November 2007
4 posts
“Until and unless you discover that money is the root of all good, you ask for...”
– Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged
Amazon Kindle: Just a Good Start
It has DRM. Yes, the books cost too much. Yes, the device costs $400 - the reading of your first Kindle-book will run you up $410. How’s that for an expensive hardcover version of your favorite novel? All these awful things about the Kindle, while important, don’t “put out the light” on the Kindle (pathetic, I know). The electronic paper screen and its compact size are...
“Rationality is the recognition of the fact that nothing can alter the truth and...”
– Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged
I'm Writing Again (maybe)
When I purchased Bioshock, I found out it was based heavily on the philosophy of a writer named Ayn Rand. I checked out some of her works from the library, and I’m now reading Atlas Shrugged. I picked, of course, one of the longest books ever written. I read this for two hours and got through about 30 pages. The font is minute, perhaps size six. That all aside, the first 30 pages...