is hard to find, but if you can somehow get a copy, it is worth reading.

Mark, It's Stephen Fry, of course he reads the UK version.

Stephen Fry does an excellent job on this.

At the risk of starting a huge debate ;-), he does a better reading of it than Jim Dale.

My first time reading it was with my god-daughter when she was 8. She's now 28. Tempus fugit

I'll be your Wilson, Trike ;-)

Next month's book pick by Tom is to be Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (AKA Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone )

Most of us here have probably read this already and it should be a fun book to re-read after so many years and discuss.

I have had the enhanced copy sitting in my iBooks folder and look forward to reading this now.

I haven't listened to the audiobook, so don't know how MRK pronounces it, but for me, I say it as a long "e"

Like "egg" with out the "gg"

Sheila Jean wrote: "terpkristin wrote: "Shad wrote: "Excel has ruined my ability to run numbers on my own."

http://pearlsofrawnerdism.com/life-an..."

Ooh, I love that comic. So true!"

True, But it makes life so much easier ;-)

Though you do still need to understand the maths to set up your own spreadsheets. I use Numbers (Mac), not Excel though

Don't forget that the USSR, arguably, came out of WW2 worse than any other country.

They suffered the worse loss of life of any country. Between 19 million (the west's estimate and 26 million people (The USSR's estimate) and spent 100s of billion of Roubles.

They had to rebuild almost the entire infrastructure in the Western part of the country and entire towns and cities destroyed by the germans.

Russia wasn't in a position to do anything outside its own borders in the timeline of TCS.

Ed wrote: "Rob (@29), whether it's nonfiction or not is open to debate."

I thought the same thing. Michio does go into some kooky areas when he gets going and strays into areas that could only be classified as Fantasy ;-)

Having children has been brought up in the sequel.

I am only in the early couple of chapters of it.

Trike wrote: "It already has. That’s why there aren’t any dinosaurs. "

I though we hunted them to extinction back in the bible times ;-)
(j/k) My mother actually believe that.

The weather change was bad for the big dinos, but good for us and the smaller dinos (birds)

Dara wrote: "The Matrix turns 20 in March and that just seems impossible. That film still feels new to me."

Still my favourite Sci-Fi movie and the best movie ever made in Australia.

John wrote: "Unlike being forced to learn math or science, "

Forced to learn Maths and Science?
:-?

They were my favourite subjects. I even did an optional Advanced Maths class for all 4 high school years :-)

I thought they were cute.

Joanna wrote: "And I second the nomination for Rosewater."

You can't Nominate a book and Second another.

It's in the FAQ above. Only one book.

You are right it is way too steamy.

Especially when (view spoiler)[The meteor hits the water off Chesapeake Beach ;-) (hide spoiler)]

MRK does give the approximate details of meteor strike on her website.

I have made the conversions to both Metric and Imperial.

They are: (view spoiler)[

Diameter of Meteor = 1.3 kilometres (0.8 Miles)
Density = Same as Iron. 8 tonnes per cubic metre (6.7 tons per cubic yard)
Angle of impact = 60 degrees
Velocity = 25 kilometres per second (15.5 miles per second)
Impact- Water of depth = 6.4 metres (21 ft) (hide spoiler)]

I nominate Dangerous To Know

Rob wrote: "As has become tradition, I'm going to nominate Theft of Swords"

Like banging your head against a brick wall, there comes a time when it's better to stop ;-)