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Originally posted by El_Diablo View PostAh I remember that one, it's on my shelf. A good read.Yes, I'm looking forward to reading it again.Originally posted by zeitghost View PostThe Cuckoo's Egg is rather interesting, apart from the bits where he rhapsodises about sewing shirts...
Isn't there a footnote with a recipe for cookies or something, too?Comment
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I love Foyles I once spent a whole afternoon in there.That boy go raaaaaaa
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I think it's more than 25 years since my last visit; I suspect I won't be making another...Originally posted by NickFitz View PostAnd once more to have it put in a bag - which wasn't optional
Also, the books in any given category were arranged by publisher, with no further ordering imposed, meaning it could take an entire day to find what you were looking for
Sadly, once Christina Foyle died, they were able to change things - it's been extensively refurbished, stuff is arranged in a sensible way, and there's more than one till
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I'm currently undertaking some disk maintenance on naughty computer...
It blue screened IE earlier during a download, then went completely tits up during shutdown.
So far I've run scandisk in command line mode, disk cleanup in safe mode, scandisk and surface scan in command line mode, and I'm now running kaspersky in safe mode.
It's ever so much fun...
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Not too sure but I think the guy did like cookies, or his girlfriend make good cookies something like that.Isn't there a footnote with a recipe for cookies or something, too?
I might have to re-read it, do you know any other good books of that ilk?That boy go raaaaaaa
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Bruce Sterling's The Hacker Crackdown is quite good.Originally posted by El_Diablo View PostNot too sure but I think the guy did like cookies, or his girlfriend make good cookies something like that.
I might have to re-read it, do you know any other good books of that ilk?Comment
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I have itBruce Sterling's The Hacker Crackdown is quite good.
That boy go raaaaaaa
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I think I might have to go book shopping again, I can spend lots on books, is it just me?That boy go raaaaaaa
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There's a Borders just by the Sainsbury's where I shop. I try to avoid the temptation to "just pop in" when I'm there as I inevitably end up spending at least £60. This happens even when I go in for one specific itemOriginally posted by El_Diablo View PostI think I might have to go book shopping again, I can spend lots on books, is it just me?
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