I don't just carry around for the hell of it. And yes, I spend most of my waking hours reading while doing other things (like working on this computer). I also maintain a library of works I like to reread. This also means that if my internet connection dies, I won't have to worry about how to get that next book.
One suggestion for the NLS, use bit torrent. it will allow a far faster download speed. Also, since it is open source, you can tailor it to feed only US clients. This will also allow the NLS to decentralize some of its server operations (so that IF the primary site goes down, the others will still be live). Anyway, the technology is getting good enough that any one person can have enough storage space to contain the entire BARD file holdings (about 12 TV or so). SO, it is not inconceivable that several copies of the entire index can be located in private institutions (local libraries for example). proposed torrent client would require an authentication certificate (like the VR stream or the Braille Sense) in order to log onto the torrent swarm. THis would limit the users to authorized clients only. That same torrent can also copy (in real time) the database that NLS uses to index their materials. This would allow local libraries to have their own local copy. Also, with local volunteer readers, new works could be brought online a lot faster and distributed to all nodes in short order. Seems complicated? not really. In fact, twitter does this very thing. Anyway, that can be how to get around a government shutdown of the NLS and still allow access to the materials. -eric On Sep 30, 2013, at 8:36 PM, Joseph FreeTech wrote: > One can read books using the Bard Mobile app in the same way as on the > VRS--once the books are downloaded you can read away. The only difference is > in whether you want to fill 32 gigs of books on your phone or on the VRS' > SDHC card. Quite frankly, depending on what you're reading, if you have more > than a handful of books on either device, you're probably carrying them > around just for the heck of it rather than because you're reading 24/7. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
