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cazalla: "The company's global network includes more
than 27,000 libraries and schools."
cazalla: well, software developed by
that company anyway
cazalla: i called
them up regarding
the late fees and no, no late fees on an ebook, librarian
told me without prompting
that
they don't support
the kindle either
decimation: cazalla:
the problem is
that most american libraries have gotten rid of
their physical books
cazalla: asciilifeform, seems an obvious prediction in hindsight.. i guess i should step inside
the library more often
decimation: ^ all biometrics fall
to similar kinds of sybil attacks
assbot: Logged on 25-07-2015 02:30:44; mats:
time
to bring back
the hoodie and aviator sunglasses look
decimation: so
the proles could read
the victorians lamenting
their future dumb asses
decimation: you would
think
they could at least serve up google's copy of pre-1923 books
decimation: usually
throwaway fiction, never worthwhile
technical books
decimation: asciilifeform: what annoys me even more is
that
the selection of 'lendable ebooks' is complete shit
decimation: I
thought most of
those 'ebook lending schemes' worked on some kind of
time-based poison pill
cazalla: trying
to suss out if
they charge late fees on ebooks now
decimation: yes, it's certainly
the case
that your
tax dollars are going
to some kind of 'authors collective'
cazalla: i figured
the loan button was just another way of saying download, should've known better
decimation: cazalla: doesn't
that strike you as
the dumbest
thing ever?
☟︎ cazalla: this is probably common
to every library now but i look at
the melbourne public library's website and notice
they have ebooks available for loan.. go
to loan ebook but can't because someone else has it out on loan and
they only have 1 copy available
mats: time
to bring back
the hoodie and aviator sunglasses look
☟︎ decimation: obviously
this kind of
thing is going
to slowly expand
to be 'normal' in almost all situations
decimation: of course wapo
thinks it's an evil idea, but perfectly fine for usg/telcoms
to do it
decimation: I considered building something like
that myself
trinque: eh I'll still send it
through as a
test case
then
felipelalli: thank you very much. Actually you can ignore
this.
This was just
the proposal contract, not
the final yet.
trinque: I'll fix it
this evening and send your
thing back
through
trinque: I'll fix
that
then run your
thing back
through
trinque: felipelalli: lol, looks like I need
to make
that regex greedy
decimation: translation: we will crush anyone who attempts
to enter
this space
☟︎ decimation: Dave Vos, who heads Google’s secretive Project Wing,
told Bloomberg News in his most expansive comments on Google’s vision
to date. “The idea being
that it’s not ‘Google is going
to go out and build a solution and everyone else has
to subscribe
to it.’
The idea really is anyone should be free
to build a solution.”
nubbins`: not my
thing but from what i hear, yeah
cazalla: nubbins`, copics actually any good? missus has
truckloads for some reason
cazalla: i bet you're
the guy who steals all
the paint swatches from
the hardware store :P
nubbins`: each one smelling of old leather, rustic
tobacco, strawberry, green mould, etc
nubbins`: cazalla, having a pantone book is like having a suitcase full of vials with "essence of ____" written on
the labels
cazalla: on a scale of 1-10 such knowledge of colours interests me 0 but i can respect
the enthusiasm and knowledge :)
nubbins`: the black dots are
the ~1,200 colours in
the pantone matching system
nubbins`: the area inside
the pink blob can be reproduced via CMYK (i.e. printed products)
nubbins`: the area inside
the yellow
triangle can be reproduced via sRGB (i.e. on your computer screen)
nubbins`: the large coloured shape is
the colour space of a standard human eye
nubbins`: blue 072 is one of
the 14 pantone base colours
cazalla: is
that
the blue facebook colour?
cazalla: ill write
that yellow down for when i paint son's room
nubbins`: yellow 123 is like
the blue 072 of yellows.
nubbins`: #fdc82f for you hex colour
types
nubbins`: some of
them are burned into my brain
cazalla: our master bedroom is pink (forget
the name of
the colour) and
that is about enough for me heh
nubbins`: yellow 123 is getting pretty popular
these days
cazalla: too exotic for my likings but i can see how it would appeal
to creative
types
nubbins`: now it's just a
thing people do. i have a friend who painted his house neon green
☟︎ nubbins`: ^ before
this happened, most houses were painted with leftover marine paint from boats
nubbins`: Shane O’Dea, an expert on architectural heritage and historic preservation, said
the idea of fancy window and door
trim, and brightly-painted houses was born in 1977. In fact,
the idea can be
traced
to one man, David Webber,
the foundation’s executive director. In
that year,
the foundation
took on a demonstration project by painting a sample block in bright colours, from Willicott’s Lane
to Victoria Street, on both sides of
the street.
nubbins`: in 1982
the pope came here and
the gov gave everybody $$
to paint
their houses
cazalla: hard
to imagine everyone agreed
to it, was forced?
nubbins`: my house is just past
the green spire in
top left of frame
nubbins`: cazalla people
tend
to bump up
the saturation in photos but it really does look like
that
nubbins`: i came up here 40 minutes ago
to roll a jazz cig
nubbins`: translation:
too many slums and boarding houses
nubbins`: "IBAN confirmed
that homeowners in
the St. John’s downtown area have experienced difficulty in finding insurance coverage in
the past.
The reasons for
this difficulty are
the high concentrations of wood frame structures with varying
type of occupancy and differing physical conditions."
nubbins`: not able
to purchase fire insurance
nubbins`: "Another couple from St. John’s advised
the Consumer Advocate
that, despite numerous attempts,
they had not been able
to obtain insurance at any cost for
the past four and a half years on
their attached King’s Bridge Road property."
decimation: asciilifeform: oh lordy don't
tell me you're a 'truther'?
decimation: asciilifeform: I saw
the clips with my own eyes, made of shit metal
that melts at low
temps
nubbins`: Upon responding I was promptly
told
that
the company would not even entertain my request due
to location. I
therefore was forced
to accept
the $763 increase.”
nubbins`: “In November 2004
the house insurance dramatically escalated from $552.00
to $1,315.60.
The municipal appraisal was constant.
The insurance brokers advised me
that it was almost impossible
to obtain insurance for a downtown, partially attached house.
They advised
that
the new rate was
the best
they could obtain. I personally
telephoned
two other insurance companies in St. John’s. In each call I was immediately asked
the location of
the
nubbins`: One gentleman from downtown St. John’s wrote
to
the Consumer Advocate:
decimation: on
the
theory
that it's better for
the others
decimation: my understanding is
that modern 'multi-family' housing
typically includes 'fire clips'
that ensure
that a particular burning building collapses on itself
decimation: that is probably a big reason I would
think
nubbins`: not
that a firewall would prevent
the flames from setting your roof on fire.
nubbins`: i had my shingles redone 3 years ago and
they found FOUR LAYERS of shingles underneath
the
top one.
The supporting wood was dust
nubbins`: not at all unusual
to chop a roof hole in a structure fire and find another completely rotting roof underneath
nubbins`: most of
the houses are 80-100 years old
too
nubbins`: none of
the majors would even give me a quote
decimation: I had good luck with one here in
the us
decimation: on
the
theory
that
those with actual wealth should only volunteer
to pay
tax