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  5. PC or Mac?

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Tamzin Ashevai

    Why am I on a Mac?  I began on a Mac when the very first version of it was offered to consumers.  How many others remember this?

     

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    (Whatever happened to that original, rainbow sticker is beyond my memory.)  Anyway, I then had a Mac Plus, a Mac Quadra, and a Mac PowerBook.  Then, I met some folks in tech who worked in Silicon Valley (just over the hill, as we say here) and was introduced to a PC through a friend.  I went through a Compaq, then a Toshiba laptop (both of which had been given to me) and finally met a friend who works for Apple in Cupertino.  My loyalty to Mac was reignited.  When my iBook G4's motherboard crashed, she took it in to Apple and had it replaced for me ... free of charge (to her and to me).  When that laptop began to be obsolete (because it can't handle today's operating systems, etc.), she offered me a MacBookPro that had belonged to her son.  This is the current laptop from which I type even now.  (I've kept the iBook G4 because it has Photoshop, Roxio, Word, Excel, and Office on it which are older versions I can't transfer to my MacBookPro.)

     

    My brothers gifted me with an iPad almost 2 years ago, so I take that with me everywhere (even though I require independent wifi to go online with it).  I have every RJ book from New Spring to The Gathering Storm on it (and got these for free as well from my friend at Apple through her son).  Currently, I'm on Knife of Dreams ... the last novel in WoT that RJ wrote.

     

    I'm now waiting for my cell phone to die on me or become - in some way - unable to be charged any longer so I can get an iPhone.  Granted, the longer my current phone lasts, the greater the developments in iPhone tech.

     

    I have to admit that I enjoy being surrounded by my laptops/iPad when I'm at home!  (I can hardly wait for my iPhone!)  When I'm online, it's for fun.  I'm only online at work when I have access to wifi and, even then, it's still for fun.

     

    Uh, oh!  I think my MacBook G4 just crapped out on me!  whew-1.gif  Nope.  I think Grandma just got tired and decided to go to sleep.

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  9. Hello! I like BS' magic systems

    in Introduce Yourself!

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    wavesmile_zps714b81c8.gif  I totally agree with you, Shaidar, that Brandon definitely develops the very best systems of magic in fantasy fiction.  They're diverse, yet connected; elemental, yet literal; symbolic, yet actualized ... and more.

     

    I hope you'll share some of your own writing with us and welcome!

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  10. All Cosmere-related answers from the AMA (4/15/2013)

    in Events and Signings

    Posted · Edited by Tamzin Ashevai

    Okay, okay, okay ... please allow me to apologize if I come off as niggly (my word).  Seriously, I'm just not a theorist and neither a gamer nor an individual interested in gaming.  I just want to enjoy the books because I'm an avid reader and appreciate the works of Brandon Sanderson and his theories and systems of magic.  I'm not interested in attempting to "figure things out"; I want to be surprised when revelations are revealed.  I don't want to contemplate or theorize on what might be ahead of it.  Enough said this night.

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  11. Hello

    in Introduce Yourself!

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    Hello Brian and welcome!  As I've stated previously, I'm not much of a theorist, but I do enjoy reading what fellow readers come up with.  Despite my own proclivity, the Cosmere intrigues me to no end.  The imagination, creativity and invention of Brandon Sanderson are remarkable amongst all authors of fantasy/science fiction!  (I include scifi because Brandon's worlds include systems of magic that rely on either real or imagined scientific principles in order to operate.)  So, hi there!  (I seem to have assumed a position as an unofficial welcomer this night, but I'm just a site member ... sometimes active/sometimes not.  Even so, ... so what?  I have no title here, regardless.)

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  17. hey all

    in Introduce Yourself!

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    Hello, dgoose!  I read through the reddit AMA whew-1.gif and very much enjoyed the tidbits that Brandon tossed us.  I've also read through the re-read commentary at Tor.com but have refrained from commenting because I'm currently reading the WoT epic for the first time ever.  As to TWoK re-read, I'll be following 17th Shard's lead and doing so shortly before the release of WoR.

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  19. Do I Have Time For This?

    in Introduce Yourself!

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    Welcome, Justinator!  While I admit that I've wavered between active/inactive here, I'm very much looking forward to WoR as well and, as such, I'm active again.  Also, I read the first eight books in the Shannara series last summer on a colleague's recommendation and I must say, emphatically, that Brandon's writing captivates, intrigues, and delights me far much more.  I hope to get to know you here!

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  20. New Guy

    in Introduce Yourself!

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    Pleased to meet you, Khmauv!  wavesmile_zps714b81c8.gif  I'm actually currently reading the WoT epic for the first time ever and am one iBook plus 175 ePages away from The Gathering Storm (i.e.:  Brandon's first of the last three WoT novels).

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