I should definitely be able to MAKE the symlink, though I'm not sure how well it will work. Thanks for the input!
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(I suspect it will as a folder is a folder as far as the OS is concerned, but I haven't tinkered much with symlinks).
At least that's the long-range plan!
Thanks for sharing the model numbers, too. I'll be sure to check out the newer models!
I use my ScanSnap with OCR turned on and haven't had any problems, but I'm always looking for what will replace it when it finally died (still going strong at about 10 years or so, I think!).
No idea if they've since added in more reasonable export features, but it was a dealbreaker for me (a big plain-text fan).
Even in fits and spurts it adds up quickly!
* The MurderBot Series (Wells) - So good I read them all twice through
* The Interdependency Series (Scalzi) - Creative and fun, but I didn't like the wrap-up and ending.
* Project Hail Mary - Surprising fun! jazz hands
* Old Man's War series (Scalzi) - First three were great, last three were so-so
* Anne of Green Gables - My daughters loved this one. I just now got around to reading it and found it deeply touching AND amusing. I laughed aloud a lot!
* Lord of the Rings - I re-read it once a year.
EDIT -- Edited the Title for a bit more clarity.
I've never even heard of Zenly... nor seen it in the wild.
Thanks again!
I know others probably can't do that, but it works great for me.
What Ragnar is supposed to have said as he died in King Ella's snakepit, according to this second version, is: Gnyðja mundu grísir, ef galtar hag vissi. One of the things that has always struck English translators of Norse is that it seems on the surface really rather easy to translate, with words which are unexpectedly familiar. But then one isn't quite sure what they mean. In this case grísir means greasies, little pigs, piggies, while gnyðja is clearly onomatopoeic and means grunt, or even, arguably, "go oink oink". And what Ragnar is saying - grimly, roguishly, perhaps with a nod and a wink - is, "the piggies would grunt if they knew of the old boar's death". He, of course, is the "old boar", and the "piggies" are his sons.
The blub on Amazon says:
Laughing Shall I Die explores the Viking fascination with scenes of heroic death. The literature of the Vikings is dominated by famous last stands, famous last words, death songs, and defiant gestures, all presented with grim humor. Much of this mindset is markedly alien to modern sentiment, and academics have accordingly shunned it. And yet, it is this same worldview that has always powered the popular public image of the Vikings—with their berserkers, valkyries, and cults of Valhalla and Ragnarok—and has also been surprisingly corroborated by archaeological discoveries such as the Ridgeway massacre site in Dorset.
Was it this mindset that powered the sudden eruption of the Vikings onto the European scene? Was it a belief in heroic death that made them so lastingly successful against so many bellicose opponents? Weighing the evidence of sagas and poems against the accounts of the Vikings’ victims, Tom Shippey considers these questions as he plumbs the complexities of Viking psychology. Along the way, he recounts many of the great bravura scenes of Old Norse literature, including the Fall of the House of the Skjoldungs, the clash between the two great longships Ironbeard and Long Serpent, and the death of Thormod the skald. One of the most exciting books on Vikings for a generation, Laughing Shall I Die presents Vikings for what they were: not peaceful explorers and traders, but warriors, marauders, and storytellers.
[0] https://www.amazon.com/Laughing-Shall-Die-Deaths-Vikings/dp/...
I'd much rather teach and talk and enjoy with my students, but, alas, the design of most universities box us in at different levels (and let's not even get started on the "must publish research" side of teaching).
Just my $0.02.
I guess I'm not quite sure what to expect the future to bring, to be honest. Of course there's the "metaverse" that movies have been portraying for years and the metaverse as seen in shared VR experiences like Minecraft and Fortnite... But what will the REAL metaverse look like? Or will there even be some kind of massively shared VR experience that most people hook into?
I start to suspect that the real "metaverse" will look a lot like our modern internet with some virtual add-ons such as VR chat rooms, VR game rooms, VR vacations, and VR workspaces. I really cannot imagine people spending all day long in VR doing their normal all day stuff -- Having breakfast in VR? Going to the grocery store in VR? Looking up notes for a new research paper or school essay in VR? There are simply too many things that a flat 2D screen (or no screen) handles better. Want to check my email on the fly? I don't need VR, just my smartwatch or a smartphone. Want to read a book? Paper or kindle work great, I don't need or want goggles.
So, I highly suspect that the metaverse hype is just that -- hype. There will definitely be real uses for it. It'd be great if I could have a "get together" with friends and family from all over the globe at a shared virtual space... especially if we can chat, tell jokes, or play games together. It would also be nice to have a movie night with friends or family in a virtual theater. It would also be fun to watch nature documentaries and travel shows in VR where you can look around and maybe even explore the locations freely. But, most of these are "created" experiences (meaning pre-created, not live events). Yes, hanging with people and playing games can be live, but just about anything else will have to be created and served up experiences, shared or not.
Canned VR experiences (akin to pre-recorded VR movies) definitely reduce the barrier for participation (the cost of a headset being exponentially less than plane tickets, food, and hotels, and perhaps a time machine), and thus lies their attraction and benefit. But they're still not the same as being able to visit said places in real-time, or with the same sensory quality of the human body.
Personally, I'm excited for a time when I can go on a BBC nature documentary in 360 / 3D VR. I'm also looking forward to watching movies together with my kids in a "Family Virtual Theater" some day in the future (though it'd be even better to go to a real theater together!). I'm not so much a gamer, my self, but it might be fun to watch the kids or grandkids play games (together) in VR. Personally, I see some benefits of working in VR as some of my work-related projects are made all that much easier when I have multiple screens open before me.
But, to be honest, it all feels like a mere intellectual curiosity at this point. None of these things are necessary and my life quality might arguably be better without them. I'd rather visit with family and friends, physically, and I'd rather read a real book. Sure the occasional 360-3D nature show or tropical island tour might be fun, and my work might be a smidge faster with more virtual screens... but I don't think my life will feel as quiet and as joyful and peaceful as it is now. I like the sun, the sound of leaves in the breeze, and they way the treetops dance in the spring. I like the dark rolling clouds that blow through, and I even like feeling fully alive in the midsts of a typhoon (highly worried and concerned, but fully alive!).
They sure LOOK nice on the webpage, but I won't put any more money into one.