On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 6:02 AM, Ashley Sheridan <ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, 2010-03-31 at 15:01 +0200, Auto-Deppe C. Hänsel wrote: > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Bob McConnell [mailto:rvm@xxxxxxxxx] >> > Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 2:52 PM >> > To: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > Subject: RE: Audiobooks for Developers >> > >> > From: Auto-Deppe C. Hänsel >> > >> > > since I am driving 2 hrs each day listening to either my >> > > radio or the songs >> > > on my USB drive, I was wondering whether there are some >> > > web dev related >> > > audio books for download out there. >> > >> > I have only one recommendation. DON'T DO IT! >> > >> > Driving a vehicle on public highways is dangerous enough without any >> significant >> > distractions. You don't want to complicate it by adding a task that tempts >> you to >> > focus on something other than the road, signals and other traffic. That is >> a good >> > way to cause accidents. >> > >> > Bob McConnell >> > >> > -- >> > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >> > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> >> >> Hi Bob, >> >> thanks for your advide, I understand your concern. I honestly do. >> >> Let me show you quickly the route I am driving every day: >> http://maps.google.de/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=helpup&daddr=extertal&hl=de&; >> geocode=Fb3-GAMdIuyEACmdszYJpEC6RzERLZJMgvInJg%3BFetyGgMdDjuLACn7EwcOCWG6RzF >> 39JiIvP5PLA&mra=ls&sll=51.151786,10.415039&sspn=20.175322,57.084961&ie=UTF8& >> t=h&z=12 >> >> In the morning, it is SO boring.... I leave home at 5:30am, so not much >> traffic going on. >> >> In the afternoon, there is no way of driving fast enough to cause an >> accident *haha* >> >> Seriously though: I am always listening to audio books or the radio... but I >> do focus on the traffic rather than the audio. Believe me, I understand your >> concern. But still: I want audio books :o)) >> >> Chris >> >> > > > There is also the learning technique of listening to audio books whilst > sleeping. Not sure if I hold too much truck with that, but it's an > option! > I think you're referring to subliminal learning. Time to program that subconscious :)) > There are a lot of books offered online in PDF format (I believe > O'Reilly do this a lot) which can be ready out by lots of different > audio software, including Acrobats own PDF reader. > > Thanks, > Ash > http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
