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Comment Re:Intervals (Score 1) 363

Most of the Lord of the Rings was absolutely brilliant, but that section was mostly boring and tedious, doing little to advance the story.

It does a ton to advance the reader's attachment to the hobbits, as well as a lot toward distancing (literally) the Shire from the outside world.

If the hobbits leave Farmer Maggot's, cross a river, and find themselves walking in the front doors of Rivendell with a "Hey we found a cool sword and a pony on the way! Oh, and this creepy Ranger guy." it's no where near as impressive a journey.

Comment Re:Get the fuck outta here. (Score 1) 226

I count myself amongst the freeloaders, shamefully

Why should you or anyone be ashamed of making free use of a public domain resource? That freedom is your right, and Project Gutenberg facilitates the process. Good for both of you!

I agree the donating poster should be lauded, as should the Project itself, but you needn't throw on the sackcloth and ashes in response. :)

By the way, if others are cash poor yet want to help out, another way of donating to the Project is with your time. Why not help them digitize old books or record audio books? I've done the former (it's actually rather fun, but I'm an editing geek), and the latter seems like an intriguing idea.

Comment Re:Yes, (Score 1) 415

Of course, it's possible that a goodly portion of LA's pollution is actually China's fault too:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/01/ozone-smog-air-pollution-greenhouse-gases-china-pollution-owen-r-cooper-kathy-law.html

Ozone from Asia is wafting across the Pacific on springtime winds and boosting the amount of the smog-producing chemical found in the skies above the Western United States, researchers said in a study released Wednesday.

The study, published in the journal Nature, probes a phenomenon that has puzzled scientists in the last decade: Ground-level ozone has dropped in cities thanks to tighter pollution controls, but it has risen in rural areas in the Western U.S., where there is little industry or automobile traffic.

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