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 Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 4:52 am Post subject: A suitcase that follows you |
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http://www.slashgear.com/hop-suitcase-follows-user-like-lost-puppy-08250950/
| Quote: | | Hauling luggage through the airport can be a pain, as any frequent traveler will tell you. A new suitcase called only “Hop” is looking to change all of that, though, using signals from your cell phone to go hands-free. According to Hop’s official website, the suitcase comes equipped with three sensors to identify and triangulate the Bluetooth signal from your phone, using those to pick you out of a crowd. |
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| Two important questions not explained by the article, is it made of sapient pearwood and will it eat people that try to mess with it? |
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pjp
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Any particular recommendations for where to start with Pratchett? Would Rincewind / The Colour of Magic be best, or something else?
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Amaranatha
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| pjp wrote: | | Any particular recommendations for where to start with Pratchett? Would Rincewind / The Colour of Magic be best, or something else? |
I'd say Pyramids or Small Gods. Since they are parodies of organized religion, I'd bet they'll suit you.
(Also: Never Start With The First Discworld Book)
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pjp
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Thanks, I'll take a look.
On a related note, I just started Magic of Recluce. The author recommends reading in the order published rather than internal chronological order, so I'm going with published order (otherwise I'd normally start from the internal order).
I think my main trouble will be that it is a comedy (reading comedy seems to lose something in translation).
I'll see what I can find used, if anything.
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