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Saturday, February 28, 2009
Breaking: Amazon Will Give Authors Choice on Text to Speech
Big big news. Amazon still asserts that it's legal, but suggests that authors will be more comfortable if they have the choice. They're working on the techno gizmo alterations as we speak.
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59 comments:
- Martin Willoughby said...
Still legal, but they're giving the authors a choice? Hmmmm.
Any takers on a bet that there will be a lawsuit within six months?
- February 28, 2009 at 2:56 AM
- Adam Heine said...
I see 3 options. (1) Authors sue because it's not what they want (i.e. they want to get paid for audio rights), (2) authors all opt-out and Amazon has to look at the issue again, or (3) some authors opt in; those that do look like scabs, those that don't look like jerks.
(3) seems pretty likely, and probably what Amazon is hoping for because it moves the trouble from them to the authors.
- February 28, 2009 at 5:33 AM
- kymbrunner said...
Tricky situation. I love buying audio books but they're SO much more expensive than paper or electronic books. And Audible.com, which has automatic electronic transfer of audio books to an MP3 player, doesn't have the latest books transferred onto audio.
What if there was a separate, nominal charge per book for the audio feature that Kindle didn't get a piece of? Would that make everyone happy?
- February 28, 2009 at 7:32 AM
- beth said...
I wonder what will happen if, say, an author wants to have the voice reader and the publisher disagrees?
- February 28, 2009 at 9:52 AM
- Eugenia Tibbs said...
I was talking to someone last night, about books and series that we enjoyed. He was pretty sad that he hadn't been able to read anything new lately. He has MS and his eyesight is starting to fail him. I told him about the new Kindles and he was pretty excited about them.
- February 28, 2009 at 9:54 AM
- the Amateur Book Blogger said...
"Computerized voice" sounds something like C3PO reading a text aloud without understanding what it is reading - Does this compares with a smoothly produced and polished audio performance of the book read by a real person? It might be a fine line - but I don't think it's the same thing.
And I'm surprised by all the fuss- it's not new functionality. If I pull up a book available online, even if not for download, my computer can read it aloud now if I select the 'audio on' function.
I don't think the listening experience will be close to true audio, and those who currently buy audio books will still want that quality - not an aid for those who may not be able to read it.
Kindles are providing a new channel for distribution - publishers and authors guild et al need to stop blocking, get on board and help shape its path, or risk being left behind.
- February 28, 2009 at 9:59 AM
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- February 28, 2009 at 10:05 AM
- Amity said...
I think this is a very considerate solution. If the author isn't comfortable, then it's not there. Well done, Amazon.
Personally, I'm hoping many authors are comfortable. My husband does brain-computer interface research for patients with Lou Gehrig's disease. These people have lost control over their bodies -- eventually can't even speak -- but they have complete control of their minds. Many other diseases also prevent reading. And I've heard the computer voice--it's awful, unless it's the only way you CAN read/speak. Until we have sentient software (ha), there is no way we can come close to the quality of audio books. With these patients' medical expenses, audio books are prohibitive in cost if they wish to hear several a week. But, with a Kindle controlled by their other medical software, they can at least spend their last days in a more interesting way.
- February 28, 2009 at 10:07 AM
- Writer from Hell said...
Can someone listen to an audio book? I'm sure I'm outdated. But you know adults like to 'read' a book - chidren like 'listening' to stories!
Or is it like listening to radio or watching TV? Then why a book, I would rather watch a program>> beats me!
- February 28, 2009 at 10:10 AM
- Chris Eldin said...
On the surface, I think this sounds like a great idea.
But knowing my kids, they'd play a piece, stop, mock it, then rewind and do it all over again...
- February 28, 2009 at 10:26 AM
- lotusgirl said...
Interesting turn of events. Thanks for the heads up.
- February 28, 2009 at 10:38 AM
- Laurel Corona said...
I'm a published author (both SMP and Hyperion) and I will definitely opt in for two reasons. First, I would like people with disabilities to be able to listen to my books and not have this depend on an audio publisher to decide to produce it in that medium. Second, how many people who bought the e-book would then go out and buy the audiobook too? If the answer is "not many," sales haven't really been impacted by the read-to-me feature, since no potential audio sale has actually been lost. (And wouldn't it be nice if audio sales INCREASED because people didn't like the affectless computer voice but liked being read to? Just a thought!)
- February 28, 2009 at 10:41 AM
- jimnduncan said...
Sadly, I think Adam is right. I would hope authors and publishers would band together and refuse the text to speech, just on principle alone. I realize it's a bummer for those who truly need and make use of text to speech functions, but this is something of a precedent setting time for all of this new technology, and if we fail to do it the right way before it becomes a problem, we'll be screwed when it does. Because, at some point not far down the road here, text to speech is going to be real enough for the masses to not really care about if an actor is reading the book or not. Convenience will win out, and pubs and authors will find themselves on the short end of the stick regarding audio rights. What I think is likely to happen in the foreseeable future (I'm no techie btw) is that when this technology matures, the good voice stuff will become some kind of premium add-on over the blah stuff. And guess who won't see any money from that? Unfortunately, writers are not a unified lot, and many will offer their books with text thinking it will offer them a leg up in sales over those who don't. So, I hope there's a lawsuit coming here from somewhere. If anything, to establish a standard/policy that will allow for authors to get paid for audio rights as this technology grows and becomes more viable.
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- February 28, 2009 at 10:48 AM
- Claudette said...
I think this is a great feature for the disabled, but agree with the person questioning if a computerized voice can/will provide a satisfactory experience. As an author, I wouldn't want to have no control of the quality of this product.
- February 28, 2009 at 10:52 AM
- Haste yee back ;-) said...
I vote, all authors opt out and leave Amazon holding the bag... Authors have to fight for every digital right. If the issue is quality of voice, believe me, in the future, they'll have a variety of voices so soothing they'd melt butter.
Authors, don't give anything away. Fight for every penny... This argument, or a variant thereof, was the basis of the WGA strike when the big studios said, "Screenwriters, take of hit on this new VHS technology because we don't know how to monetize it yet. So play ball with us... guess who took it in the shorts for 20 yrs. Yep, writers!
Every time they use your words, SO ME THE MONEY!
Haste yee back ;-)
- February 28, 2009 at 11:37 AM
- Haste yee back ;-) said...
Excuse me, got got my blood up there...
should read...
Haste yee back ;-)
- February 28, 2009 at 11:40 AM
- Madison said...
There is a part of me that says this is cool and the other part says not so much.
- February 28, 2009 at 11:54 AM
- - said...
Wonder how the people who do voice-overs for a living feel about this?
- February 28, 2009 at 11:58 AM
- Robert A Meacham said...
Cool idea, but I am more interested in voice recognition where you speak and the program types what you say.
- February 28, 2009 at 12:00 PM
- Scott said...
With the economic crisis looming large over just about everyone's head, it's a little out of my jurisdiction to even be considering the efficacy and legal ramifications of technology that very few save the most avid readers and tech-heads among us can afford.
Not to say it isn't interesting, but I haven't even thought about a Kindle lately. Anyone know how their sales are doing? Nathan? I'm very curious. Of course, most of these issues need to be addressed regardless, but I'm looking at used books and the library, not an expensive electronic device that basically has one function that I don't actually need..
Multi-functional multimedia devices might absorb this technology and be the big winner if Amazon and Sony's other ventures can't float their readers for a few years.
- February 28, 2009 at 12:56 PM
- Marilyn Peake said...
Whoa, a brand new blog post on the weekend? Cool.
I'm guessing that the economy had a huge influence on Amazon's decision to allow authors to decide whether or not to have the voice feature included on their Kindle books. Right now, in this economy, as Amazon tries to launch the Kindle 2.0, they aren't going to want bad publicity or lawsuits. A few years ago, when the economy wasn't in such dire straits, Amazon purchased Mobipocket and simply removed all eBooks in non-Mobipocket format from their website...which forced publishers to pay the cost of manpower to reformat their entire inventory of eBooks into Mobipocket format if they wanted them to continue to be offered for sale on Amazon. Having the voice feature removed from the Kindle doesn't remove that feature from the eBook itself because that feature still exists on computers, and has been used that way for years by handicapped people needing to have books read to them. Sometimes a rough economy is the best time to negotiate. It seems that authors were in a better position to negotiate with Amazon this time around. :)
- February 28, 2009 at 1:34 PM
- Steve Fuller said...
If it gives more access to people with disabilities (i.e. the blind), then I am all for it.
I mean, have you heard the quality? No one is going to listen to a book on the Kindle unless they have to.
Some things are more important than money.
- February 28, 2009 at 1:43 PM
- Nathan Bransford said...
Regarding disabilities, I think we're all sympathetic to how improved technology could help out people with disabilities. But as the author's guild point out, publishers, authors and copyright law have long provided for free access to audiobooks for the blind, and I think everyone is for expanding access. It doesn't mean, though, Amazon has to provide this technology to everyone.
- February 28, 2009 at 1:52 PM
Thanks for going back to the old format, Nathan.
You rock!
But what changed your mind?
And yeah, I think we're all for free audio for the blind or handicapped.
Currently, I am reading a book about Border Collies out loud to my poor sick dog. It's pretty dry reading, but an animated voice can make the livestock reports exciting.
Also, one of my writers groups WON'T let the members just read out loud, because the facilitator has a theory that the author reading their own material can make anything better and that writers need more response to their written form, as is.
What does anyone think of that?
- February 28, 2009 at 3:42 PM
- Robert A Meacham said...
When I heard Bela Lugosi recite "The Raven", that did not take away from Edgar Allan Poe. I think people make too much from nothing or everyone has and are entitled to their opinion.
- February 28, 2009 at 4:03 PM
- Ink said...
Anon 12:42,
I always preferred reading a hardcopy beforehand for critting, and for a number of reasons.
1) Good readers can "read over" textual problems. Clunky dialogue wording may sound okay when read by someone who knows the intent, rhythms can reflect the voice of the writer rather than the voice of the prose, etc.
2) Bad readers are harmed by people critting their vocal performances rather than the writing. A beautiful, rhythmic line on the page may sound chunky and awful when awkwardly intoned by some shy and mumbling reader.
3) Book readers will not usually have an audio version. Agents and editors certainly won't. It only makes sense to crit the type of story that people will actually receive.
4)It's much harder to crit a story being read out loud than it is one you're reading on the page. The performance skews the perception of the text (see 1 and 2 above), and the crit is also bound to the temporal process of the reading. You get one brief moment to comprehend... and then it's gone. Want to stop and take a note? You'll probably miss something else in the story. You also lose the spatial perception of the story. Is it crowded and dense, or loose and flowing? Do words repeat? Sometimes hard to catch in a reading. And you lose the details. Is that a period stop, or a colon? Commas and rhythm? The flow of the prose? Diction? Is something confusing... and why? In a hardcopy you can reread and check, you have time to consider, to figure out what's wrong... in a verbal performance you're tied to a first impression. If you have a chance to read you can think, reflect, give yourself time to ponder, time for the subconscious to absorb and toss around the story. And it's also easier to dissociate yourself from the feelings you might hold to the actual person. Maybe they write great stories but annoy you in real life... harder to ignore that when they're reading than it is with lines of generic Times New Roman playing down a page.
Anyway, those are my thoughts. Though I should add that reading out loud can be helpful to the author... allowing them to hear the stumbles in their own writing, the moments where the prose dips into awkwardness.
My best, as always,
- February 28, 2009 at 4:31 PM
Those are really good points, Ink.
I appreciate hearing what others think too.
- February 28, 2009 at 4:59 PM
Also, some things are so much FUN to read out loud! Everyone can interpret it classically or originally.
I think o the rant of the three witches in Hamlet...
And like Robert A M also noted, with Poe.
Reading can add or detract I think.
I personally love to hear an author read passionately. Or anyone else for that matter.
Some of the notes given on autoread dullness are really bad for the writing too.
Probably, for the most part, a book is read in the reader's mind. The out loud part is for drama, fun, or utility.
Is it the written word or the spoken that sparkles? Perhaps sometimes one or the other in some works and just one, predominates in others
- February 28, 2009 at 5:05 PM
- Margaret Yang said...
So...Nathan. Will you advise your authors to opt in or opt out?
- February 28, 2009 at 5:44 PM
- Haste yee back ;-) said...
Authors... the subject at hand here is not about a melifulous voice reading your words! This is about, "a Legal Right!" One that's included in your copyright. Your copyright is your ownership. Why would you give up, or dismiss, a right that at the present level of technology is worthless because it "sounds bad" but in the future may bring profits to your royalty statement? True, we don't know that it will, but we sure as hell don't know that it won't.
Right this minute you could throw a stick on Santa Monica beach and hit ten out-of-work actors who could read a How To - diaper change pamphlet that'd make you cry. SO WHAT?
Please keep in mind we're talking about a right here that could generate money for you, your children and your estate!
For once, authors, grow some NADS!
Remember... if it ain't on the page, it ain't on the stage. You, Mr./Ms. Writer, are the creator of all this entertainment! Own it, OWN IT NOW AND FOREVER!
Haste yee back ;-)
- February 28, 2009 at 6:01 PM
- Bane of Anubis said...
BR, I disagree with you on the aural take - true, bad readers can overshadow good writing (but if it's his writing, god, I'd hope he'd be able to convey what the heck he means if it's any good), but if it's bad writing, no amount of enthusiasm can mask it.
That is, IMO, it's easier to pass over bad writing (e.g., adverbs) when viewed versus heard. I remember listening to a professional audiobook of an unnamed YA author who had the following line: "She savored the savory meat..." which, when read by eye, I'd probably identify a certain adjective as unnecessary, but when heard aloud, made me want to stop my car, pull out the tape, and rip it to shreds.
Also, I kind of like the idea of getting the first impression, b/c that's what most people are gonna take from something, whether visual or aural. I don't buy into the idea of remaining as impartial as possible when critting something - emotional feedback is critical, IMO, b/c potential agents/publishers/readers/listeners aren't gonna give you or me a second chance if we screw it up the 1st time.
Of course, your points about the medium agents/publishers receive makes the written word more important than the spoken, but I wholly believe that the aural standard is a better (and tougher) metric than the visual one (obviously not for things like grammar/punctuation, but definitely for pacing and sensicality) for determining the quality of one's writing (although, on 2nd thought, this might be applicable to commercial fiction more so than literary).
Though, as you referenced, I'd do both... and, who knows, maybe the future of Kindling will involve authors self-audioing their books instead of digital interpretors :)
- February 28, 2009 at 6:02 PM
- deannachase said...
Writer From Hell,
"Can someone listen to an audio book? I'm sure I'm outdated. But you know adults like to 'read' a book - chidren like 'listening' to stories!
Or is it like listening to radio or watching TV? Then why a book, I would rather watch a program>> beats me!"
I am an avider reader of actual books, but I also listen to audio versions when I am doing something else, like driving, or torching (I am a hot glass worker).
I also think there is a lot to learn while listening to an audio version of a novel, as far as the craft goes.
I would much rather listen to my audio books interpreted by a human. I don't think I could make it though a computerized one (at least the way the technology is today).
- February 28, 2009 at 6:20 PM
- Ink said...
B of A,
I definitely think you can do both, do it. You're an extra step ahead of the game if you can get crit both ways. But I think in reading you get both a first impression and a second... and a third, fourth, etc., as might be needed. You have a chance to react... and then you have a chance to analyze. Thus you have the opportunity for an emotional reaction as well as deeper reflection. It's hard, say, to evaluate structure in a vocal reading.
And I've been to a lot of readings, both of poetry and prose. Trust me, a performer can make boring words dance. Voice, tone, rhythm, flow... it can be brought by a performer to something that doesn't have it. I have seen a ton of performance poets who've mastered breathy and dramatic styles full of pauses and inflections and beautiful rhythms... and then you see the poem on the page and none of that is there. It's like listening to music. You hear a song, it moves and effects you, it breaks your heart... and then you look at the lyrics, and they go "Oh baby, I love you, I miss you so much, oh baby, how can I get you back, oh baby I'm blue..." And you realize the lyrics are terrible and yet they were irrelevant because of the performance.
Conversely, I've seen a lot of brilliant writers who are terrible readers. Yes, I've heard bestselling literary writers who couldn't read a dramatic sentence if their hair was on fire. I've seen some really bad readings... and yet on the page...
I think it's harder to cheat in print. It's there in front of the reader, naked and alone. Yes, hearing something out loud can allow you to hear a trip in the language... but a good critter will see that too. And a lot of it will always come down to just that - how good are the critters? A great critter will probably be great regardless of the form (and some might lean to one form or the other), but I think there will be more depth to a critique of the page than to a vocal performance.
But if you can get both...
My best, as always,
Bryan Russell
- February 28, 2009 at 6:50 PM
- Newbee said...
Having a computer voice read to me sounds like fingernails on a chalkboard. That doesn't appeal in anyway to me. I would gladly pay the $35.00-$45.00 for a professional person to read the work in a professional manner. I see it as cheap entertainment personally. If people can enjoy a book that way, good for them. The dramatics is huge for me. I'd pass.
- February 28, 2009 at 7:04 PM
- Kim Stagliano said...
Anyone remember the radio voice of "Carlos" on WBCN in the 70s/80s on Charles Laqidera's "Big Mattress?" You would not want Carlos reading an entire book to you. Same goes for Stephen Hawking. Genius. Yes. Book reader? Not so much. But for visually impaired readers to have an economical altenative to audio books for EVERY book they want? I think that's pretty cool. Think about Kindle2 for the elderly. Huge font if needed and readability of ANY book without having to leave the home or nursing home. I love how Kindle will make books more accessible.
I just got my Kindle2 a few days ago. The sample a book feature is amazing. I think I'll Kindle the books I would have read from the library and continue to by print books by my fav authors. I'll end up buying more "books" with Kindle2.
- February 28, 2009 at 7:11 PM
- Simon Haynes said...
"Can someone listen to an audio book?"
I can't stand them, even in the car. The information travels to my brain far too slowly, and I get bored after three sentences.
Same reason I ignore audio and video news reports littering online newspapers these days. The 'printed' word is king.
- February 28, 2009 at 7:24 PM
- Vancouver Dame said...
Thanks, Nathan for the late breaking news. At least this gives the authors a choice of how their work is offered to the public. Does this mean the author will gain any additional revenue since the reader option makes the book available to a wider audience (i.e., the sight and physically challenged groups)?
As for legality, there are varying degrees, and this may be a minor concession on Amazon's part to forstall future litigation.
BTW - I'm assuming these readers are equipped with earphones of some sort so as not to add to the noise pollution that already exists from our techno toys.
- February 28, 2009 at 7:42 PM
- Bane of Anubis said...
I definitely put poets and musicians in a different bag (one into which I won't try to delve because my understanding is next to nil). Performers can definitely put sheen on s***, but from what I've seen, it's harder to do that with stories/novels - though, as you point out, bad readers can mitigate the quality of their works (which, if commercially slanted, baffles me).
B/C people primarily read over listening, I'll defer to the visual metric, though I'd still prefer audio cues to help me refine the process.
And you're definitely right about a good critic being able to spot the issues, regardless of medium.
- February 28, 2009 at 7:44 PM
- Cass said...
See, it is smart to check back on the weekend. I just knew if there was something important enough you would not wait for Monday.
I don't think a computerized voice can put life or passion behind the words, and hope that is not anything I would have to get used to.
- February 28, 2009 at 7:45 PM
- Kim Stagliano said...
OK, I'm hooked. I just used the speech feature to read a Hans Christian Anderson story to my two older girls. They have autism. They were enthralled - and my 12 year old was following along with the words. The lack on intonation and pacing probably sounded very familiar to their ears because of their autism. I can see us enjoying books together with this feature. Yeah, I'm hooked. I'd be happy to pay for the feature too, if Amazon changes their policy. I don't want to take anything away from writers - or their agents. ;)
Off to read the latest Charlaine Harris. I scrolled through the NYT best sellers list. Found her book. And now it's waiting for me in my room. This is VERY cool.
- February 28, 2009 at 8:06 PM
- Lynne said...
I hate audio books and always will. If I can read faster than the person who did the tape [I can] forget it.
A computerized voice would drive me wild.
- February 28, 2009 at 8:12 PM
- Scott said...
There's a reading of The Last Trail on Book Radio that is wholly insufferable thanks to identical readings of every line by the narrator, with this horrible, announcery affectation. Seriously, it nearly made me drive off the road to end my life so I didn't have to hear another word. And then I realized I could just turn it off.
I've heard excellent audio books, and really, really bad ones. Tricky to get right, I would imagine.
- February 28, 2009 at 10:57 PM
- Maripat said...
I have a Kindle 2 and trust me the Text To Speech program is nothing like the audio books. I see Amazon's version as a device for the visually impaired. Very primitive. I think my husband's Garmin has more personality than the K2.
Now if they were to improve the voice system so it added tone and inflection...? Maybe I could see their point as to why it rivals audio books. I know you say there is a system set up for free audio books for the blind, but in the past I've found them very limited when it came to a selection. Same thing with large print books.
I personally bought the reader just to read by and would never use it to listen to. I love to read, and I'm not a huge fan of any audio book. Though yes, I was curious to hear the K2 after hearing about the ruckus over audio rights.
Anyway, these are just my thoughts on this conundrum.
- February 28, 2009 at 11:12 PM
- Mandy said...
Is the technology to the point where you could embed an MP3 in the text and then give the reader the option of listening to a "bonus feature?"
- March 1, 2009 at 12:02 AM
- Barbara Webb said...
Have any of the people worried about authors losing money listened to a computer read a narrative lately? It's painful.
Computers can't read books well. This is completely an accessibility issue and no competition for real ebooks.
Computers will not be able to read books well for a very, very long time. The amount of AI intelligence necessary to do a good performance of a book -- it's just not on the horizon. Teaching computers how to inflect words and pitch up at the end of questions is nothing close to what you need to have the computer brain actually understand the text well enough to interpret it.
As a writer, I'm all for getting paid, but this strikes me as the same level of ignorance that tried to ban player pianos and keep VCRs off the market.
- March 1, 2009 at 12:11 AM
- Wanda B. Ontheshelves said...
Re: "Is the technology to the point where you could embed an MP3 in the text and then give the reader the option of listening to a "bonus feature?"
Mandy this is a great idea!
- March 1, 2009 at 2:26 AM
There have been plenty of comments posted about this issue, so I just wanted to comment on your posting on a Fri. night. Nathan, you work hard enough as it is...enjoy your weekends. We'll live 'til Monday, I promise!
- March 1, 2009 at 11:59 AM
When my husband and I were driving in Mississippi, we listened to a wonderful radio program where "regular people" read sections of the newspaper out loud.
Unlike the harried news reports out there, this was calm and relaxing to listen to as well as an interesting way to hear the news.
At the end of the program, we learned it was done for blind or the elderly, but we very much enjoyed it too.
I think hearing "regular people" read novels or news is soothing.
If it is done on tape, though, specifically for sale and profit, then I would agree that authors should get a cut.
But as far as computerized voices,
gack me with a spoon.
My 2 cents.
- March 1, 2009 at 1:24 PM
Also, on that trip through Mississippi, books were read from (chapters) each day until a novel was complete and then another one was.
It was wonderful.
I personally think it would be a great service and compliment to an author to have their book read out loud on such programs or by teachers, parents, librarians, volunteers, or even by professional readers over the radio or tv, etc.In MHP, it also contributes to literacy and culture.
Again, it would just be the *for sale* version that would bother me.
- March 1, 2009 at 1:57 PM
Kind of like DVDs.
You can see it for free on tv or the internet
purchase your own copy.
But before you can sell tickets (make a profit), you have to pay royalties and get persmission.
- March 1, 2009 at 3:00 PM
- adrcremer said...
Nathan -
Have you seen the Onion's (p. 4) piece on the Kindle 2 this week? My favorites on their list of features and improvements from the original Kindle are:
"Streaming functionality allows user to read latest Nora Roberts novel in real-time as the author writes it"
"Unlike the first version, is not just a hollow box with a clear plastic window that you insert books into."
Yikes this makes two comments from me this week. Toto, I don't think we're in Lurkland anymore.
- March 1, 2009 at 3:10 PM
- Sandra G. said...
I can't think of anything I'd rather listen to less than a computerized voice reading a book.
Audio books are great, and I usually have one plugged into my car for long trips, but my enjoyment of the book completely depends on the voice of the reader.
If the reader has an annoying voice then the audiobook is lost on me, even if it's by a favorite author.
A computerized voice would be torture.
- March 2, 2009 at 12:00 AM
- nancorbett said...
Hmmm...what is that like? Computerized audio? I imagine something metallic-sounding or, worse, the voice of HAL. I wouldn't want to finally buy a kindle only to have it annoy me to the point where I smash it against the wall.
And didn't Amazon buy Audible.com about a year or two ago? That would be interesting, if I could buy a book and get both the print and a quality audio version in one purchase. I have had instances where I've both read and listened to a book. The Thirteenth Tale is an example. I first listened to it and was so enamored by the beautiful prose that I had to read it. It was a huge mistake, though, to listen to The Wind Up Bird Chronicle after reading it. I'm a commuter and have subscribed to Audible for over 5 years. But what Amazon is proposing here appears to be something quite different.
The ramifications are tricky. Amazon has put its finger in a lot of pies, and so far it's pulled it off. I suspect that Amazon will continue to do whatever it pleases, regardless of what the publishing
- March 2, 2009 at 9:55 AM
Seems like it's not the author's decision, but the publisher's decision, right? Unless, of course, the author is self-published. Am I missing someting here or did they screw up the article?
- March 2, 2009 at 3:29 PM
- Nathan Bransford said...
Yes, it depends on who controls the rights. My guess is that publishers will probably defer to most authors, but of course that remains to be seen.
- March 2, 2009 at 3:32 PM
Here's the thing:
As a new author, I want my book made more accessible, so Iwoldn't object to it, especially with regard to vision impaired people who want to experience the story. Also, from what I hear, the current text-to-speech on the K2 is akin to having Stepehn Hawking read to you--a far cry from a stuido produced audio book with professional voice actors and background music.
Still, I'd bet that at some point in the future, say the K3 or maybe K4, you're goiong to see better voices--with a choice of accents, male or female...and choose your background music (classicla, jazz, techno, ambient, nature sounds, rock, etc...)...at which point the lines will begin to blur to the point of....lawyers!
- March 2, 2009 at 3:43 PM
- Jodith said...
I think this is entirely an issue about accessibility. If you can't read for whatever reason (sight-impairment, dyslexia, whatever), this is a huge boost in being able to "read" like everyone else. I'd have to take a very negative view of any author who refused this access to their disabled readers, and I'm rather disappointed in Amazon for caving on the issue.
- March 2, 2009 at 8:13 PM
- Glen Akin said...
I wouldn't even want my book on a Kindle to begin with, so this debate is not really important to me. However, it's interesting to read the views of others.
Fact: the Kindle is not a perfect system. If and when it gains popularity, it will be cracked and YOUR books will be all over the internet for free.
- March 12, 2009 at 2:53 PM
- Mandajuice said...
I know this is an old post, but I'm trying to figure out who ACTUALLY controls the TTS decision. Is it the author or the publisher? It still seems unclear to me.
For the record, I'm a Kindle addict (from my cold. dead. hand.) and I long-ago stopped purchasing paper books, but I've recently stopped purchasing titles from authors (publishers?) who disable the text-to-speech feature. I prefer to READ, always will, but sometimes a book is too good to put down and the TTS feature lets me listen while I do the dishes, or commute, or pull weeds in the backyard, all without ever losing my place in whatever I'm reading.
I'm also an aspiring novelist and I LOVE the TTS feature for listening to my own manuscript. I catch my errors about a million times faster because my eyes can't speed over them and I have to hear them in all their horrific glory, with perfect diction to boot.
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Are you kidding? Just because the movies were incredible doesn't mean Christian Bale's acting was. I mean, it was still good, but nothing there was too hard or new or unique.
Robert Downey jr, on the other hand, fits into the role of Tony Stark like a glove. Little things like face twitches, awkward pauses, smart-ass comebacks and sarcastic remarks make him the ultimate portrayal of Iron Man. I don' think any one ever, past, present or future can match up to this
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Best actor and batman of his time.
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Omygod he should be way higher and he is fudging awesome in homecoming
(Again, I posted this on another list, but whatever, people need to hear it) He is THE Nick Fury. They redesigned him as black, and based his appearance of of Samuel Jackson. That ALONE is cool enough to get him in the top 5. He is older, but he can fight the villains just as well as the Avengers. He created and assembled the Avengers Initative. How much more evidence do I need? Come on people! Vote for Samuel. He should be at least higher than Chris Hemsworth (people probably voted for him thanks to looks)
He deserves to be in the top five. The best and exact superhero portrayal after Christian Bale's Batman, Hugh Jackman's Wolverine and Henry Cavil's Superman.
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Are you joking? Daredevil sucked in that movie! After seeing what Charlie Cox could do with the role in the Netflix T.V. Series, I now hate this version. - SuperheroSith
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After leaving North Andover as one of the most decorated and skilled players in men's soccer history, many believed Richard Fleming would go on and play professional soccer somewhere. Not many could have told you that Fleming was going to be Vice President for Sales and Marketing for a multimillion dollar company like FRAM Filtration.
In March 2012, Fleming was promoted to Vice President of Sales and Marketing for FRAM Filtration which is owned by Honeywell, a billion dollar company. Honeywell also owns the Prestone and Autoline brands.
As the Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Fleming is responsible for the development and execution of sales plans, brand and marketing efforts for domestic and international markets. This responsibility recently became increasingly harder as FRAM Filtration just merged with another filtration company.
"The most difficult part of my job right now is working on merging two filtration companies into one," said Fleming. "The two filtration companies had very distinct cultural differences and making sure we get the best from both and defining a new culture has been a real challenge."
Fleming currently resides in Rogers, Arkansas but is in the process of moving to Chicago, Illinois where the FRAM Filtration Cooperate offices are.
"I really enjoy the challenges and opportunities we face and the ability to work with my teams to implement solutions," stated Fleming. "I like balancing our customer needs with our business objectives and making sure we have alignment to a "win-win" strategy."
Fleming started off with Honeywell International as a territory manager for four years before being promoted to National Account Manager in Springfield, Missouri. Fleming held that position for two and a half years before being moved to Manchester, England to become the Director of sales for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Fleming spent two years in England before being brought back to Rogers, Arkansas to head the FRAM Walmart team.
Before entering corporate America, Fleming took his soccer successes at Merrimack professionally as he signed a pro contract with the New Hampshire Phantoms of the USL. After his first season with the Phantoms, Fleming went to Ireland and played for the Cobh Ramblers. Fleming returned to the Phantoms and played seven more seasons while also working at Puma, through some of his Merrimack connections.
Fleming then assisted his former coach, Tony Martone, in coaching the Merrimack Warriors. As an assistant under Martone, Fleming contacted another Merrimack alum, who worked for Honeywell. After a brief conversation, Fleming was offered a job with Honeywell which he happily accepted.
"I owe an awful lot to Merrimack and specifically Coach Martone for where I am today," said Fleming. "My family and I have known Coach Martone for almost 30 years and I have always admired how Coach carried himself on and off the field. Merrimack gave me a great foundation for success both professionally and athletically."
Fleming finished off his Merrimack career as not only the most decorated player in Merrimack history but one of the most decorated in conference history. The three time first team All-Conference selection finished his career with 58 goals, 55 assists and 171 points, all Merrimack records. The 58 goals rank fourth all-time in conference history while his 55 assists and 171 points rank him first all-time. Fleming was also named NE-10 Tournament MVP for his efforts during the Warriors' 1996 NE-10 Championship run. During that Championship run, Fleming finished the season with the most assists ever in a season in conference history with 21 and second all-time in points with 61.
Athletic and academic accomplishments are not the only good thing that came from his four years at Merrimack. Fleming found his soul mate while at Merrimack as well.
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US President Barack Obama on Monday called on Russia to join him as an equal partner in updating a nuclear non-proliferation deal, after Moscow opted not to extend it earlier this year.
Russian officials said in October that they had notified Washington that the Nunn-Lugar program, which disposed of thousands of Soviet-era warheads and missiles, would not be extended when it expires in May.
The decision was seen as the latest challenge to the "reset" of relations Obama engineered with Russia early in his first term, ties that are now in a new era under the returning President Vladimir Putin.
But Obama said Monday that he was ready to talk to Russia about a new version of the 20-year pact, as he honored its founders, Republican Senator Richard Lugar and former Democratic senator Sam Nunn.
"Russia has said that our current agreement hasn't kept pace with the changing relationship between our countries," Obama said at the event in Washington.
"To which we say, let's update it. Let's work with Russia as an equal partner. Let's continue the work that's so important to the security of both our countries. And I'm optimistic that we can."
US diplomats started talking to Russia about renewing the US-financed program in July, but Deputy Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Moscow wanted to end it.
Lugar, who is leaving the Senate after losing a Republican primary challenge, traveled to Russia in August to talk about extending the deal.
The Nunn-Lugar plan was created in 1992 after the breakup of the Soviet Union amid worries over the fate of its vast arsenal of nuclear as well as chemical and biological weapons.
It began with an effort to safeguard materials by improving security at nuclear complexes and graduated to decommissioning work.
Ryabkov suggested that Moscow was starting to feel constrained by the deal because it gave Washington access to sensitive information about its weapons that Moscow could not get about America's nuclear arsenal.
Lugar says the scheme has deactivated 7,610 strategic nuclear warheads and destroyed 902 intercontinental ballistic missiles and 906 nuclear air-to-surface missiles along with 684 submarine-launched ballistic missiles, among other stockpiles that have been eliminated.
The decision not to renew the Nunn-Lugar program came weeks after the Kremlin asked a key US democracy development organization to leave Moscow in the latest deterioration in relations under Putin.
USAID was ordered out of the country over accusations it supported opposition leaders who helped organize a wave of demonstrations against Putin.
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In today's labor market, having a college degree may not be enough for students to become employed in the career of their choice. Candidates are encouraged to gain additional skills to compliment their education through internships/career experience. The earlier they begin building these skills, the more opportunities will be available once they graduate.
How do students do this?
By participating in one or more of the following:
- Internship – A career-related work experience that may also provide students an opportunity to earn academic credits and income. The internship should: offer hands-on work with increasing levels of responsibility; enhance the employer's productivity and is not job shadowing or observation alone; be professional in nature; provide a qualified mentor/supervisor; and offer work that relates to a student's academic major (or area of study) or career field of interest.
- Community Service Scholarship Program – Volunteer 150 hours with participating non-profit agencies, earn 3 units of credit and a $1500 scholarship upon completion of hours.
- Jan & Bud Richter Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning – Provides students with quality volunteer experiences that cultivate a lifelong service-ethic which will stimulate and enhance the educational experience at all levels including earning credit.
What are some of the student benefits of participating?
- Developing and enhancing employability skills
- Gaining valuable academic and career-related experience
- Applying classroom learning in real-world situations
- Exploring an area of interest and validating career choice(s)
- Earning a paycheck and/or academic credit
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- Registering on-line on HireFresnoState and searching under "Paid internship."
- Contacting the Faculty Internship Coordinator in the student's department for information on internship procedures and verifying requirements for arranging class credit.
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- Attending Career Fairs including the "Business & Liberal Arts Job Fair" and the "Ag., Engineering & Science Job Fair" held each Fall and the "Career & Internship Expo" held each Spring.
- Looking on HireFresnoState (formerly BulldogLink) to access employers who are interviewing on campus for internships through the On-Campus Interviewing Program.
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Wu Legends Live in Manchester
In one of the biggest Hip-Hop concerts expected this year, Mean Fiddler present Wu Legends featuting Method Man, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon and GZA live in Manchcester on Saturday 14th July. The HMV Ritz will be host to the four Hip-Hop legends, who will be playing old AND new music, and return to Manchester after a sell-out event last year at The Academy. All signs are pointing towards another sell-out show, so please grab your tickets while they're still available from the link above. Also fans are invited to the official after party at Antwerp Mansion with a live performance from Raekwon (Click HERE) for info. You can view the official flyer for the Wu Legends here.
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GZA Announces the Liquid Swords 2012 Tour [News]
27.01. Sheffield, o2 Academy
28.01. Oxford, o2 Academy
29.01. Liverpool, o2 Academy
30.01. Bournemouth, The Old Fire Station
31.01. London, o2 Academy
04:02. Cologne, vinegar factory
05.02. Stuttgart, tube
06.02. Munich, Backstage
07.02. Berlin, Cassiopeia
08.02. Hamburg, Klubsen
Category: News
Wu-Tang Clan Freestyle on Tim Westwood TV [Video]
During the Wu-Tang Clan's tour of the U.K, Method Man, U-God and Masta Killa dropped into BBC Radio 1 to spit a number of freestyles for Tim Westwood on his Tim Westwood show on BBC 1xtra. The Wu-Tang trio rapped over a number of infamous instrumentals including "Yonkers" amongst others, and make the feature one of the most popular in recent times. The Wu-Tang Clan recently announced they will be releasing their forthcoming album "Legendary Weapons which has raised questions over the absence of GZA throughout the project. You can view the details of Wu-Tang Clan's Legendary Weapons HERE – however you can watch the Wu-Tang Clan freestyle on Tim Westwood TV below.
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Wu-Tang Clan – Only The Rugged Survive [Music]
Wu-Tang have released a track from their new album "Legendary Weapons" titled "Only The Rugged Survive".
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About Wu-Tang Clan from Wikipedia.
The Wu-Tang Clan is a highly influential Hip-Hop group from New York City that consists of RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard. They are frequently joined by fellow childhood friend Cappadonna, a quasi member of the group. They were formed in (and are associated with) the New York City borough of Staten Island (referred to by members as "Shaolin"), though some of their members are from Brooklyn and one is from The Bronx.
They have introduced and launched the careers of affiliated artists and groups, often collectively known as the Wu-Tang Killa Bees. In 2007, MTV ranked Wu-Tang the fifth greatest Hip-Hop group of all time, and in 2008, About.com ranked them the number one greatest Hip-Hop group of all time, and stated "No weapon in Hip-Hop history can rival the chaotic cohesion of the Wu-Tang Clan. The Clan had so many characters, each with his own eccentricities. They were fearless in their approach. There's a good reason no group has been able to successfully recreate their sound. The crew spawned countless loosely associated acts. Their classic albums spawned classic albums."
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Wu-Tang Clan Announce New Album "Legendary Weapons" Track Listing [Upcoming Releases]
1. Start the Show (feat. Raekwon and RZA)
2. Laced Cheeba (feat. Ghostface, Sean Price and Trife Diesel)
3. Diesel Fluid (feat. Method Man, Trife Diesel and Cappadonna)
4. Played By The Game
5. The Black Diamonds (feat. Ghostface, Roc Marciano and Killa Sin)
6. Legendary Weapons (Ghostface, AZ and M.O.P.)
7. Never Feel This Pain (feat. Inspectah Deck, U-God and Tre Williams)
8. Angels Got Wings
9. Drunk Tongue (feat. Killa Sin)
10. 225 Rounds (feat. U-God, Cappadonna, Bronze Nazareth and RZA)
11. Meteor Hammer (feat. Ghostface, Action Bronson and Termanology)
12. Live Through Death
13. Only the Rugged Survive (feat. RZA)
14. Outro
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GZA Announces New Album Before The Release Of "Liquid Swords 2" [News]
Wu-Tang's GZA has announced that he is back in the studio working on a new album with both an audio and visual element. The rapper also went on to state that this album will be released before "Liquid Swords 2".
GZA has not released the name of the new album as of yet, but this will be hos sixth full length album. On Twitter GZA stated that the new album would have a visual and audio element and be "in a league of its own".
"Ready to get into the lab to record this next album. 8:56 PM Jan 22nd via EchofonGZA"
Back in April, 2010 GZA announced that he would release a sequel to his critically acclaimed album, "Liquid Swords". Initially he set a rough release for the fall of 2010 with producution from Wu-Tang Clan member RZA. However GZA also stated this via his Twitter page.
"This project will have a visual and audio element. In a league of it's own. Taking it up a notch before we get Liquid Swords 2 in motion. 9:02 PM Jan 22nd via EchofonGZA"
"NOT Liquid Swords 2. Not yet.9:25 PM Jan 22nd via Echofon via EchofonGZA"
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ODB – Dirts The Boogie [Music]
The most popular Hip-Hop group AND brand to ever surface is probably the Wu-Tang Clan. Involved and credited for so much classic material, a new compilation album through Wu Music Group is available called "Pollen – The Swarm Part 3". With the "Rock The Bells" concert coming soon, a free track from the record has been leaked from ODB called "Dirt's The Boogie". An interesting observation is Y.D.B (ol dirty's son) features on the record. You can listen to ODB – Dirt's The Boggie on the player below.
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Wu Tang Clan – Wu Massacre Is For The Kids [Video]
Following on from the very famous quote by Wu-Tang Clan member ODB, "Wu Tang are for the kids", the new Wu-Tang Massacre album has been given the same label to remind fans of one of the most loved Hip-Hop artists to grace a microphone. A quick promotional video has been used by DefJam to continue the push for sales for the album. You can view the new video from Wu Tang Clan – Wu Massacre Is For The Kids by clicking the link below.
Category: Videos
DJ Mathematics Speaks On The Return Of The Wu Upcoming Album [Video]
As Hip-Hop Kings previously reported, the Wu-Tang Clan are releasing a brand new album called "Return Of The Wu" which has been mixed by DJ Mathematics. Speaking from a producer perspective, Mathematics sits down for a quick two-minute feature and explains some of the theories and ideas behind Clap 2010, and the other tracks on the album. Return Of The Wu will be available from 16th February 2010. You can watch the DJ Mathematics feature on Return Of The Wu on the player below.
Category: Videos
Wu Tang Clan – Steppin 2 Me [Music]
As fans continue to consume anything Wu-Tang related, I have the second leak from the new "Return Of The Wu" album which is titled "Steppin 2 Me". This track features GZA, Masta Killa and Inspectah Deck, and follows immediately after the first leak from the new album which was titled "Clap 2010". We've heard from seven of the Wu-Tang members in two tracks, and it's giving fans the appetiser ahead of the release on February 16th. You can listen to Wu-Tang Clan – Steppin 2 Me on the player below.
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Danish Competition Authority Recommends ODF and OOXML
The Danish Competition Authority has conducted a market analysis of office software so as to give governmental agencies recommendations for public purchases. The results are a definite "live and let live" between the competing standards ODF and OOXML.
Commissioned by the Danish government, the authority studied the office software market -- word processing, spreadsheets and presentation software in particular -- during March 2009. The goal was to provide governmental agencies some referral as to which of the current documentation standards should get purchasing priority, the free Open Document Format (ODF) or Microsoft-based Office Open XML (OOXML). The authority decided that it could not currently make a recommendation either way, but rather purchasing should consider either one or the other format, but be aware that the software should accept both text formats.
The deputy director general of the authority, Agnete Gersing, based this recommendation on the finding that, "At present, it will not improve competition to choose only one of the standards." Gersing continued, "Choosing OOXML will currently exclude all other suppliers but Microsoft, while, by choosing ODF, competition will unfold between the very same office suites as in a situation where both standards are chosen." Gersing opines that while the standards are relatively new, it's unpredictable which way the market will turn: "If only one of the standards is chosen and this standard does not turn out to become a market standard, there is a risk of substantial investment mistakes." Going with just ODF, Gersing reasons, "will not ensure the necessary interoperability between the office suites." Another recent study by the Fraunhofer Institute, with some help from Microsoft, had come to a similar conclusion.
Not surprising is the study's recognition that Microsoft Office runs on about 90% of Danish computers, as the official presentation of the authority revealed. The authority also discovered that most hardware vendors pre-installed their systems with Microsoft packages. The authors of the study added that MS Office 2007 SP2 was not rated yet. Microsoft had vowed to improve its compatibility with ODF with just this release, results of which unfortunately turned out to be debatable.
The Danish Competition Authority published its results of the office software market survey in a 157-page PDF document, available free on their website (in Danish).
ISO 29500 or ECMA 376?I certainly hope they say only ISO 29500 OOXML is acceptable.
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Re: Jim Fassel front runner for Skins job?
He used him in 99 when he was healthy and he produced.
The team drafted Jamal Lewis in 2000 and he went on rush for over 1200 yds and we won the SB.
Then Holmes moved on the Chiefs.
Your contention is that somehow Billick not getting the most out of Holmes resulting in us taking Jamal #5 overall instead of using it on another player/position.
Once again, he became the coach in 1999. Holmes was injured for much of that year. We drafted Jamal in 2000.
Please explain to me how Billick's inability to get the most out of Holmes 1)resulted in us spending a high pick on Jamal and 2) has anything to do with what he did in KC.
And stop with your "I know what you're gonna say" crap.
Holmes was fantastic in KC and I haven't nor will I take anything away from his accomplishments.
The facts are Billick coached a healthy Holmes for half a season and then we drafted Lewis. Lewis was a very productive back that was the workhorse on a Super Bowl winning team. Holmes complemented him nicely and then moved on to another team because he wanted to start and knew he wouldn't here for numerous reasons. The team wanted him but couldn't because of the cap.
Those are the facts.
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The lengths liberals will go to trash Sarah Palin knows no bounds.
On Friday, the Washington Post's Ruth Marcus actually accused the former Alaska governor of being homophobic for calling reporters "limp" and "impotent."
As NewsBusters reported Thursday, Palin, while on Sean Hannity's radio program the day before, bashed "impotent, limp and gutless reporters [that] take anonymous sources and cite them as being factual references."
From this, Marcus divined the following utter nonsense:
The Vanity Fair writer, Michael Joseph Gross, is gay, which makes matters worse -- conjuring the stereotype of "limp-wristed." But whatever the sexual orientation of the offending reporter, Palin should not have been questioning his manhood.
There are sexist aspects to the commentary about Palin, as with other female politicians. Sometimes sexism is imagined or overplayed; sometimes it is real and deserves to be called out. A new campaign, Name It, Change It, has been launched to expose such episodes.
Fine, but women politicians have to keep to the high road if they don't want men making fun of their high heels. Impotent and limp? No male politician accused a female reporter of being hormonal or frigid.
To begin with, Palin never mentioned Vanity Fair or Gross's name, nor did Hannity. In fact, their discussion about the media was precipitated by the former Alaska governor saying how poorly written a recent CQ Politics piece about her was.
As such, it's a stretch on Marcus's part to claim Palin was specifically talking about Gross.
Beyond this, how would Palin know Gross was gay? Until I read Marcus's piece, I didn't know that.
Did Marcus herself learn this from the gay and lesbian publication Advocate.com which published the following editorial Thursday:
Is Sarah Palin using code words to slam gay journalist Michael Joseph Gross, a frequent Advocate contributor who wrote the much-buzzed-about profile of the former vice presidential nominee in this month's Vanity Fair?
Palin didn't mention Gross by name while talking Thursday on Sean Hannity's WABC radio show, but she seemed to be referring to the article - and pointedly used emasculating words that have long been used as euphemisms for homosexuality - when she called reporters who publish "rumors" about her "impotent," "limp," and "gutless."
So, a gay and lesbian publication made this accusation Thursday, and Marcus decided to echo it at the Washington Post the following day.
This now officially puts Marcus in the same category as MSNBC's Ed Schultz who last month said Palin was sexist for suggesting Barack Obama lacked cojones when it comes to illegal immigration.
Attagirl, Ruth!
That'll help you get that Pulitzer Prize you've always wanted.
*****Update: Our friend Tammy Bruce commented on the Advocate.com piece Saturday...
This isn't surprising, as leftist special-interest group gestapos are gearing up in the name of Obama in attempts to destroy opponents of his leftist agenda...The Advocate, in classic narcissistic fashion, decided the governor was smearing gay people with her comments. Yes, it's laughable but then again if you're trying to capture some of that much coveted web traffic by mentioning Palin's name and need to reinforce victimhood within your constituency, I suppose it suits your purposes.
Upon seeing this attack, GOProud immediately issues a press release titled "The Advocate, Not Sarah Palin, is Guilty of "Gay-Baiting" clearly confronting the magazine's cynical attempt to jump on the smear bandwagon.
There are a few things to glean from this sort of ridiculous attack-including confirmation of how panicked the left is at losing their own base. Palin's crossover appeal to most segments of the American public is now obvious. The left, trying to stem the hemorrhaging of their own base, can't persuade based on the issues so they continue with a well-worn tradition of crying wolf in the effort to keep their subject from straying from the Leftist plantation.


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The University of Vermont (UVM) is a major repository for Vermont Congressional papers, holding the records of over 30 Members of Congress from 1791 to the present. The Congressional Papers collection will provide access to digitized content from these papers. The intent is to document selected aspects of the legislative history of Vermont's members of Congress. In particular, we look at issues that were important for a particular member as well as issues that have been important over time such as support for dairy farmers, water quality, and slavery.
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1. Re: Send Object with socketgimbal2 Jul 10, 2012 9:23 AM (in response to tmazight)Don't use writeObject() to write out the array (java Object), use write() to write the bytes in the array itself.1 person found this helpful
EDIT: expanded that a little
2. Re: Send Object with sockettmazight Jul 10, 2012 9:24 AM (in response to gimbal2)but the problem is that write() can't take an object as a parameter, is there an easy way to get the values of my object attributes and create a byte[] array with that?
3. Re: Send Object with socketEJP Jul 10, 2012 9:33 AM (in response to tmazight)It can take the array as a parameter. You will need to send the length first so that you can get it at the receiver, allocate an array of the right size, and read it via readFully().
4. Re: Send Object with sockettmazight Jul 10, 2012 10:20 AM (in response to EJP)that will be good, but with my program i'm writing a new server, and the client exist already and it is not modifiable, so i can't use readFully,
my idea is to get the values of my object(who have already byte attributes) and put them in a byte array [] before using sinple in.write(), but sincerly i have no idea how can i do that, i'm always searching for a solution .
thanks anyway :)
5. Re: Send Object with socketEJP Jul 10, 2012 12:27 PM (in response to tmazight)Then you can't use `ObjectOutputStream` at all, you have to conform to whatever wire protocol the client is already expecting.
NB your pointless duplicate of this thread has been deleted.
6. Re: Send Object with sockettmazight Jul 10, 2012 2:27 PM (in response to EJP)I noticed that :D
but i don't think it's a duplicate one, because i realized that what i need don't concern networking, but serializing, because i can use neither writeObject nor write().
and I was searching for a way to get my object values and put them in a byte array.
thanks anyway.
7. Re: Send Object with socketgimbal2 Jul 10, 2012 2:50 PM (in response to tmazight)
and I was searching for a way to get my object values and put them in a byte array.Searching you do through Google, you don't do it by posting a nearly identical "how I do this" question in this forum.
8. Re: Send Object with sockettmazight Jul 10, 2012 3:14 PM (in response to gimbal2)i post this after a large search on google, and how can google get its content if peaple can't post on forums!!!!
ok, anyway sorry if i did something wrong, my intention was not to flood the forum with posts
9. Re: Send Object with socketgimbal2 Jul 10, 2012 3:35 PM (in response to tmazight)
tmazight wrote:That's your biggest problem right there: you seem to have the strange idea that the answer must come from a forum; even Google must find the answer there, like there is nothing else but a forum to find answers in. But no, it doesn't work that way. Where did those people you expect to spit out the solution get their knowledge from huh?
i post this after a large search on google, and how can google get its content if peaple can't post on forums!!!!
1) books
2) articles
3) courses (for example by going to school)
4) experimentation
5) thought
I'm pretty sure that in stead of having this need to get an answer from a forum you would in fact sit down and think about it, you will manage to solve it yourself. If you can't then I'm afraid that even your basic knowledge if Java is severely lacking and you simply need to brush up on Java using a good book.
Start by following the hint EJP already gave you. Apparently you have some client which expects data in a very specific way which is throwing up all these boundaries that you can't seem to be able to break. HOW is that client expecting it to be? And I'm talking about specifics. Its all bytes, in what way does the client expect the bytes to be. Given that starting point, how would you be able to take what you know about Java (which will really boil down to working with primitives in stead of objects) get you to provide the information in such a way that it is how the client can work with it?
If you require further assistance you'll have to minimally give an example of the specifications - how does the client expect the bytes. Perhaps then someone can provide you with an example of how to produce something like that using Java code.
See how that works? You do something, someone else can do something back for you. That's the only way it is going to work.


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