tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post5511330388153443132..comments2023-11-30T11:57:43.224-08:00Comments on Niniane's Blog: love is in the airNhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06731517033909059791noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-42480944309904501962009-04-06T13:17:00.000-07:002009-04-06T13:17:00.000-07:00I couldnt resist that one sugar, Sorry wont say it...I couldnt resist that one sugar, Sorry wont say it again. A kite runner should be and sometimes is as much to the afghans as the western get out of the bible spreading some knowledge, as to the story, I dont know, maybe it could be blamed onto the more important deed the authord tried and in many cases achieved. After Two years of living with turkish, afghan and iraqui I can clearly admit, If Your ever ever to understand the middle east as western person, the quickest way goes through kite runner. I always did and always will respect the ways of humble Niniane but this one, below my limits. peace and respect.pk@plnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-43874348365789152122009-02-16T01:09:00.000-08:002009-02-16T01:09:00.000-08:00> I don't see how a true book lover could e...> I don't see how a true book lover could ever live without the pleasure of brushing every page he turns with his fingertips.<BR/><BR/>I suppose I'm not a true book lover then, just a "story lover" or "written-content lover". <BR/><BR/>This thread is so pedantic about vocabulary!<BR/><BR/>:)Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06731517033909059791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-88659931605792793712009-02-16T01:08:00.000-08:002009-02-16T01:08:00.000-08:00> Lately I can't read your blog without the...> Lately I can't read your blog without the word "GEEK" (yes in caps) flashing in my mind over and over.<BR/><BR/>That might be because I'm a geek. <BR/><BR/>> I certainly wouldn't tag them as "crap" or "blight on the face of literature". These books are not even attempting to be literature.<BR/><BR/>"blight on the face of books" doesn't have quite the same ring.Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06731517033909059791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-42122796377717285272009-02-14T03:47:00.000-08:002009-02-14T03:47:00.000-08:00Lately I can't read your blog without the word "GE...<I>Lately I can't read your blog without the word "GEEK" (yes in caps) flashing in my mind over and over. </I><BR/><BR/>Anon, you say that as if that's a bad thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-39325684183392157472009-02-12T15:46:00.000-08:002009-02-12T15:46:00.000-08:00Lately I can't read your blog without the word "GE...Lately I can't read your blog without the word "GEEK" (yes in caps) flashing in my mind over and over. While I would consider Kite Runner and Outlier to be nothing more than dark and interesting (respectively) I certainly wouldn't tag them as "crap" or "blight on the face of literature". These books are not even attempting to be literature. Such criticism reflects close mindedness. Or is it just an attempt to sound superior to the masses? Maybe someone you don't like heaped praises on these two disparate writings?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-12482876776848700552009-02-11T18:07:00.000-08:002009-02-11T18:07:00.000-08:00@balut snootActually, according to a front page ar...@balut snoot<BR/><BR/>Actually, according to a front page article in The San Jose Mercury News, not too many women (let alone Asian women) are in Mountain View.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_11672400" REL="nofollow">Tech jobs led to 'Man Jose,' but women have Silicon Valley enclaves, too</A>Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11888299918507299584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-10964921191886033762009-02-11T16:42:00.000-08:002009-02-11T16:42:00.000-08:00I don't see how a true book lover could ever live ...I don't see how a true book lover could ever live without the pleasure of brushing every page he turns with his fingertips.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-83326234639288224472009-02-10T11:28:00.000-08:002009-02-10T11:28:00.000-08:00Colorless love? I would wait for a future kindle w...Colorless love? I would wait for a future kindle with color. Better for reading art and computer graphics books.Alejandro Sierrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11138147469532350276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-27605912143319693192009-02-10T10:52:00.000-08:002009-02-10T10:52:00.000-08:00@Lin - There are Asian women in Mountain View? I a...@Lin - There are Asian women in Mountain View? I am <I>SO</I> there... :)<BR/><BR/>Perl is religion. Divinity. Perl is giving you the BIG knob. <BR/><BR/>Currying is pushing the LIQUIFY button. Filling the stack. All of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-11981061507580121442009-02-10T10:36:00.000-08:002009-02-10T10:36:00.000-08:00You mean if there's a gorgeous Chinese girl that i...You mean if there's a gorgeous Chinese girl that is drop-dead hot and makes you sweat with desire?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-46843437519226715972009-02-10T07:53:00.000-08:002009-02-10T07:53:00.000-08:00I've been slowly selling off my paper book accumul...I've been slowly selling off my paper book accumulation over the last several months, mostly for the space. I've even expunged serious technical books (most of my O'Reilly and my beloved Alexandrescu). Rivest stays for now.<BR/><BR/>The point is, I'm starting to want a Kindle. Your blog isn't helping me hang onto all that used book cash, either. Did one of your Seattle friends put you up to this?Gavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03642465394487203692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-46522305543399588052009-02-09T22:45:00.000-08:002009-02-09T22:45:00.000-08:00Heh. We can be Kindle buddies, except that I rar...Heh. We can be Kindle buddies, except that I rarely read mine.Yishanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457070986730822597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-61579566446507518902009-02-09T22:08:00.000-08:002009-02-09T22:08:00.000-08:00Anonymous, I don't have the old Kindle.ArC, I am f...Anonymous, I don't have the old Kindle.<BR/><BR/>ArC, I am frugal, so I probably will stay loyal to my Kindle 2.Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06731517033909059791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-89234040217267968252009-02-09T22:07:00.000-08:002009-02-09T22:07:00.000-08:00Hello Spacifix,Yes, the Kite Runner is a blight on...Hello Spacifix,<BR/><BR/>Yes, the Kite Runner is a blight on the face of literature. It is emotionally manipulative. The main character, who is a coward and an ass, lives a smooth life due to his noble birth. The only likeable characters in the book all get killed off or raped or killed after being raped. What a shitty piece of "writing".<BR/><BR/>The excerpt you quoted does not change my mind. I can write garbage like that too. Here:<BR/><BR/>"A smile is an invitation. Acceptance. A smile is opening a crack in the door guarding our HEART.<BR/><BR/>Laughter is throwing the door to our heart OPEN. Wide open. All the way open."<BR/><BR/>--Niniane Wang, Feb 9 2009Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06731517033909059791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-83081226112443272172009-02-09T13:36:00.000-08:002009-02-09T13:36:00.000-08:00I still can't make sense of the Kindle.If anybody ...I still can't make sense of the Kindle.<BR/><BR/>If anybody printed a book in the format of the Kindle, they'd be laughed at, loudly...I mean...half or more of the face of that thing is not a readable surface...why??<BR/><BR/>I rather read on my iphone or even on my old ipaq (which I used for reading for 4+ years)...almost as good contrast/display (and more than good enough), much smaller, higher readable surface percentage.<BR/><BR/>And I've been reading nothing but ebooks for the last 5 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-1280884266438510072009-02-09T13:04:00.000-08:002009-02-09T13:04:00.000-08:00@Spacifix - Niniane has blogged about how much she...@Spacifix - Niniane has blogged about how much she disliked The Kite Runner. Personally, I've never read the book or seen the movie.<BR/><BR/>As for Outliers, although I didn't necessarily agree with everything Gladwell wrote, I thought it was a good book and made some good points, and was much better than Blink and maybe on par with The Tipping Point.<BR/><BR/>Niniane should read Fooled By Randomness and The Black Swan, both by Nassim Nicholas Taleb if she is interested in reading a Random Walk Down Wall Street.<BR/><BR/>As for an Asian woman who looks like Niniane who has a Kindle in Mountain View, that could be a lot of people :)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11888299918507299584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-12869449403604472842009-02-09T10:17:00.000-08:002009-02-09T10:17:00.000-08:00"timeless"? I bet your poor Kindle 2 will be forg..."timeless"? I bet your poor Kindle 2 will be forgotten once the Kindle 3 is announced.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-28101806530815385062009-02-09T08:44:00.000-08:002009-02-09T08:44:00.000-08:00Do you have the older Kindle? Kindle 1.0?Do you have the older Kindle? Kindle 1.0?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-86756317877413912222009-02-09T06:09:00.000-08:002009-02-09T06:09:00.000-08:00After you read _A Random Walk Down Wall Street_, y...After you read _A Random Walk Down Wall Street_, you might try _A Non-random Walk Down Wall Street_. I don't know when it will be available for the Kindle though.Ruchira Dattahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225230326635564528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6230750.post-49125342234784423992009-02-09T05:49:00.000-08:002009-02-09T05:49:00.000-08:00Xcuse me ....but did you say The Kite Runner is a ...Xcuse me ....but did you say The Kite Runner is a sorry piece of crap ? I guess all I can do is sit back in shock at this comment and leave with one of my favs pieces from the book in the hope that you may change your mind<BR/>Quiet is peace. Tranquility. Quiet is turning down the VOLUME knob on life.<BR/>Silence is pushing the OFF button. Shutting it down. All of it.Spacifixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848713261055806674noreply@blogger.com