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Post by papaof2 on Mar 6, 2020 21:31:19 GMT -6
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Post by rvm45 on Dec 12, 2020 15:11:12 GMT -6
Friends,
There was a dude who sold pure powdered caffeine.
It was NOT recommended for human consumption—mainly because it was so pure that it would be too easy to overamp and OD on Caffeine…
Ach Ja, I think something like a coke spoon to get a tiny dab of caffeine to spike your spruce or sassafras tea might be the answer.
Failing that, did you ever read "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test"?
The reason that they mixed LSD-25 with Kool-Aid in the early days—it was like SO VERY POWERFUL—you could put a drop in 55-gallons of Kool-Aid and it was still powerful.
Caffeine isn't THAT concentrated, but you could dissolve and dilute…
Anyway, I once looked up the synthesis of Caffeine…
It is SO EASY to extract Caffeine from very cheap tea leaves that no one bothers to synthesize it…
Nonetheless, the formulas should be there somewhere—if you dig.
IF I was young, and well-funded, I'd want a well-stocked Chemistry Lab and I'd want to be capable of synthesizing Caffeine.
Still, this book has merit.
Has anyone actually bought it? Is it worth reading!?!
Thanks.
…..RVM45
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Post by papaof2 on Dec 12, 2020 15:21:02 GMT -6
In high school, I participated in a National Science Foundation summer session at one of the state universities - several weeks living in a dorm, attending class, doing labs. One lab was extracting caffeine from tea. Other than needing some "high octane" ethyl alcohol, all the distillation apparatus could be cobbled up at home - if you could put together the distillation gear for caffeine extraction (just plumbing), you could also make the alcohol ;-)
Sadly, in the 60 years since then, that vial of caffeine has gotten lost...
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Post by rvm45 on Dec 12, 2020 16:49:11 GMT -6
Friend,
It is a little sad that there are a mere handful of people who post or respond to anything.
You respond fairly promptly to almost everything that I post. Most everyone else simply ignores most of the posts.
I was gone for a good long while—so, I guess that I'm part of the problem…
But damned nation!
Remember how many people used read Frugal's Fiction before old man Frugal had a brain cramp and removed his fiction section?
Here is a whole Forum dedicated to Fiction like we all used to read on Frugal's—and other places…
And so few take advantage…
Anyway…
…..RVM45
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Post by papaof2 on Dec 12, 2020 19:42:47 GMT -6
I don't follow every story as it's written but I do copy and paste most into a "Pawfiction" folder until the story is completed, and then read it through. Just can't manage to track the four stories that I'm writing and two dozen active stories being written by others on this forum and others.
(Couldn't possibly have anything to do with the fact that I'm 70+, could it?)
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Post by rvm45 on Dec 12, 2020 20:51:51 GMT -6
Yeah.
Don't mean to keep this dialog going indefinitely…
But about you being 70+…
At 63, my attention span, comprehension and retention are far less than they used to be.
When young, I could read for hours at at time—985 words per minute with 85% comprehension and 89% retention. I have no idea what my levels are now—considerably less…
I have never been able to read as long or as well looking at a CRT as when looking at a physical book.
I won't be able to read books again until I get some glasses. {I can crank the VIEW+ WAY HIGH on the computer.} I'm also handicapped by the lack of any overhead or reading lights in my home…
And I find that I have become far pickier about what I read—or watch on the tube—for that matter.
10-minutes into movie, I get bored and turn it off. 2 or 3 Paragraphs into a story, something bores me or pisses my cranky ass off—and I cannot continue reading that story anymore.
Edgar Rice Burroughs is my favorite author of all time and his Tarzan stories are my favorites.
When I was a young man, the last few Tarzan books never made it to this part of the country, during their re-issue and there were a few that I never got around to reading.
I found those books online…
I'm ashamed to say it, but my attention span is so poor that the great ERB bores me and I may never be able to finish the last 5 or 6 books in the series.
If they come up with a youth potion, I want to be the first to line up for a PERFECTED version…
…..RVM45
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Post by willc453 on Dec 16, 2020 9:13:36 GMT -6
Unfortunately, I don't have a tablet or whatever's needed to read a book in Kindle. Long before I got into prepping, I did buy and read the first four Firefox books on how to do things, like butchering a hog, etc. Never got into the Tarzan books, but liked John Carter of Mars and that movie that was made and Pellucidor. I've also got a couple of movies made from ERB's books. I don't read like I used to, though still keep a book or two in the truck should I go out to eat somewhere, not that I have in at least 2 months. I liked the tv series The Walking Dead at first, but then it started losing me, then lost me. Leaving a multifuel military truck and Humvee when they left the CDC in their vehicles? But after hearing how the comic book was different than the series, bought the complete compilation of the comic books which comes as volume 1 and 2. Then there's V For Vendetta which was a comic book, then made into a movie, so bought that book.
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Post by rvm45 on Dec 16, 2020 12:14:33 GMT -6
Friend,
I quit watching "The Walking Dead" after season one or two—don't remember—when I started rooting for the Zombies.
Just one question about that series:
Shouldn't an LEO know about the existence of Class 3 Dealers and SUPPRESSORS!?!
In Edgar Rice Burroughs' Pellucidar books:
A.} It took place on the inside of a Hollow Sphere. Both movies chose to portray Pellucidar as a series of caves like Jules Verne's "Journey to the Center of the Earth" for some obscure reason.
Compasses wouldn't work there. The sun was always at "High Noon." There was absolutely no way to navigate. The locals had a "Homing Pigeon" instinct that would lead them back to the place of their birth.
And B.} with no means of telling time, weird timeless paradoxes sometimes took place. You could go hunting, get lost and wander for what seemed like months, only to come home to find that the next meals' supper wasn't even on the table.
Isaac Asimov wrote an article one time. He claimed that it simply isn't feasible to faithfully recreate a book in movie form because the two different mediums work with different pacing and aesthetics…
Not to mention the difficulty of creating special effects—up until our present age of CG.
Nonetheless, some attempts to adapt stuff to TV or the movie screens do more Justice to the original material than others.
I'd like to see a Modern High Budget Pellucidar movie.
I have been broke all of my life and I've never owned a home.
I always wanted a home with a LIBRARY!
Apparently, very few people share my ambition. A few homes that you see online have a "Library" with two-maybe-four bookshelves and maybe a desk…
I had more bookshelves than that in my room when I was a boy.
Picture an 8-shelf bookcase—floor to ceiling—with two foot-wide shelves, one-foot-tall shelves. I had about six or seven of those in an 8-foot by 10-foot room, with books left over. Then the sewer backed up and the shit-flood ruined all of my wooden bookcases and ruined many of my books…
Now most of my books are carefully stacked in a closet, in such a way they support each other and don't bollox their spines...
I wouldn't really be satisfied with less than AT LEAST 12 of my 8-shelf book-cases, along with a few half-height boot cases in the center of the floor…
Never mind. Unless money falls from the sky, I'll never have my library…
Anyway, I don't have Kindle—but you can download a VIRTUAL KINDLE for use on your Desktop. My sister downloaded it—FREE.
Meanwhile, for some strange reason, it gives me great satisfaction to build VITUAL KINDLE LIBRARY of books that I will never have the mentality to read anymore. I have over 5000!
Look into the Virtual Kindle—If you're interested.
…..RVM45
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Post by willc453 on Dec 16, 2020 13:24:01 GMT -6
As to The Walking Dead, yeah, they started losing me around season 1 or 2 because of their stupidity. It was obvious to me while the original writer had a good idea for a series of comic books, he didn't know jack sh*t about the military, guns or cops. As to guns, no doubt the sheriff and his partner would know about gun stores, but it's possible there wasn't one in his town to begin with. Frankly, I think the writer got lazy and didn't want to go into detail about a lot of things. Like the sheriff is unconscious and in that hospital bed for at least 2 weeks due to him waking up with a semi-beard. So...how long was he out WITHOUT any water? He had IV's in him when he woke up, but still...... And this must of been a fast acting virus, with zombies running amuck, biting everyone for his town to be empty like it did. Nice, mowed lawns, etc.? One of the stories I started, but haven't worked on in quite a bit, deals with a zombie scenario and I'm thinking it thru ala The Layover, so it's going to possibly be a LONG story. And that's the thing....I've only seen the military "in action" ONCE and they were so happy to meet The Governor" and some of his people, they got cut down. What, those guys hadn't met any bad guys while driving around before this, because we've seen the violence that's happened from the left earlier this year and that's with cops on the job. I also got one of the spinoffs that I think takes place in L.A., though haven't watched all of it. But I'm not impressed either. And ever notice none preppers/survivalists AREN'T in these series/types of movies? There is a video game called Arma 3 that some have posted videos of on Youtube that deals with zombies, surviving and the military. Not bad and still thinking if I want to play it. And there's 2 types of zombies.....the World War Z types which can run like Olympic track runners and those called demons which can kick/hit a car a couple of hundred feet down the road. I'm going for the George Romero type. I've been busy getting really lucky the past two weeks in finding/downloading free 3D files for stuff I've been looking for. Like baby cribs, regular and the rocking type, baby high chair, those used in a maternity ward, 3 different mail boxes used on homes, on a post and the big, blue ones on the street. Two different stretchers as used by firemen and the military. Kids toys, including wagons. Weapons? LOTS and I'm talking at least 6 different bows, 2 files for just arrows, regular target and hunting types, along with a good crossbow. Two different gas/water 5 and 2.5 gallon cans. About 2 dozen different types of bicycles, including some 3 wheelers and wheels. Portable gas generators, tools, etc. In the last 2(?) weeks, I downloaded 188 files, so I know I'll be busy printing multiple copies of different things so I have a stash ready to be used when I want something. There's a guy who has a file for sale ($20?) for 12 different zombies and I can print as many of them as I want, just can't go selling them on Evilbay obviously. Between his stuff, some resin ones via Evilbay/ China and making my own by converting some figures, I'll be good. And animals....LOTS of animals, especially different kinds and poses of dogs and cats. Like having a couple of cats on a window sill looking downward as some poor schmuck is being devoured by zombies. As to Pellucidor, it was in the center of the earth, where the earths core acted as a sun, with daylight 24/7. First movie I saw of it has Caroline Munroe in it. OH YEAH!!!  The only reason brother and I have our place is because Mom left it to us instead of it being sold and that money being divided between us. Aunt talked with Mom, telling her to give it to us as the 2 girls and other brother already had their own places. As to books, got lots of them but no bookshelves like you talked about. They're stored in white, office boxes in my bedroom and more in the shed in the backyard. I'll take a look at virtual Kindle, but I've also got some books for free pdf books online. Like reading about Johnny Weissmuller by his son, which has a lot of photos and on Edgar Cayce for example. And did you check out any of the rescue groups for the kind of dog you want? Almost forgot....if you're looking for free books, check out your local library. The ones out here put paperbacks for anyone to take, while other books are in a different area and are for sale at dirt cheap prices. |
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Post by papaof2 on Dec 16, 2020 17:08:43 GMT -6
Unfortunately, I don't have a tablet or whatever's needed to read a book in Kindle. If you have a computer (PC or Mac), the Kindle reader software is free from Amazon. Also for your smartphone if you want to read on a small screen. |
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Post by feralferret on Apr 21, 2023 23:35:53 GMT -6
Unfortunately there is not a PC version for Linux. Because of this, I have to run a virtual Windows machine within Linux with the Kindle program. Because of my vision, I like being able to make the print larger so I don't have to wear my bifocals at the computer when I read.
RVM45, at my peak I was only able to do 750 words per minute, so you have me beat. Then again, I taught myself speed reading when I was nine years old in third grade. The skill has definitely made learning and study much easier through the years. I'm probably around 450 when I push myself on non-technical material these days with the several vision issues I have.
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Post by gipsy on Apr 22, 2023 6:00:48 GMT -6
Book nut here too. Lots of real books stacked around even these days. +75 here with built in plastic lenses but I have glasses for reading and a different set for the computer.
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Post by papaof2 on Apr 22, 2023 6:44:14 GMT -6
Book nut here too. Lots of real books stacked around even these days. +75 here with built in plastic lenses but I have glasses for reading and a different set for the computer. "Real books" only need enough light (even firelight) to read them. I still have a lot of paper-based reading material ;-) |
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Post by gipsy on Apr 22, 2023 13:13:14 GMT -6
Boxes and boxes
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Post by papaof2 on Apr 22, 2023 15:08:24 GMT -6
Yup!
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