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[Strangletusk]

Probably a hoodie, they tend to be softer and can have text on them without being obstructed by a zipper. Also, I never have zip ups unzipped anyway so there's no point in the zipper for me.


Lots of people do also but I can't see why.

What's the most recent book you've read?

Probably because you come across as pretty mature on the forum, minus panda-mode that is

Memories of Ice by Steven Erikson (3rd in the Malazan Book of the Fallen series), The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan (1st in the Wheel of Time series) and Catch-22 by Joseph Heller (rereading it for like the billionth time).

I read several books at the same time, so can't really just say the one.

When it comes to film, science fiction or fantasy?

[Confucius]

Probably because you come across as pretty mature on the forum, minus panda-mode that is

Memories of Ice by Steven Erikson (3rd in the Malazan Book of the Fallen series), The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan (1st in the Wheel of Time series) and Catch-22 by Joseph Heller (rereading it for like the billionth time).

I read several books at the same time, so can't really just say the one.

When it comes to film, science fiction or fantasy?

That's so hard to answer. I'd probably just say science fiction because most science fiction has fantasy elements that makes it great.

I just got Dubliners, Ulysses, and Finnegans Wake by James Joyce and am looking forward to reading them. (Unrelated, I know, but I'd like to hear what people thought of the books if they've read them )

Who is your favourite author?

[Strangletusk]

That's so hard to answer. I'd probably just say science fiction because most science fiction has fantasy elements that makes it great.

I just got Dubliners, Ulysses, and Finnegans Wake by James Joyce and am looking forward to reading them. (Unrelated, I know, but I'd like to hear what people thought of the books if they've read them )

Who is your favourite author?

Not read any of those I'm afraid, though I have been meaning to read Ulysses for a while. It's meant to be superb. If you haven't read Catch-22 though, I'd seriously recommend that to add to your list - it's one of my favourite books of all time. Hilarious, tragic, and profound.

Overall, as in by number of books I've really enjoyed, then I'd have to say Terry Pratchett - I absolutely adore the Discworld series and there's like, 40 of them. Very few of those are anything less than 'quite good' and most are excellent.

Close second goes to Phillip Reeve - while Pratchett trumps him for sheer volume of great books, I did enjoy Reeve's Mortal Engines Quartet more than any of his books. They're just so astoundingly imaginative with great characters, setting and story (if you're unfamiliar with it, it's basically a steampunk/sci-fi series set far in a post-apocalyptic future when cities on Earth move around on gigantic treads and 'eat' each other for resources to survive). I'd really recommend those books too if you've not read them.

Keeping to the favourites theme, who is your favourite director?

[Synrithh]

Keeping to the favourites theme, who is your favourite director?

Christopher Nolan. He's outstandning with titles like Memento, The Prestige, Batman, Inception, Insomnia.

Do you wear a watch a normal day? If so, what watch?

[Confucius]

Christopher Nolan. He's outstandning with titles like Memento, The Prestige, Batman, Inception, Insomnia.

Do you wear a watch a normal day? If so, what watch?

Yes, this watch Skagen Men's 809XLTBN Titanium Blue Dial Watch: Watches: Amazon.com it looks pretty nice to me and is very lightweight and slim so that it fits under shirt sleeves.

Do you use Fahrenheit or Celsius?

[eSko]

Celsius.


Tesla or Einstein?

[Eryx]

Tesla. No doubt about it. Best engineer the world have ever seen, and I doubt someone will top him the next 50 years.

Lately, my head-fi addiction has went a little out of control, and I've got myself a dedicated headset amp and a couple of new headsets. What is your favorite heaset?

[Confucius]

Tesla. No doubt about it. Best engineer the world have ever seen, and I doubt someone will top him the next 50 years.

Lately, my head-fi addiction has went a little out of control, and I've got myself a dedicated headset amp and a couple of new headsets. What is your favorite heaset?

My current setup is a pair of beyerdynamic premium dt 880 600 ohms, fiio e09k as amp, and fiio e07k as DAC (same dac as e17 which is why I went with it instead). It sounds really great! The headphones could benefit probably from a nice tube amp but I can't tell anything missing. It sounds like a huge upgrade from my previous dt 770 and fiio e11 setup. It's the best sound I have ever heard! I can't recommend this setup enough.

But sense the question was what was my favourite pair of headphones I would probably say tesla T1s from beyer. I would really love to hear these on a nice amp and dac.

What headphones have you got at the moment?

[WizardTrokair]

I use Sony headphones, I think model MDRV55/BR. If not that very similar. I use them for DJing. I don't use a headset when I play WoW. When I had in the past it was always some crappy $20 special.

Backing up a bit... I've tried to read Ulysses a couple of times throughout my life but always found it complicated to read. I haven't tried in the last decade or so, perhaps I should give it another whirl.

What was the last piece of music that you paid for, and in what format did you purchase that music?

[Confucius]

The last piece of music I payed for was Everybody's In Showbiz [Bonus Tracks] | HDtracks - The World's Greatest-Sounding Music Downloads. I bought it in FLAC format because I love quality.


What's something you regret spending as much as you did on?

[Confucius]

[Nevodark]

The last piece of music I payed for was Everybody's In Showbiz [Bonus Tracks] | HDtracks - The World's Greatest-Sounding Music Downloads. I bought it in FLAC format because I love quality.


What's something you regret spending as much as you did on?

World of warcraft and league of legends tbh.

Far to much time and money wasted,

Any of you guys ever tried the 28 hour day sleeping pattern? o-o

[Confucius]

World of warcraft and league of legends tbh.

Far to much time and money wasted,

Any of you guys ever tried the 28 hour day sleeping pattern? o-o

It looks like it wouldn't work with many jobs and wouldn't match my circadian rhythm. But no, I've never tried it.

What temperature is your room?

[Strangletusk]

What temperature is your room?

At the moment, too bloody cold. Feels about 16-17 degrees celsius right now, but should ideally be 21-22 degrees (and indeed it usually is).

What is your dream job? (Realistic one though, not like 'Guy who makes sure Katy Perry's boobs are sitting properly before photoshoots')

[Confucius]

At the moment, too bloody cold. Feels about 16-17 degrees celsius right now, but should ideally be 21-22 degrees (and indeed it usually is).

What is your dream job? (Realistic one though, not like 'Guy who makes sure Katy Perry's boobs are sitting properly before photoshoots')

That's a really tough question because I've been thinking about that a lot lately along with what I should major in. My first response would be research in astrophysics or teaching mathematics but there are so many other interesting jobs and things that could be done. Being an archeologist could be interesting and fun, being a historian is something I think I would enjoy as well. I would really love to be able to be a music critic and make money to live from that but that's just so I could listen and share my opinions on music all day. I'd like to do something intellectually rewarding but it seems no matter what jobs or field I choose I'll miss out on some other thing that is super interesting.

To answer the question then it would probably be something that wouldn't take up all of my time so that I have enough time to do other things that interest me but I really don't know what that is. If I had to choose something to devote all my time to though it would most likely be some job related to physics.

What is your favourite short story?