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Skriven 2014-02-26 08:52:02 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
  Kommentar till text 10268 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: Books and reading
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Ruth Haffly Said to Dave Drum about Books and reading

RH>  DD> also do it on your baby netbook - which you already own.

RH>  RH> I've also got a Nook and a Galaxy Note tablet, oh yeah, and a
RH>  RH> smart phone. The latter two also have the 3 nutrition apps I
RH>  RH> like to use; was showing them to a friend who's diabetic and
RH>  RH> now on insulin. She's looking for ways to figure out not only
RH>  RH> carbs but also sodium levels of foods. Hopefully she can get
RH>  RH> them on her phone and make good use of them.

RH>  DD> Is the Nook a tablet with the e-reader functionality, then? I
RH> thought

RH> The Nook is basically an e-reader only. Various iterations of it
RH> have different features but we decided not to get the fanciest and
RH> get one that will (eventually) hold most all of my fiction library.

OK, it's as I had thought, then. The only thing I've seen on the basic 
Nook that I would like to have on a Kindle is the backlight feature 
which will allow one to read in a darkened environment. Prolly tough on 
the batteries, though. My Kindle will go (has gone) more than a month 
without a recharge - so long as the wi-fi is left off.

RH>  DD> it was more like the original Kindle than the Kindle Fire which
RH>  DD> IS a tablet under its jammies.

RH> Well, we've got the tablet that'll give us a lot of computer
RH> functions. It doesn't have a keyboard (which is still disconcerting
RH> at times) but purchased originally for my art work first, reader
RH> part second.

Amazing how priorities change, isn't it?

RH>  RH> I read about that before it was to be done, then forgot about
RH>  RH> it on the performance date. Then read mixed reviews afterward.

RH>  DD> There are, of course, always those who would gripe if hung with
RH>  DD> a new rope. Which is why I *never* trust on-line reviews or
RH>  DD> YELP ratings.

RH>  RH> Take them with a grain or two of salt, some you may need the
RH>  RH> whole shaker for. (G)

RH>  RH> ... Books are better than TV; they exercise your imagination.

RH>  DD> Or, as Stan Freberg said in the 1950s in response to a guy who
RH>  DD> said "Television expands your mind".

RH>  DD> "Yeah, up to 21 inches."

RH> Some folks, even less than that. Just can't see the sense of
RH> watching a really small screen--really bad for details.

Back then a 21" black & white console TeeVee was the Rolls Royce of the 
fleet. And as expensive as a 40" range flat screen colour boob tube is 
these days - even without allowing for inflation. The $398 my dad paid 
for our first Zenith console in 1957 equates to $3800 in 2012 dollars 
(the last year offered at the site http://www.westegg.com/inflation/).

That's some serious change.

RH>  DD> Books are better than either movies or the glass teat - a well
RH>  DD> written book lets me imagine the entire scenario in my mine and
RH>  DD> build my own "castles in the air". Even a most excellent movie
RH>  DD> is merely a

RH> And scientififcally proven, as per an article in the paper a few
RH> weeks ago.

Got a link? I think I am interested in reading that article.

RH>  DD> presentation of the director's
RH>  DD> imagination of the scenes presented.

RH> Nice thing about video tho is the demos. For visual learners, it's a
RH> lot easier to see ow to cut up a chicken than to read about how to
RH> cut up a chicken. Of course hackers will do it any way they want to.
RH> (G)

That's me - by the time they get through all the CYA gotchas and do and 
don't do stuff I am bored out of my gourd and off doing it my own way. 
Based, of course on what I have learned from better cooks than I and 
observation over the years. Also on my personal tastes.

RH>  DD> And books can present much more "back story" than either the
RH>  DD> small or big screen. In addition to forcing you to (gasp)
RH>  DD> think.   Bv)=

RH> I do like having back story sometimes, other times I think authors
RH> get into it a bit much. Michiner doesn't use it too often but I
RH> noticed in his later books he tied characters from one into another,
RH> tho in very minor parts.

The kind of "back story" to which I was referring is the author 
describing the protagonist's thought processes - which is very difficult 
for a director to do without putting his audience into snooze mode. And 
which takes a most excellent actor to put across without verbalising 
that thought process.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Thinking Man's Chicken Manchurian
 Categories: Oriental, Poultry, Vegetables, Herbs
      Yield: 3 servings

      1 lb Skinless chicken; in 1" pcs
  1 1/2 tb Flour
  1 1/2 tb Corn starch
      1 lg Egg
           Salt & pepper
      1 lg Onion; sliced
           Fresh cilantro; chopped, 
           - garnish
           Oil (for frying)

MMMMM---------------------------SAUCE-------------------------------
    1/2 c  Chicken broth
    1/4 c  Ketchup
    1/4 c  Tomato puree
      3 tb Soy sauce
      1 tb Sugar
      1 tb Minced garlic
      1 tb Minced ginger
      2 tb Water
      1 tb Cornstarch

  In a bowl mix together flour, 1 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch,
  egg, salt and pepper. If batter is too thick add a tiny
  bit of water to thin it out. Dip chicken pieces into
  batter, coat well and deep fry chicken pieces in batches
  in your deep fryer at 375oF/190oC until golden brown.
  Drain on paper towels and keep warm until needed.

  Add a tiny bit of oil to your wok and stir fry slices
  onions for about 1 minute. Add garlic and ginger stir fry
  for 30 seconds. Add chicken broth, ketchup, tomato puree,
  soy sauce, and sugar. Mix well stirring and bring to a
  boil. Combine 2 tablespoons cornstarch with 1 tablespoon
  cold water and pour into mixture while stirring. Cook
  until sauce thickens.

  In a bowl pour the sauce over the chicken pieces. Mix well
  and top with chopped fresh cilantro.

  Serve with white rice.

  Makes 3 servings

  From: http://blogchef.net

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