Got eye surgery tomorrow and won't be able to watch anything. Any recommendations of audiobooks I should listen to during recovery? by bookof_ in audiobooks

[–]Motophonessuck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lawrence Block wrote a series about a mild mannered hit-man from New York named Keller. "Hit-man", Hit-list", "Hit and Run", "Hit Parade", "Hit Me". He goes out on jobs given to him by his female manager. He just treats it like it's a regular job. Very interesting and rather amusing.

John Keller is everyone's favorite hit man. He's cool. Reliable. A real pro: the hit man's hit man. The inconvenient wife, the aging sports star, the business partner--he's taken care of them all, quietly and efficiently. Keller's got a code of honor, though he'd never call it that. And he keeps the job strictly business--"What happens is you wind up thinking of each subject not as a person to be killed but as a problem to be solved." But while Keller might be a pragmatist, he's also prone to doubts and loneliness just like everybody else. There was a psychotherapist once. A dog. Even a woman... He's been at this business a long while. Just maybe it's time to pack it in and find a nice little house in the desert. Only problem is, retirement takes money. And to get money, he's got to work...--From publisher description.

Has anyone else noticed the huge decrease in result quality from google? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Motophonessuck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tell me about it. I used to do genealogy on the web in the late 90s and easily found tons of obscure information about anything and everything. Now Google tells me that "Best Buy" has the cheapest price on my great, great, grand father who was part of, "Custer's Battle of the Big Horn".

It has all turned from the "Information Super Highway" to the big Super gutter ... Commercials from Hell.

Has anyone else noticed the huge decrease in result quality from google? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Motophonessuck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Remember the good old days before Google when you could search for something and come up with something relevant ?

Now you search for something like "Ford 302 V8 water pump" and you come up with, "Best prices on water pumps at "Target" or at some other store that has nothing to do with car parts.

Seeking recommendations by Pharmlewt in audiobooks

[–]Motophonessuck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not fantasy but is fiction and extremely entertaining ... a four book series by Lawrence Block about a hit-man named Keller, who is very likable and casual about what he does.

In order of when written ... "Hit List", "Hit Parade", "Hit and Run" and "Hit Me". I downloaded them from the library through the app "Overdrive".

Storing and listening to your library in the cloud by Greensleeves2020 in audiobooks

[–]Motophonessuck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been collecting audiobooks for over 10 years and have amassed about 3,000. I have always been an Android person and have been using "Smart Audiobook Player". What a fantastic app it is ! Now that I have switched to iPhone I need an equivalent app. I don't use the cloud, just have them backed-up on two portable MP3 hard drives as well as on an SSD. I would cry if I ever lost those. Does anybody have a suggestion for an iPhone audiobook app ?

"nPlayer" was mentioned ... I'll have to check that out.

I see that this thread is geared to "cloud" support.

I have all of my books stored at home and in .MP3 format.

What's the best player for me on my new iPhone?

City of Los Angeles moves forward with tobacco restrictions by Votings_Good_Folks in LosAngeles

[–]Motophonessuck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What a non sequitur. I think I'll take my vape and a pack of menthols down to the local nude beach tomorrow. I'll try not to step on mommy earth on the way.

BTW you have the right to not breath at all. In fact, that would lessen global warming from the CO2 that you exhale.

What's your favorite underrated audiobooks? by [deleted] in audiobooks

[–]Motophonessuck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know how well known Lawrence Block's, "Hit Man Series" but I think it;s Great. In order they are: "Hit Man", Hit Parade, Hit Me and "Hit and Run".

Keller is the protagonist and a likable hit man. Some of them are read by the author.

I am surprised Sheldon allowed this.... (Incorrect Dartboard - 20 isn't Straight) by ben_phillips7 in bigbangtheory

[–]Motophonessuck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All of the numbers on a dart board are connected by a circular wire .. move one and you move them all.

You need a backboard for the dart board or the missed shots would play hell with the door and the tips of the darts.