The Wheel Of Time
The Wheel of Time
Just heard about the first batch of casting for the Wheel of Time adaption. Very exciting news. The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan is one of my favorite series and one of the reasons why I don’t like to start new series until they are completely done!
I read the first four books in the early 90′s when I was in high school and was hooked. I had to wait almost 20 years for the series to be completed. Agony!
The 14 books are massive volumes and total just about 12,000 pages. If you listen to the audio version it will take you 19 days and 5 1/2 hours.
I’m hopeful it will turn out much better than that uber weird 30 minute pilot that aired in the middle of the night!
Another reason why I like to know an entire series is done before I start? Well, in addition to having to wait 20 years to finish the series, the author passed away before he finished the last book. Needless to say, I have not read the GOT series or watched the show and will definitely be waiting until the books are finished!
Brandon Sanderson finishes Robert Jordan's bestselling Wheel of Time Series with A Memory of Light
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2015 Fordham Law Review Symposium
Last week I attended this symposium on corruption at Fordham- it was fantastic!
I would definitely recommend checking out Lawrence Lessig’s TED talk We the People, and the Republic We Must Reclaim or my other links before viewing:
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In response to an email about someone taking a social media hiatus
to make more time for living their own life as opposed to being just a spectator in others' lives:
As y'all know, I'm a big fan of social media ;) But I completely agree that as with every tool, there's pros and cons. However; there are just too many benefits of social media for it to decline all together... instead we'll see a plateau, as with most hype cycles, where social media will be treated as any other mode of communication (such as email, texting, phone etc). *Filters* and productivity tips are key in helping people manage the information deluge. If anything, I hope email is going to decline faster than social media because in general it is much less cost effective both in terms of time and effort.
This is an excellent article that articulates those pros and cons of social media
; you can see from the list the numerous benefits social media has over more 'traditional' methods of communication-- both in terms of scale, timeliness, and also content.... I believe that teaching people how to use these tools effectively can help keep them from feeling overwhelmed and cutting themselves off from taking advantage of being a member of various s.m. communities. Personally, I've cut back on the amount of time I spend on FB for the same reason as your friend. For me the only reason why I haven't completely deleted my account is because it lets me check in with my family/friends in a way that is more enriching than an occasional phone call or visit...
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If the vision he laid out Friday prevails, mass surveillance on innocents will continue and we'll never enjoy pre-9/11 privacy again.
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