tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post5819450457978411227..comments2024-03-09T03:20:20.004-05:00Comments on Tenured Radical: The Radical History News: Shopping, Nixonland, Feminist Blogging and A FarewellTenured Radicalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05703980598547163290noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-82726979477026979272010-12-18T15:29:45.112-05:002010-12-18T15:29:45.112-05:00TR, I love electronic books, particularly on the K...TR, I love electronic books, particularly on the Kindle reader. The Nixonland enhanced book application does look cool. Even though I am a leading (bleeding?) edge adopter of much new technology, I hesitate to buy the iPad as an electronic reader. I believe that it is too heavy for sustained use in this manner, and if you read a lot, its display is also tiring on the eyes (especially older eyes!) It may well be aq good replacement for a laptop (though typing on the screen keyboard might get a little old) but when it comes to the electronic reader application, I think the new Kindle beats it hands down -- much lighter and easier on the eyes.<br /><br />JackDanielsBlackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-89796961083099457492010-12-18T12:31:35.681-05:002010-12-18T12:31:35.681-05:00CPP, now that we know they are non-union shop, I ...CPP, now that we know they are non-union shop, I guess we also know why they are called BJ's!<br /><br />Love buying at union shops, but since I don't even work at one, and all of these places put independent stores out of business, I doubt switching to Costco will grease my way into heaven. <br /><br />As for the iPad....we'll see. I do like the idea of minding Tenured Radical w/o schlepping the laptop everywhere.Tenured Radicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703980598547163290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-40171975619309707852010-12-18T11:47:43.375-05:002010-12-18T11:47:43.375-05:00I was pleased to nominate you for the Cliopatria a...I was pleased to nominate you for the Cliopatria award - fingers crossed now for you and Historiann :)<br /><br />I don't have a car so shopping at big box stores is not really an option for me, but I can see the appeal. (as with Historiann's comment about such stores being located in more upscale neighbourhoods, they're also generally completely useless for those using public transport)Katrinahttp://www.katrinagulliver.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-24397062733033074262010-12-18T11:10:10.998-05:002010-12-18T11:10:10.998-05:00Thanks for the news about our nomination and the s...Thanks for the news about our nomination and the shout-out to the blogging roundtable at the <i>Journal of Women's History</i>.<br /><br />CPP, you're not the only holdout against iPad/KindleNation. I remain a skeptic that they'd be more useful to me than codex books. <br /><br />Anonymous raises a good point about union shopping. I would shop at Costco but they only want to locate in fancy neighborhoods where the median household income is at least $80K or $100K. I live in a poorer city, and can't get discount shopping outside of WalMart and Target. Why, I wonder, does Costco brand itself as a place for deals, but refuses to locate it in places where people really NEED the deals? <br /><br />I guess we're just too much Family Dollar for the "elite" of the "discount" stores!Historiannhttp://historiann.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-90212465532177743362010-12-17T21:35:54.015-05:002010-12-17T21:35:54.015-05:00I have no fucken idea what "BJs" is, but...I have no fucken idea what "BJs" is, but what an unfortunate name. And I am sad and shocked that you have a fucken iPad now. Am I the only motherfucken hold out that just simply refuses on philosophilcal grounds to subtly flick me finger across a screen to make some dumfucke stupid fucken shitte zippe away and some new dumfucke stupid fucken shitte magically appear in front of me trying to sell me some goddamn fucken shitte that I neither need nor want? Like ZIP ZIP ZOOM!Comrade PhysioProfhttp://physioprof.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36212542.post-503057491689608212010-12-17T18:02:45.789-05:002010-12-17T18:02:45.789-05:00I would ask that you think about shopping at Costc...I would ask that you think about shopping at Costco rather than BJs. Costco is unionized. That is the only difference, they are both large and have good prices.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com