Does the great IAM still exist. For those who have not heard of it IAM is the Institute of Advanced Motoring. I had thought it an invention of Monty Python, but it's a real. Members of
the "great" IAM pay less for their auto insurance policies. Can one retain membership whilst talking on a cell phone and listening to riveting code fragments?
Ian MacGregor
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
ian_at_SLAC.Stanford.edu
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Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 3:03 AM
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There's always some idiot who wants to rain on the
parade, so it may as well be me. I can't remember the
specifics but a recent test in London showed that
people on (hands-free) phones in their cars were 'x'%
more likely to crash ('x' was somewhere like 50%!),
the test being designed to show that its not the phone
in your hand, its the fact that you're
talking/listening that ends up killing you...
I can't begin to imagine the traffic carnage when the
CD "DBA101: The sensual sultry sounds of Carmichael"
hits the charts!
Does Rachel really want that kind of responsbility :-)
Cheers
Connor
- Rachel Carmichael <wisernet100_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
> It's a little difficult to see how code samples and
> illustrations
> (which I find invaluable) could be translated to
> audio....
>
> It's technically copyright infringement (I believe)
> to translate the
> books. I don't own the copyright, so I'm not about
> to call out the
> lawyers. I am supposed to contact my publisher for
> permission (never
> been refused, as it's publicity) when I want to use
> part of a chapter
> for an article or presentation.
>
> Besides, I have problems concentrating when I listen
> to books on tape,
> so I'm not the best person to advocate this!
>
>
> --- Joe Testa <jtesta_at_dmc-it.com> wrote:
> > I would think the authors should read and publish
> the books in .mp3
> > format, you can get like 10 hours worth on one cd.
> >
> > Rachel how about you start,
> >
> > bwahahahahahahaha
> >
> >
> > joe
> >
> >
> > DENNIS WILLIAMS wrote:
> >
> > >I have an odd question about these on-line books.
> Can I
> > copy-and-paste the
> > >text?
> > > Like many of you, I seem to end up with long
> commutes (why are
> > the best
> > >jobs never in your neighborhood?). I find
> listening to books on CD
> > to be a
> > >better use of time than reading bumper stickers.
> Nobody ever seems
> > to issue
> > >Oracle books on audio. So I got a text-to-voice
> program, and it
> > works pretty
> > >good to create an audio version of a book. But
> many of these eBooks
> > >zealously protect their text and prevent you from
> doing
> > copy-and-paste on
> > >the text. Fortunately Oracle makes their books
> readily available.
> > Any ideas
> > >are welcome. And my apologies to the authors on
> the list that are
> > going "he
> > >wants to do WHAT with my book!!".
> > >Dennis Williams
> > >DBA
> > >Lifetouch, Inc.
> > >dwilliams_at_lifetouch.com
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 7:54 PM
> > >To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> > >
> > >
> > >I believe the Book Safari is changing. It is
> supposed
> > >to be more flexible now.
> > >
> > >http://www.oreilly.com/news/new_safari_0902.html
> > >
> > >Jared
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >"Grabowy, Chris" <cgrabowy_at_fcg.com>
> > >Sent by: root_at_fatcity.com
> > > 10/08/2002 01:04 PM
> > > Please respond to ORACLE-L
> > >
> > >
> > > To: Multiple recipients of list
> ORACLE-L
> > <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
> > > cc:
> > > Subject: CodeNotes for Oracle9i...
> > >
> > >
> > >So every few months my Lookout reminder pops up
> to remind me to
> > check out
> > >what new Oracle books have been released. I
> stumbled upon a new
> > book
> > >called CodeNotes for Oracle9i on Amazon.com, but
> the interesting
> > part is
> > >that it is available in eBook format. Here's the
> (probably broken)
> > >link...
> > >
> >
>
>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006ISCN/qid=1034101493/sr=1
> > >-25/ref=sr_1_25/104-5919725-7522346?v=glance
> > >
> > >The eBook version is $9.95 and the shipping is
> free (big grin),
> > while the
> > >paperback is $13.97 plus shipping. Are you
> comfortable reading an
> > eBook?
> > >You decide.
> > >
> > >At any rate, I will probably break down and buy
> the eBook. Not so
> > much
> > >because the book is great (or not) but because I
> hope to send a
> > message to
> > >publishers to publish more books in the eBook
> format, which is also
> > why I
> > >posted this message.
> > >
> > >I know that O'Reilly has the Safari Bookshelf
> website, but I found
> > it to
> > >be restrictive and pricey.
> > >
> > >BTW, if for some reason you are or will be using
> .Net, the CodeNotes
> > eBook
> > >version is free...
> > >
> >
>
>http://www.codenotes.com/do/downloads/downloadsNETbook
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
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> > --
> > Author: Joe Testa
> > INET: jtesta_at_dmc-it.com
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