Another important point for many vocal net-critics to realize is that as the parent poster implies, Tolkien was intentionally choosing an archaic and at places longwinded style; indeed the astute and careful reader will notice him switching from one prosaic style to another as the situation and intent of his storytelling calls for.
This. The prose is/very/ carefully arranged to suit any particular point in the story. It's one of my favorite aspects of the book.
Um...not so much really. Explosions at 4 of the six reactors, possible damage to containment of reactor 2, fire in fuel rod storage at unit 4, overheating of fuel rod storage pools at 5 and 6, area hot enough now that workers can only work in short shifts, area declared a no-fly zone.
All that is from the power company and the Japanese government both of which have a history of attempting to cover up problems at their nuclear plants.
Actually, Macmillan didn't want to just raise prices, the wanted to both raise AND lower prices depending on when in the release cycle they were; when the book is just out in HC, the e-book is 12.95 to 14.95, later when it comes out in PB the e-book prices is supposed to be reduced accordingly.
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And? You represent exactly /one/ data point.
I truly pity you.
WFT????
He wrote the definitive translation of Gawain and the Green Knight
I call bullshit. Cite, please.
Um...there pretty much /isn't/ any dancing.
The rumor is that most of them were to lazy to do anything other than read it in the Swedish translation, which is notoriously awful.
This. The prose is /very/ carefully arranged to suit any particular point in the story. It's one of my favorite aspects of the book.
Failure to appreciate Tom has, for me, always marked a certain failure to 'get' LotR.
Uh...no, we're stupider and have the attention span of gnats today.
The failure to appreciate Professor Tolkien's prose is, in this case, with the reader. Not really surprising on /.
Chinese rate of population growth has slowed. The Chinese population is certainly NOT falling.
No, it was assault.
Eve has a monthly fee. LOTRO does not.
Yes, it does. Its a hybrid system, not pure F2P.
Dude, if you walk like a duck....
Um...not so much really. Explosions at 4 of the six reactors, possible damage to containment of reactor 2, fire in fuel rod storage at unit 4, overheating of fuel rod storage pools at 5 and 6, area hot enough now that workers can only work in short shifts, area declared a no-fly zone. All that is from the power company and the Japanese government both of which have a history of attempting to cover up problems at their nuclear plants.
Another genius ways in without having read the fucking article.
Your problem is that you seem to believe that Steve Jobs is stupid, when he actually isn't.
Lossy is lossy. Yes, less information thrown away sounds better. Not as good as no information thrown away however.
Speaking as an audio engineer, its not a lie. There's a reason it's a lossy algorithm you know.
MP3 is able to achieve transparency only if you are, in fact, deaf or close to it.
I'm fairly certain that refering to 'reaching creatives' qualifies you for immediate douchehood.
I'm certainly impressed by the use of iFag in your argument.
Because, of course, they're lazy and they don't want to sell books.
Actually, Macmillan didn't want to just raise prices, the wanted to both raise AND lower prices depending on when in the release cycle they were; when the book is just out in HC, the e-book is 12.95 to 14.95, later when it comes out in PB the e-book prices is supposed to be reduced accordingly.