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Hell yes we boycott them! Amazon can take their fscking patents, fold them until they're all sharp corners, and stick them where the sun don't shine (and I don't mean Barrow, Alaska in January). Who needs the barstids, anyway, when we've got Barnes and Noble?

If you want a little more background on quantum physics and how it (possibly) relates to some of the Eastern religions, try reading The Tao of Physics by Fritjof Capra.

For a Darwinian/evolutionary approach to the human mind, consciousness, and morality, try The Moral Animal by Robert Wright.

I could write for pages about these two books, but since this is just a book review article...

Remember to buy from here.

LL

bn.com has express checkout available again. Did Amazon.com drop the suit? Whazzup?

A little background knowledge would go a VERY long way

Michael Abrash was one of the engine coders at id during Quake development. His Graphics Programming Black Book, Special Edition contains not only most of his stuff on the Zen of ASM but also several (nearly a dozen) chapters on the mathematical and design underpinnings of Quake.

fatbrain claims this book is "out of stock indefinitely", but if you can get your hands on a copy, it should give you a leg up on the rendering engine, at least. Barnes and Noble claims to have it in stock.

• Michael Abrash's Graphics Programming Black Book, Special Edition at Barnes and Noble.
• Michael Abrash's Graphics Programming Black Book, Special Edition at fatbrain.com

The ultimate goal is to fix the broken patent system. What that fix is will probably be well debated, too. But, it is known by most of us to be broken now.

Using B&N today to win just one battle in a long war is still a step in the right direction. And if we, through our cause, make an impression on B&N, perhaps they will think twice when they get their opportunuty to abuse the system. We don't have to be permanently loyal. I'd never suggest that.

Giving up is the wrong thing to do.

What do you mean "Let's"? I already am boycotting Amazon. I no longer go there (I actually have purchased one book from there, but now will buy from bn.com). At least one of my to-be-released-soon freewares has a book reference in its documentation, and that's already been changed to include a bn.com hyperlink. I already sold what little stock I had in AMZN (it went into EBAY, but there's a potential problem brewing there, too, so it may not stay). I guess I need to add a boycott note to my mail/news sig file.

The Christmas season is moving full steam ahead and it looks like a big one (no surprise) for on-line retail. This is the best time to steer everyone you know over to bn.com or some other on-line bookseller. Same goes for everything else, like toys, music, etc.

We need to show Barnes & Noble that we are supporting their defense by sending our business their way. Vote with dollars/marks/francs/rubles/whatever.

What do you mean "Let's"? I already am boycotting Amazon. I no longer go there (I actually have purchased one book from there, but now will buy from bn.com). At least one of my to-be-released-soon freewares has a book reference in its documentation, and that's already been changed to include a bn.com hyperlink. I already sold what little stock I had in AMZN (it went into EBAY, but there's a potential problem brewing there, too, so it may not stay). I guess I need to add a boycott note to my mail/news sig file.

The Christmas season is moving full steam ahead and it looks like a big one (no surprise) for on-line retail. This is the best time to steer everyone you know over to bn.com or some other on-line bookseller. Same goes for everything else, like toys, music, etc.

We need to show Barnes & Noble that we are supporting their defense by sending our business their way. Vote with dollars/marks/francs/rubles/whatever.

What do you mean "Let's"? I already am boycotting Amazon. I no longer go there (I actually have purchased one book from there, but now will buy from bn.com). At least one of my to-be-released-soon freewares has a book reference in its documentation, and that's already been changed to include a bn.com hyperlink. I already sold what little stock I had in AMZN (it went into EBAY, but there's a potential problem brewing there, too, so it may not stay). I guess I need to add a boycott note to my mail/news sig file.

The Christmas season is moving full steam ahead and it looks like a big one (no surprise) for on-line retail. This is the best time to steer everyone you know over to bn.com or some other on-line bookseller. Same goes for everything else, like toys, music, etc.

We need to show Barnes & Noble that we are supporting their defense by sending our business their way. Vote with dollars/marks/francs/rubles/whatever.

Ties. (Star Wars, Cirque du Soleil, Wolverine, etc.)
However, I'm in the process of changing jobs, so I don't know if I'll be required to wear a tie at my next job, so this isn't on my list.

When in doubt, the best choice are 'gift cards', from somewhere you know the person shops--
Best Buy, Tower Records, etc.

Of course, one of the biggest problems with buying things over the internet is the problem with returns. I have no problem ordering stuff for myself over the internet, but if I have even the slightest thought that someone may possibly want to return something, chances are, I'll order through Border Books or Barnes and Noble over Amazon.

So, to restate the whole point -- there is no 'one perfect gift'. (even cash may not qualify, if there's someone who never leaves the house, and so, would need for you to handle direct deposit instead, so they could make use of it)

http://shop.bn.com/bo oksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?isbn=0452271401

But nobody shops at B&N, so you don't get all the nice reviews

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And I'm not sure Bertelsmann have sussed the idea of links yet.

I won't go so far as to say I'll boycott amazon.com forever, but I definitely will be going to Barnes And Noble now. Amazon will then have to figure out what to do to get me back after they drop the silly suit and promise to be good from now on.

As for the thousands of hours? If you get me a list of programmers that worked on that, I'll know who not to ever hire.