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rockymtnhigh
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Amazon is introducing the replacement for the Kindle 2 e-book reader. The new device will weigh 15 percent less (8.7 oz); have a form-factor that is 20 percent smaller than Kindle 2. It will be 20 percent faster loading pages, have the new screen contrast of the Kindle DX that just came out, have 4GB of memory, and a new webkit browser.

Oh, and it now has wi-fi in addition to 3G, for $189. PLUS, there is a wi-fi only version for $139 (no free whispernet 3G for purchasing books or light web browsing).

Available in August in the traditional white or the new charcoal.

See New Amazon Kindle announced: $139 WiFi-only version and $189 3G model available August 27th in the US and UK -- Engadget


I am very excited about this new Kindle (3G model; while I like the price of the wifi version, I will stick with the 3G version). It supposedly has a much crisper screen, and makes no clicking sound when using the page turn buttons. Plus, it is even more ergonomic than the original.

No, it is not an ipad; it is a dedicated e-book reader; and Amazon knows e-book readers better than anyone. I think my wife will be getting her first kindle soon.... well, she'll be getting my original Kindle 2. :) :D
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TheForce
I was going to ask about those pdf files.

I picked up a very rare deal on DVD ROMs. 127 scanned books that have long been out of print and extremely rare publications on ancient mysticism, witchcraft, black magic, astrology and similar subject matter. Some are in German, some Latin and some in French. Many of these publications were old style hardbounds dating in the 1800's. Many have old etchings and other oil reproduction artwork. I used an ap called hd air sharing to save to the ipad because they are all scanned in pdf format on the DVD. pdf on the ipad is not as slick as the ebooks that have 3D page turns but you can do bookmarks and it will store your places automatically as well as add some annotations.

If the Kindle can do pfd's, how does it handle images embedded in the pdf?
rockymtnhigh
I was going to ask about those pdf files.

I picked up a very rare deal on DVD ROMs. 127 scanned books that have long been out of print and extremely rare publications on ancient mysticism, witchcraft, black magic, astrology and similar subject matter. Some are in German, some Latin and some in French. Many of these publications were old style hardbounds dating in the 1800's. Many have old etchings and other oil reproduction artwork. I used an ap called hd air sharing to save to the ipad because they are all scanned in pdf format on the DVD. pdf on the ipad is not as slick as the ebooks that have 3D page turns but you can do bookmarks and it will store your places automatically as well as add some annotations.

If the Kindle can do pfd's, how does it handle images embedded in the pdf?

Most of the PDFs I use on it, are basically images themselves; it has no problems with images; and the new kindle should display them even better.

The Kindle has never had a problem with images. I can't wait to see how the K3's improved contrast makes a difference.

The new collection feature makes organizing your books much nicer too; I just went through all 15 pages of books on my device, and got it down to 2 pages of collections. Very nice!
rockymtnhigh
Two weeks before my Kindle 3 arrives, what happens but the battery on my Kindle 2 decides to crap out! Ordered an extended battery from a website and just successfully conducted surgery on my K2. There were a few scary moments when I wasn't sure if the patient would live, but its all back to Kindle glory. And will move on to its new owner (my wife) in a few weeks. :)
rockymtnhigh
Kindle 3 arrived today. It is much more compact than the K2; feels extremely light in the hand; the screen contrast is definitely improved. At first I did not notice a lot of difference, but after reading for a bit, it was obvious to me how impressive the screen quality is.

The refresh is very fast. It will take some time to get used to the changes in the menu button, but the previous/next buttons are nice, and much quieter.

So far, its a winner. My only regret is that I wish I got the new dark color shell. Who knows, maybe in a couple of weeks (with the 30 day period), I'll contact Amazon and ask them to exchange it. Or maybe not. Regardless, the Kindle 3 is without a doubt the best ebook reader available. And compared to the Nook, it is practically weight-less.
rockymtnhigh
After reading for an hour last night, all I can say is WOW. The text jumps out at you on this thing. When Amazon says they improved screen contrast by 50 percent, they mean it. Its stellar.
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osu1991
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Another Tulsa King spin off.🙄
dishstaller
Another Tulsa King spin off.🙄
But.....if you like Tulsa King....looks like you would probably like this as well. I don't mind spin-offs as long as they don't involve a sassy niece who moves from the big city :rolleyes:
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I thought I would come here and find lots of complaints about the update to the dish anywhere mobile app, but am not seeing any. It used to look just like the desktop webpage. Now you can no longer filter by sports channels or movie channels. Plus that they made it look like a big button telephone and you see fewer channels in the screen which requires more scrolling. Yes I realize you can look at sports then select which sport you want to look at, I just liked being able to see all sporting events in the guide with all other channels being filtered out. Am I alone in the wilderness on this?
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Juan
Not alot of dish customers any more
Foxbat
I'm not a big fan of the new layout, especially on my Apple TV. It used to look like the old Guide layout on the Hopper 3, but they changed parts of that, too.
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dishstaller
I really dislike change for the sake of change
TheRatPatrol
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Anyone else watch this show? Any guesses as to what was in the box Gibbs gave to Abby that was on her desk? It look liked it was glowing.

I also heard that someone was leaving the show at the end of this season. Any guesses as to who thats going to be?
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Jimbo

Howard ...
You don't like Tony, or Tony as the Director (he's only been there for 30 seconds now) or you don't like NCIS ?
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Howard ...
You don't like Tony, or Tony as the Director (he's only been there for 30 seconds now) or you don't like NCIS ?
Tony as the director.🙄
Jimbo
Tony as the director.🙄
Would you rather have LaRoche ???
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I liked this episode and a toned down Tony...
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Would you rather have LaRoche ???
No. Bring in someone new.🤔 Tony is not serious enough for me. Parker is too close to the team and Tim is too young to take over IMO.
Jimbo
No. Bring in someone new.🤔 Tony is not serious enough for me. Parker is too close to the team and Tim is too young to take over IMO.
I don't think Tim and Tony are that far apart in Age ...

Remember what Tony said to Tim when they first got back together ...
Tony said: I am the New Tony, Tim .... (something to that effect)

Tony has changed, he's been running his Security Business ... I'm sure he has grown up.

Give it time ... your judging the New Tony from the old Tony.

It sounds like Tim won't be around the Team much longer either.
dishstaller
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Last reply · posted in Movie Talk
Might be worth a watch when it comes out. Looks like typical big corp against the little guy movie BUT....there is a reason this plot type is so oft repeated, it draws audiences.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-f9OGsKHd4
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dishstaller
BTW, I noticed right after I posted this that someone else had already mentioned it....sorry for the duplicate thread. Still looking forward to seeing the movie.
meStevo
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If you're going try to read / listen to the book (can't recommend the audio book enough) before this comes out, I'd avoid trailers.

Trailer below, spoiling it to make sure you read the above bold message first. The book / audio book are fantastic. Go into this blind if you can IMO!




Kind of disappointed at how much they show. A lot still to see, but man, some good reveals in the book that are just served up here.
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I've seen it twice. Can't recommend the audio book enough, Ray Porter's performance is amazing and there's so much more in the book than the movie.
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"Project Hail Mary" should be on Prime Video starting Friday, July 3.
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Forgot to comment. I did watch when it first came out on MGM. I enjoyed it a lot. I think reading the book made it easier to watch. Several friends commented it was a little hard to follow.
TRG
TRG
"astrophage". I read the book but didn't see the film yet.
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"Project Hail Mary" should be on Prime Video starting Friday, July 3.
That's what I will be watching this weekend.🤗
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Kindle book on sale for $2.99 today at Amazon.
dishstaller
.........there's so much more in the book than the movie.
I agree. That can go for pretty much any book vs movie. Back when I was single I would read any Stephen King or John Grisham book I could get my hands on. When you read a book you make up the scenes and characters in your mind.....the movie version always disappoints.
meStevo
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Schedule drops tomorrow. Mandatory mini camps in June. Hall of Fame game August 6th.
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Selfish Drake Maye holds back on giving the ball to Bills unlike Jags game, gets the win on the road.
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Selfish Drake Maye holds back on giving the ball to Bills unlike Jags game, gets the win on the road.
A big win for the Patriots, and they are now 3-2.

Browns lose a close one with... The Jets. That is a classic Browns loss (granted, any loss is a classic one it seems). 49'ers, Vikings, and Chiefs remain undefeated. The AFC north have a three way tie at 3-2 for second place. :eek:
osu1991
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.
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Hopefully nowhere near a microphone.
After having experienced Gus Ferguson trying to call soccer games, I'm uncertain why NFL football analysts get hate. Even the "worst" of them are pretty good.
meStevo
Jalen Hurts out indefinitely as they treat and monitor a superficial blood clot in his leg.


View: https://x.com/RapSheet/status/2111074303185989663?s=20
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dishstaller
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I had quit watching this show years ago because I ended up more annoyed than entertained. Well......I'm STILL more annoyed than entertained. I DO find it interesting to see how things work behind the scenes at many businesses. What annoys me is how utterly out of touch CEOs are with the companies they run. At the end of almost every episode the head of the company is amazed at how hard the employees have to work and many times have to work around impossible guidelines set forth from headquarters.

I found this one interesting because the new CEO had big plans for this company, Muscle Maker Grill, and it looked like the stores were all pretty busy. Recent history hasn't been good to this company however. I bet the covid lockdowns were the real killer.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIhZm0qkz0o
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Scott Greczkowski
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!

So let the game continue!

The last song was added by Bobby who posted...

One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters

CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!

Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game

Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.

Example:

Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow

Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio

Another example:

Ride the Lightning -- Metallica

Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne


Get it?


An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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White Wedding - Billy Idol
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White Christmas - Elvis Presley
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Dirty White Boy - Foreigner
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Tickle Me (Dirty, Dirty Feeling) - Elvis Presley
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Dirty Diana - Michael Jackson