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Re: Everything is broken

From Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx>
Newsgroups comp.misc
Subject Re: Everything is broken
Date 2015-04-12 19:23 +0000
Message-ID <covv1oFrv7iU14@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References (11 earlier) <mg8iep$8cn$2@dont-email.me> <mg9b4e$a38$2@dont-email.me> <100420152253074170%timstreater@greenbee.net> <mg9grh$kpq$1@dont-email.me> <alpine.LNX.2.02.1504121351460.10384@darkstar.example.org>

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On Sun, 12 Apr 2015 13:52:31 -0400, Michael Black wrote:

> On Fri, 10 Apr 2015, Dan Espen wrote:
> 
>> Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> writes:
>>
>>> In article <mg9b4e$a38$2@dont-email.me>, Jerry Peters
>>> <jerry@example.invalid> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I *like* my kindle. It works well for what it's designed for which is
>>>> *reading books*.
>>>
>>> It doesn't /read/ books. It /displays/ books.
>>
>> It also does audio books.
>>
>> :)
> That's a feature worth adding, let it read it's own books out loud.
> 
> That beats having someone read the books and make MP3s.

My Kindle Keyboard not only does audio books - it also reads normal books 
aloud (with some exceptions which I believe are contractual rather than 
technical).

I still prefer the Kobo Aura.



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Everything is broken RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2015-04-06 21:18 +0000
  Re: Everything is broken Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-04-06 18:45 -0400
    Re: Everything is broken BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-04-07 22:26 +0100
      Re: Everything is broken Dario Niedermann <dnied@tiscali.it> - 2015-04-09 16:08 +0200
        Re: Everything is broken Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-04-09 10:50 -0400
          Re: Everything is broken Dario Niedermann <dnied@tiscali.it> - 2015-04-09 17:19 +0200
            Re: Everything is broken Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-04-09 11:43 -0400
        Re: Everything is broken BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-04-09 17:16 +0100
          Re: Everything is broken Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-04-09 12:25 -0400
            Re: Everything is broken BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-04-09 21:18 +0100
              Re: Everything is broken Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-04-09 16:31 -0400
                Re: Everything is broken BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-04-09 22:02 +0100
                Re: Everything is broken Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-04-09 20:56 -0400
                Re: Everything is broken BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-04-10 10:50 +0100
                Re: Everything is broken Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-04-10 09:17 -0400
                Re: Everything is broken BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-04-10 15:27 +0100
                Re: Everything is broken Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-04-10 11:04 -0400
                Re: Everything is broken BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-04-10 16:35 +0100
                Re: Everything is broken Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-04-10 13:01 -0400
                Re: Everything is broken BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-04-11 21:48 +0100
                Re: Everything is broken Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-04-11 22:22 +0100
                Re: Everything is broken Dario Niedermann <dnied@tiscali.it> - 2015-04-12 16:44 +0200
                Re: Everything is broken Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-04-12 17:04 +0100
                Re: Everything is broken Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-04-10 16:54 +0100
                Re: Everything is broken BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-04-11 22:24 +0100
                Re: Everything is broken Jerry Peters <jerry@example.invalid> - 2015-04-10 20:11 +0000
                Re: Everything is broken Jerry Peters <jerry@example.invalid> - 2015-04-10 20:17 +0000
                Re: Everything is broken Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-04-10 17:02 -0400
                Re: Everything is broken Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-04-10 22:53 +0100
                Re: Everything is broken Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-04-10 17:55 -0400
                Re: Everything is broken Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-04-12 13:52 -0400
                Re: Everything is broken Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2015-04-12 19:15 +0100
                Re: Everything is broken Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-04-12 19:23 +0000
                Re: Everything is broken Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-04-12 23:30 -0400
                Re: Everything is broken BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-04-13 10:34 +0100
                Re: Everything is broken Jerry Peters <jerry@example.invalid> - 2015-04-13 20:08 +0000
                Re: Everything is broken Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-04-13 21:16 +0000
                Re: Everything is broken Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-04-13 16:27 -0400
                Re: Everything is broken Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-04-10 14:43 +0000
                Re: Everything is broken Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-04-10 11:08 -0400
                Re: Everything is broken Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2015-04-10 20:54 +0000
              Re: Everything is broken Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2015-04-10 01:56 +0000
    Re: Everything is broken Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2015-04-07 22:27 +0100
      Re: Everything is broken Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-04-07 19:16 -0400
  Re: Everything is broken Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2015-04-09 19:11 -0700
    Re: Everything is broken Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2015-04-10 02:05 -0700
      Re: Everything is broken Jerry Peters <jerry@example.invalid> - 2015-04-10 20:22 +0000
        Re: Everything is broken Kees Nuyt <k.nuyt@nospam.demon.nl> - 2015-04-11 01:49 +0200
    Re: Everything is broken Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-04-10 09:10 -0400
      Re: Everything is broken Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2015-04-10 13:57 -0700
        Re: Everything is broken Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2015-04-10 17:14 -0400
          Re: Everything is broken Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2015-04-10 18:42 -0700

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