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We could put together a whole Namesakes series about Oracle stuff...
Morgan Freeman reads Oracle 9i New Features by Robert Freeman
Patch Adams reads Oracle8i Internal Services by Steve Adams
Apologies to Spinal Tap for the distorted idea...
-----Original Message-----
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 3:53 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Dennis,
I also have a driving commute, and I was also thinking about asking her to voice record her book. But I think I would get into an accident hearing her sexy voice describing how to recover a database...:P :) :P :)
-----Original Message-----
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 5:34 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
John - Wow! An impressive memory tour de force!
My problem is that I am driving during my commute. You get the strangest looks when the next driver glances over and sees your face buried in a PDA. Actually that last phrase might become prophetic. I was just asking if there was a way to get a talking e-book. For example, you can download just about any book whose copyright has expired, copy, paste into my text-to-voice, and there you have an audio version. I'll be long dead before the copyrights on any books about Oracle expire. Most e-book publishers protect their material as zealously as the Secret Service protects the president. Which often renders them unusable for any purpose.
Personally, I liked the suggestion to ask the noted authors on this list to read their books just like the fiction superstars do.
Dennis Williams
DBA
Lifetouch, Inc.
dwilliams_at_lifetouch.com
-----Original Message-----
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 4:11 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Dennis,
See below is an email conversation that I had with the 'Goddess' in 2000 on the same subject. Those were the days when Goddesses had to sleep and de-stress on their way home
(Ducking as the Goddess takes out her six-shooter magic wand)
John
Reply from Rachel:
The concept you are thinking of exists in some form already -- e-books. PDA sized computer that you can download a book into.
Destressing is important -- but more so is the nap I took on the train on my
way home tonight!
Rachel
>From: <john.j.kanagaraj_at_shell.com.bn>
>To: rachelcarmichael_at_hotmail.com
>Subject: RE: Using your commute time
>Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 08:41:26 +0800
>
> > I use the time to talk to the people I know on the train, or to
> > read. Fiction or otherwise. Others have their laptops, I see them
> > working with > them. Or they read the newspapers, or sleep.
>
>Granted, but the difference as against a push-technology such as a
>Radio station (which many people listen to while commuting) is that
>this is a pull-technology, i.e. optional availability. However, I do
>conceed to the need to decompress/destress/plan/communicate with
>others, energize, etc.
>
> > I think technical books need visual interfaces. For diagrams, tables
>etc.
>
>Which brings me to my next brain-wave (or sizzled-brain-wave :) -
>Computers have drastically reduced in size while increasing in capacity
>and capability. However, the restraining factor has been (and will be)
>the size of the Input/Output area (i.e. Screen/Keyboard size) which
>cannot reduce below a threshold. What if someone discovers how to use a
>hologram to perform the same input/output? These hologram enabled PDA
>and Web based 'appliances' can shrink to the size of a plastic
>'smart-card'! Just project everything onto a virtual screen which can
>be virtually touched and pointed to, etc!! You could probably have your
>personal (private) view using special glasses if required. I wouldn't
>rule out something like this being made available within the next
>decade...
>
>So far, I have only talked about the tech side of things here - there
>are many dangers and negative side effects to the personal and societal
>aspects. More of that later!
>
>Slightly crazy today, aren't I?
>John
><< WINMAIL.DAT >>
>
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