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Galaxy Nexus Watering Hole

I'm thinking of going to Barnes&Noble, buying a book and just sitting there all day to stay out of the heat.
 
halon said:
I'm thinking of going to Barnes&Noble, buying a book and just sitting there all day to stay out of the heat.
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Good call! I'm dreading going outside. Any books you want to recommend? Been ages since I've really read anything.
Wife is headed out to give her grandma a driving tour of the city. I'll be staying in the ac here!
 
Unforgiven said:
If you are into spy novels you could read Robert Liddell's "The Company." It will take more than one day to make it through though.
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896 pages! :eek:
Ugh, I'm still way behind in the Steve Jobs bio, which has been great so far. Maybe I'll pick it back up. Been having a lot of problems with the Kindle. Keep having to reset it. :confused:
 
dreadnatty08 said:
Good call! I'm dreading going outside. Any books you want to recommend? Been ages since I've really read anything.
Wife is headed out to give her grandma a driving tour of the city. I'll be staying in the ac here!
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Depends on what you like. There is one out now called Agent Garbo. This guy was a poultry farmer who became a secret agent and tricked the Third Reich into thinking that the D-Day invasion of Normandy was a feint and the real attack was aimed at Calais. -true story

If you like Star Wars you could always start the on the Star Wars universe. :)

Maybe the Hunger Games series?

The Dark Tower series by Stephen King. Love it. 11/22/63 seems good. Cell. The Dome. -all S. King

I read a lot of everything. Some I won't mention on here. This isn't the place.
 
dreadnatty08 said:
896 pages! :eek:
Ugh, I'm still way behind in the Steve Jobs bio, which has been great so far. Maybe I'll pick it back up. Been having a lot of problems with the Kindle. Keep having to reset it. :confused:
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Worth every page, I have read that book about a dozen times and each time I figure something else out. It is one of my favorite books ever.
 
Honestly, last great book I read was Omnivores Dilemma. I really like non-fiction and anything that involves food. Found one on Amazon that looks good. Since I can't get the Kindle fired up right, I guess I'll give reading on the Flyer a shot. Really hoping that the N7 is much lighter as the Flyer sometimes just feels like a tank.
 
My wife loves reading on the Kindle Fire and I find it easy to hold, so the Nexus 7 (half a pound lighter with contoured back) should be very comfortable.
 
Yeah, my folks love their KF I got em for Xmas. Haven't handled it much outside of a little bit at Best Buy, but it seems nice. Hoping the N7 handles at least as well (glad it has the rounded/contoured sides too).
 
Unforgiven said:
Just worry about selling the customer the right phone, you'll be fine. For some folks the iPhone is right. I haven't met one yet, but they must be out there.:D
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You should meet my husband...he's most definitely one of those folks. He's been hosed down with technology repellent, so the iPhone is the only smartphone he can handle. :)
 
Unforgiven said:
I am downloading 2.4 now, thanks for the link Chief. I'm not sure I will flash it though as like Anti, I am waiting for aosp roms (plus, having 2 Neus 7's in the pipeline doesn't hurt either).
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To be honest I'm not totally inthralled with JB yet and I miss my AOKP tweaks. Just flashed 2.4 and will keep playing with it. If I could find a Jelly Bean for Dummies and find out more of the features?

I don't see the big speed bump everyone is talking about. Maybe if I went back to ICS I would see the difference.
 
CaptainRon said:
To be honest I'm not totally inthralled with JB yet and I miss my AOKP tweaks. Just flashed 2.4 and will keep playing with it. If I could find a Jelly Bean for Dummies and find out more of the features?

I don't see the big speed bump everyone is talking about. Maybe if I went back to ICS I would see the difference.
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Make sure you're doing proper cache cleaning. I'm definitely seeing the speed bump (without being OC'd). Google Now is also just pure awesome. :D
I desperately miss my search button though and will get through until AOSP hits (and hopefully AOKP picking it up soon thereafter).
 
dreadnatty08 said:
Make sure you're doing proper cache cleaning. I'm definitely seeing the speed bump (without being OC'd). Google Now is also just pure awesome. :D
I desperately miss my search button though and will get through until AOSP hits (and hopefully AOKP picking it up soon thereafter).
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cleaned both cache before and after flash just to be sure. Just flashed 2.4, proper Gapps and Imo kernal so we'll see.
 
halon said:
Depends on what you like. There is one out now called Agent Garbo. This guy was a poultry farmer who became a secret agent and tricked the Third Reich into thinking that the D-Day invasion of Normandy was a feint and the real attack was aimed at Calais. -true story

If you like Star Wars you could always start the on the Star Wars universe. :)

Maybe the Hunger Games series?

The Dark Tower series by Stephen King. Love it. 11/22/63 seems good. Cell. The Dome. -all S. King
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Based on those suggestions, you and I read the same books :)
 
samwapp said:
Well I've only been here for about a week, and I haven't posted too much. I probably should've introduced myself, but forgot too.
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That's OK. Welcome to Android Forums and to the Galaxy Nexus Watering hole. We are all friends here so make yourself at home.:)
 
samwapp said:
Well I've only been here for about a week, and I haven't posted too much. I probably should've introduced myself, but forgot too.
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As Unforgiven said, Welcome! :D
I see you have listed the N7 as devices. Assuming you've pre-ordered already? I have as well, really looking forward to it. :)
 
dreadnatty08 said:
As Unforgiven said, Welcome! :D
I see you have listed the N7 as devices. Assuming you've pre-ordered already? I have as well, really looking forward to it. :)
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Thanks! Well there's a question mark next to it, so it's still up in the air.

Unforgiven said:
That's OK. Welcome to Android Forums and to the Galaxy Nexus Watering hole. We are all friends here so make yourself at home.:)
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Thanks! You guys seem like a great crowd!
 
I know a lot of folks are having trouble grappling with the storage limitations (not sure if it's your issue or not). But, for me, it's no problem. I stream virtually all my media so it's not a big deal for me. I pre-ordered the 8Gb seeing as it's plenty for me. :)
Be sure to head on over to the N7 forum as it's hopping with excitement!
Nexus 7 - Android Forums
 
halon said:
Depends on what you like. There is one out now called Agent Garbo. This guy was a poultry farmer who became a secret agent and tricked the Third Reich into thinking that the D-Day invasion of Normandy was a feint and the real attack was aimed at Calais. -true story

If you like Star Wars you could always start the on the Star Wars universe. :)

Maybe the Hunger Games series?

The Dark Tower series by Stephen King. Love it. 11/22/63 seems good. Cell. The Dome. -all S. King

I read a lot of everything. Some I won't mention on here. This isn't the place.
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I'm always up for new suggestions ....hint hint ;)




samwapp said:
Based on those suggestions, you and I read the same books :)
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I'm into things like the Hunger Games so I'm always up for new suggestions. My family says I like my books 'dark & dirty' :D
 
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