I almost used that one. The real problem is finding celebrities with the following last names: Niemiec Velpuri Testa Kolk Vaidyanatha
-----Original Message----- Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 6:58 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Hoagy Carmichael reads DBA 101 by Rachel Carmichael? --- "Fink, Dan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We could put together a whole Namesakes series about Oracle stuff... > Morgan Freeman reads Oracle 9i New Features by Robert Freeman > Patch Adams reads Oracle8i Internal Services by Steve Adams > > Apologies to Spinal Tap for the distorted idea... > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 3:53 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > Dennis, > > I also have a driving commute, and I was also thinking about asking > her > to voice record her book. But I think I would get into an accident > hearing her sexy voice describing how to recover a database...:P :) > :P > :) > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 5:34 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > John - Wow! An impressive memory tour de force! > My problem is that I am driving during my commute. You get the > strangest looks when the next driver glances over and sees your face > buried in a PDA. Actually that last phrase might become prophetic. I > was > just asking if there was a way to get a talking e-book. For example, > you > can download just about any book whose copyright has expired, copy, > paste into my text-to-voice, and there you have an audio version. > I'll > be long dead before the copyrights on any books about Oracle expire. > Most e-book publishers protect their material as zealously as the > Secret > Service protects the president. Which often renders them unusable for > any purpose. > Personally, I liked the suggestion to ask the noted authors on > this > list to read their books just like the fiction superstars do. > > Dennis Williams > DBA > Lifetouch, Inc. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 4:11 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > Dennis, > > See below is an email conversation that I had with the 'Goddess' in > 2000 > on the same subject. Those were the days when Goddesses had to sleep > and > de-stress on their way home > > (Ducking as the Goddess takes out her six-shooter magic wand) > > John > > Reply from Rachel: > ================== > Geek! <G> > > The concept you are thinking of exists in some form already -- > e-books. > PDA > > sized computer that you can download a book into. > > Destressing is important -- but more so is the nap I took on the > train > on my > > way home tonight! > > Rachel > > > >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: RE: Using your commute time > >Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 08:41:26 +0800 > > > > > I use the time to talk to the people I know on the train, or to > > > read. Fiction or otherwise. Others have their laptops, I see them > > > > working with > them. Or they read the newspapers, or sleep. > > > >Granted, but the difference as against a push-technology such as a > >Radio station (which many people listen to while commuting) is that > >this is a pull-technology, i.e. optional availability. However, I do > > >conceed to the need to decompress/destress/plan/communicate with > >others, energize, etc. > > > > > I think technical books need visual interfaces. For diagrams, > tables > >etc. > > > >Which brings me to my next brain-wave (or sizzled-brain-wave :) - > >Computers have drastically reduced in size while increasing in > capacity > > >and capability. However, the restraining factor has been (and will > be) > >the size of the Input/Output area (i.e. Screen/Keyboard size) which > >cannot reduce below a threshold. What if someone discovers how to > use a > > >hologram to perform the same input/output? These hologram enabled > PDA > >and Web based 'appliances' can shrink to the size of a plastic > >'smart-card'! Just project everything onto a virtual screen which > can > >be virtually touched and pointed to, etc!! You could probably have > your > > >personal (private) view using special glasses if required. I > wouldn't > >rule out something like this being made available within the next > >decade... > > > >So far, I have only talked about the tech side of things here - > there > >are many dangers and negative side effects to the personal and > societal > > >aspects. More of that later! > > > >Slightly crazy today, aren't I? > >John > ><< WINMAIL.DAT >> > > > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: John Kanagaraj > 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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