The studies I remember on the subject say that talking while driving put you in the same risk factor as drunk driving .
Yechiel Adar Mehish ----- Original Message ----- To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 12:03 PM > There's always some idiot who wants to rain on the > parade, so it may as well be me. I can't remember the > specifics but a recent test in London showed that > people on (hands-free) phones in their cars were 'x'% > more likely to crash ('x' was somewhere like 50%!), > the test being designed to show that its not the phone > in your hand, its the fact that you're > talking/listening that ends up killing you... > > I can't begin to imagine the traffic carnage when the > CD "DBA101: The sensual sultry sounds of Carmichael" > hits the charts! > > Does Rachel really want that kind of responsbility :-) > > Cheers > Connor > > --- Rachel Carmichael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It's a little difficult to see how code samples and > > illustrations > > (which I find invaluable) could be translated to > > audio.... > > > > It's technically copyright infringement (I believe) > > to translate the > > books. I don't own the copyright, so I'm not about > > to call out the > > lawyers. I am supposed to contact my publisher for > > permission (never > > been refused, as it's publicity) when I want to use > > part of a chapter > > for an article or presentation. > > > > Besides, I have problems concentrating when I listen > > to books on tape, > > so I'm not the best person to advocate this! > > > > > > --- Joe Testa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I would think the authors should read and publish > > the books in .mp3 > > > format, you can get like 10 hours worth on one cd. > > > > > > Rachel how about you start, > > > > > > bwahahahahahahaha > > > > > > > > > joe > > > > > > > > > DENNIS WILLIAMS wrote: > > > > > > >I have an odd question about these on-line books. > > Can I > > > copy-and-paste the > > > >text? > > > > Like many of you, I seem to end up with long > > commutes (why are > > > the best > > > >jobs never in your neighborhood?). I find > > listening to books on CD > > > to be a > > > >better use of time than reading bumper stickers. > > Nobody ever seems > > > to issue > > > >Oracle books on audio. So I got a text-to-voice > > program, and it > > > works pretty > > > >good to create an audio version of a book. But > > many of these eBooks > > > >zealously protect their text and prevent you from > > doing > > > copy-and-paste on > > > >the text. Fortunately Oracle makes their books > > readily available. > > > Any ideas > > > >are welcome. And my apologies to the authors on > > the list that are > > > going "he > > > >wants to do WHAT with my book!!". > > > >Dennis Williams > > > >DBA > > > >Lifetouch, Inc. > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > > >Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 7:54 PM > > > >To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > > > > > > > > > >I believe the Book Safari is changing. It is > > supposed > > > >to be more flexible now. > > > > > > > >http://www.oreilly.com/news/new_safari_0902.html > > > > > > > >Jared > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >"Grabowy, Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > 10/08/2002 01:04 PM > > > > Please respond to ORACLE-L > > > > > > > > > > > > To: Multiple recipients of list > > ORACLE-L > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > cc: > > > > Subject: CodeNotes for Oracle9i... > > > > > > > > > > > >So every few months my Lookout reminder pops up > > to remind me to > > > check out > > > >what new Oracle books have been released. I > > stumbled upon a new > > > book > > > >called CodeNotes for Oracle9i on Amazon.com, but > > the interesting > > > part is > > > >that it is available in eBook format. Here's the > > (probably broken) > > > >link... > > > > > > > > > > >http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006ISCN/qid=1034101493/sr= 1 > > > >-25/ref=sr_1_25/104-5919725-7522346?v=glance > > > > > > > >The eBook version is $9.95 and the shipping is > > free (big grin), > > > while the > > > >paperback is $13.97 plus shipping. Are you > > comfortable reading an > > > eBook? > > > >You decide. > > > > > > > >At any rate, I will probably break down and buy > > the eBook. Not so > > > much > > > >because the book is great (or not) but because I > > hope to send a > > > message to > > > >publishers to publish more books in the eBook > > format, which is also > > > why I > > > >posted this message. > > > > > > > >I know that O'Reilly has the Safari Bookshelf > > website, but I found > > > it to > > > >be restrictive and pricey. > > > > > > > >BTW, if for some reason you are or will be using > > .Net, the CodeNotes > > > eBook > > > >version is free... > > > > > > > > > > >http://www.codenotes.com/do/downloads/downloadsNETbook > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: > > http://www.orafaq.com > > > -- > > > Author: Joe Testa > > > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 > > http://www.fatcity.com > > > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and > > web hosting services > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an > > E-Mail message > > > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of > > 'ListGuru') and in > > > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB > > ORACLE-L > > > (or the name of mailing list you want to be > > removed from). 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