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Spoilers What Book Are You Reading?
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Latest Kindle paperwhite here. I was using my iPad Pro but it was too big (12.9”) and the display wasn’t good for my sleep since I read at night. The Kindle has had a really positive impact on my sleep, even if the experience isn’t as slick as Books on the iPad given how underpowered the Kindle is. I still prefer paper books but it’s not so easy to find paperbacks in English in Saigon.
I too used to use a iPad Pro, but the lure of other things, made me get rid of it, and recently saw the Kindle Colorsoft Signature edition 2025, and it blew me away.
Oh how I dream of a library (like Bill Gates') of real books. Sadly I travel, and relocate to different countries often, so something portable is paramount.
Ooo that Colorsoft does look quite nice! Looks like it came out just a few months after I got my Paperwhite. Now you’ve given me the upgrade itch.
You rebel you, I have a short stack of books I am slowly going through at home.
Volume III
The Quest for the Orbital Jet:
The National Aero-Space Plane Program
(1983-1995)
By Dr. Larry Schweikart
Air Force History and Museums Program
Bolling AFB, DC 20332-1111 1998.
It’s a very lengthy write up but interesting insight into the X30 NASP project.
Some years ago at a lecture I attended on hypersonic, they had a rather large X30 model, that was quite interesting to see it. I assume it would be quite rare.
The Quest for the Orbital Jet:
The National Aero-Space Plane Program
(1983-1995)
By Dr. Larry Schweikart
Air Force History and Museums Program
Bolling AFB, DC 20332-1111 1998.
It’s a very lengthy write up but interesting insight into the X30 NASP project.
Some years ago at a lecture I attended on hypersonic, they had a rather large X30 model, that was quite interesting to see it. I assume it would be quite rare.
Although I have several Kindle devices including two of the original ones, I prefer reading in the Kindle app on my 12.9” iPadPro (4th Gen). No issues with lighting, easy interface, large enough for me to handle but small enough to be about the same weight as a large book. I used to buy books online like crazy but have reduced that to zero. Now my source is either our state’s digital library, or an actual book from our local library. I still like holding a book but two downsides make it my second choice and used only if the digital library doesn’t include something I want to read.
The first is lighting: you need good lighting to properly read a physical book (duh!). The second is lookups. As I stumble across a new word, new concept, rabbit hole that must be explored, it is trivially easy to do so from the digital version. It’s somewhat embarrassing to tap on a word in a physical book expecting a pop-up menu offering options to define that word, among others.
The first is lighting: you need good lighting to properly read a physical book (duh!). The second is lookups. As I stumble across a new word, new concept, rabbit hole that must be explored, it is trivially easy to do so from the digital version. It’s somewhat embarrassing to tap on a word in a physical book expecting a pop-up menu offering options to define that word, among others.