Bruin Fisher
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On 8/28/2019 at 12:23 PM, Pedro said:
I’m not sure if it is the cynic  or the paranoid in me, probably both, but I am afraid I consider the second of Bruin’s two hypotheses to be the more likely. The BBC is under attack on a number of fronts and they might feel they have mentioned Turing’s death and homosexuality enough in the past and have no wish to stick their heads above the parapet and give their detractors yet more to aim at.
Well, yes, Pedro you may well be right. Sad to say...
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I've long been familiar with this, it is heartwarming, delightful, and beautifully executed. I have an idea it was produced as coursework in school or college by a group of students. What talented students, and what a lot of work they undertook!
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I had noticed this too. If it is an indication that in 2019 homosexuality is not scandalous or newsworthy or of public interest, then that is great. I hope it is not an indication that bigotry is resurgent, and that being gay is returning to the category of 'things one doesn't mention in polite company'. However, since the media where I have encountered such articles about Turing recently have included such bodies as the BBC, who are very tightly bound by their guidelines on diversity and inclusivity, I reckon it's the former. In which case, Three Cheers! And long may it continue.
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Colin might, possibly, want to see the title of this thread spellchecked?? A tad unflattering...
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Thank you James, a very moving story. It reads like a true account.
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(couldn't find a topic for this splendid short story, so I've made a fresh one)
When you're weary, feeling small
When tears are in your eyes,...............................one of the best things you could do would be to read Graeme's lovely, funny story. Impossible to read without a smile on your face.
t's one of Dude's Picks from the Past at present.
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(couldn't find a topic for this splendid short story, so I've made a fresh one)
When you're weary, feeling small
When tears are in your eyes,...............................one of the best things you could do would be to read Graeme's lovely, funny story. Impossible to read without a smile on your face.
t's one of Dude's Picks from the Past at present.
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(couldn't find a topic for this splendid short story, so I've made a fresh one)
When you're weary, feeling small
When tears are in your eyes,...............................one of the best things you could do would be to read Graeme's lovely, funny story. Impossible to read without a smile on your face.
It's one of Dude's Picks from the Past at present.
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4 minutes ago, colinian said:
Uh... Bruin... I think it's the Gregorian Calendar.
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Oops. Thanks Colin. My proofreading skills need attention... (and my typing skills!)
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Monday........Ian
Tuesday......Greg
Wednesday..Ian
Thursday.....Greg
Friday...........Ian
Saturday......Greg
Sunday..........Ian
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The Gregorian Calendar.
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(Edited to correct stupid spelling mistake 'Gregorain'.)
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Thanks for bringing this to our attention, Cole.
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On 6/10/2019 at 8:34 PM, Cole Parker said:
I don't know why, but I had recurring nightmares as a child about not remembering my schedule in school when we were changing classes instead of staying in one room. I'd never know what class to go to next in the dreams and would be left out in the empty halls when the bell rang. That block scheduling would have been a killer for me, at least in my dreams.
My Jr. High and High School grade designations were the same as those of our root vegetable: 7-9 for Jr. High (not middle school), 10-12 for High School. I doubt many school systems do it that way today, but it seemed very right to me at the time. Most of my 9th grade classmates didn't seem any more ready for high school than I was.
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Something else I have in common with Cole...
I won't attempt to describe the complexities of the school system that I laboured under, but after finishing school at eighteen I had a recurring nightmare for years onwards, in which I had failed my exams and had to return to school for a further year - my subconscious presumably identified that as the worst thing that could possibly happen to me. I turned up for classes on the first day of term and didn't know where to go. Everyone else seemed to know where they needed to be, disappeared into one classroom or another, then all classroom doors closed leaving me in in the quadrangle panicking that I should be in one of those rooms but which one?
To this day I remember clearly how terrifying those nightmares were.
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Okay, Trab I'll do my best, although others here might be more knowledgeable than me.
E-books are just books that exist as computer files rather than paper pages. I suppose a document in Word or other word processor format could be an e-book, but there are a number of file formats specially designed for e-books. In the same way that Word document files are identifiable by the suffix on their filename such as letter.doc or story.docx, e-book suffixes (suffices?) are:
.epub - used by NOOK readers and SONY readers and Apple iPad
.mobi - used by Amazon Kindle readers and Fire tablets
.azw3 - used by Amazon Kindle readers and Fire tablets, usually with DRM, which is copy protection
There are lots of other less-used file formats.
You can buy an e-book reader, and then over time purchase a collection of e-books to read on that device, which is I think what most people do. The disadvantage of this approach is that if and when that e-book reader becomes obsolete, you might lose access to your books. And you can't easily switch to another brand of reader. Many people buy and use the Amazon Kindle reader, and buy their e-books from the Amazon Kindle store. These books are almost invariably encrypted with DRM (Digital Rights Management) which means you can't read the book on anything except your own Kindle or the Kindle app, installed on your own computer or tablet.
For this reason I generally fight shy of buying DRM-encrypted e-books. Many, but not all e-books are available from multiple sources. If you buy direct from the publisher you can generally buy your e-books in whatever format suits you best, un-encrypted. I buy all mine in .epub format, but I'm sure .mobi would work just as well. You can still read these books on e-book readers, but there are also free software applications for all computer platforms which allow you to read your e-books on whatever device you prefer to use. There is also a rather wonderful e-book manager called Calibre, available for Windows, Mac and Linux, which not only allows you to catalogue your e-books but also allows you to convert them from one file format to another (so long as they're not DRM-encrypted). I use Calibre for my e-book library. It comes with its own reader application, which is simple but works well. I read my e-books on my laptop computer, which I know wouldn't suit everyone but it works fine for me.
Why not have a go and see how you get on? Publishers from whom you can buy un-encrypted e-books include:
Calibre is downloadable from:
I believe the Apple iPad comes with a very good e-book reader. If you use an Android tablet, one of many readers available from the Google Play Store is Moon+Reader.
If you want any suggestions of authors you might want to try, just post here with an idea of the genre you're interested in (historical, modern, whodunnit, cozy romance, hot erotica, whatever) and I'll make some suggestions and I'm sure others will chip in too.
There is a trend among authors to self-publish, and those books are often just as good and worth reading as those from established publishers. The self-published books are likely to be available only on Amazon, though - and that generally means DRM encryption. There is a way around that, and if you're interested, let me know and I'll post separately on the subject.
Hope this helps!
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How wonderful to read this here. Thanks for posting Nigel!
Clare London is a great writer - and a friend of mine, so I can't claim to be unbiased. But I can highly recommend her books, for instance...:
A Good Neighbour
A Twist and Two Balls
Chase the Ace
Romancing the Wrong Twin
Romancing the Undercover Millionaire
How the Other Half Lives
The Accidental Baker -
That's a great story, Nigel, thanks!
And Strongbow is fairly potent stuff, too!
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I'm so, so sorry to hear this sad news. Chris was a fine writer and a positive influence here on AD. My heart goes out to Addym who was clearly a very good friend to him.
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I think I might have bought it on DVD. It's a very fine film indeed.
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Congratulations indeed. A very wonderful resource and a safe place, which has become 'family' for me and, it would seem, a lot of others. Thanks to the very wonderful Dude for creating and making it available to us ordinary mortals.
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I thought I'd understood, but perhaps not...
So there's a difference between apple juice and cider? What's the difference, then? Further delving into Wikipedia reveals the following:
While some states specify a difference between apple juice and cider, the distinction is not well established across the U.S.Massachusetts makes an attempt to at least differentiate fresh cider and processed apple juice: according to its Department of Agricultural Resources, "apple juice and apple cider are both fruit beverages made from apples, but there is a difference between the two. Fresh cider is raw apple juice that has not undergone a filtration process to remove coarse particles of pulp or sediment. Apple juice is juice that has been filtered to remove solids and pasteurized so that it will stay fresh longer. Vacuum sealing and additional filtering extend the shelf life of the juice."This still leaves unfiltered apple juice that is no longer raw in a gray area, presumably cider but not labeled as such. The addition of sweeteners or reconstitution from concentrate are left even grayer.
Bruin Befuddled Brit. In the UK cloudy, unprocessed apple juice is sold as apple juice, and filtered clear apple juice is also sold as apple juice. Both come in clear bottles so the consumer isn't in any doubt which they're getting.
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Thanks so much my friends for clarifying this for me. So what you call cider we in the UK call apple juice, sold on the same shelves as orange juice, cranberry juice, pineapple juice, grapefruit juice etc.
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Hi all, I'm looking for help.
When reading US-set stories, I occasionally come across the term 'hard cider'. It's not a term in use in the UK, and since I'm based in Somerset, which is locally considered the home of cider, I'm wondering if any of you settlers from the colonies (!) could tell me what you mean by 'hard cider' - and is there also a 'soft cider'?
Here in the UK, cider (occasionally spelled cyder) is a very popular drink made by fermenting apples. It is roughly as alcoholic as beer, but usually a bit sweeter. There are lots of variations, dry cider, sweet cider, cloudy, clear, and the local 'scrumpy', 'rough cider' or 'farmhouse cider' which is sold in half-gallon flagons, and tastes of cat's piss, and is capable of stripping paint. Traditionally it's always made from apples, although pear cider has recently become popular, and also ciders flavoured with other fruits such as strawberries, but those are still based on fermented apples, I believe.
Any info will be much appreciated!
Bruin
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