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Bad choice of words on my part, I know books can be that size I just kept bring up making new ones because people keep on using that Jordan quote about making new ones because they don't leave that out and imply they would actually expect Tor to do so.  But the books I've seen around that size have been over $100 every time so I'm not off on the price.

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@shard.

If there are 3 books it probably was decided long enough ago for him to change that, I'm sure after the announcement we'll hear more.  One thing about Brandon is he won't let the quality slide and from everything I've heard about Harriet she's the same, they'd push back the release date if they thought that was an issue.

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Movies and TV / Re: Anime Review!
« on: March 26, 2009, 11:22:40 PM »
The last two before the filler seasons start.  Episode 100 and something.

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Movies and TV / Re: Anime Review!
« on: March 26, 2009, 11:11:17 PM »
Use to be a big anime fan but 99% of the stuff now days sucks (did years ago too but most of that didn't come to the US).  I did like the non-filler Naruto after the story picked up after the first arc or two and whether you like it or not it's hard to disagree that the last two episodes (naruto and sasuke fight) has some of the best animation for an anime TV series (those two probably cost as much to make as 4-5 episodes do) and was a very cool fight (not much lame fight, talk, fight talk, mostly just fighting).

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Tripple Really?  I'd guess 5 time more ($150) because you have to invent new methods and machines (at least parts for exsiting ones) to do the binding.  I know everyone is complaining because of what Jordan had said but it was un-realistic in every way and no one is looking at the big picture.

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Also realize that binding a book that size would cost you, the reader ,several hundred dollars because it would be very expensive, and many people couldn't afford to buy it.  People also need to think of book sellers in this argument as well, they probably don't want to give the space to Tor for having all the books, if there is more then one, out at the same time or in a few months of each other-- not to mention how many people in todays economy would rush out to spend the money for those Hardbacks at the time they were released.  And if all did come out at once it would probably be 2-3 years until it was finished with all the editing, re-writing, invention of new binding system (and machines to do the binding) so the time frame would be the same but cost you more.

Reality sucks but greed wouldn't be the only reason for the book being split, Tor has to work in the environment that exists for selling books as well as the current economy and people buying habits and the cost of not doing so would appear to be greater then doing so.

I'd look at it this way, instead of getting 1 book in 2-3 years you're getting it in parts over those 2-3 years.

P.S. These opininions are my own, I have not talked to Brandon about this for quite some time and he can't tell me any more then what he tells you all.

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Everything Else / Re: I seriously hate my major . . .
« on: March 26, 2009, 10:37:13 PM »
You can go to BYU if you aren't Mormon but you have to jump through some hoops and still sign their honor code, not sure how you go about doing them.

One thing to look at if you're switching schools is:

1) How many of your credits transfer
2) If you can get a CS minor (shouldn't let those credits go to waste), if you're lucky you wont have to take any extra classes for this.

Also, not to discourage you, is that if you're getting Student loans it might be better to finish what you've got degree wise and get a job to pay those off then go back--it really sucks to have 20-30 grand in debt when you graduate.  I'd talk to some consolers at school and see what in site they have as well.

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Everything Else / Re: I seriously hate my major . . .
« on: March 26, 2009, 10:05:04 PM »
I've had 4 majors over 10 years and still don't have a degree, it's hard to find what you want to do.

Computer Science
Japanese
Poly-Sci
Digital Media

Irony is I left CS because I really didn't enjoy it, not much of an unmanaged code fan, and now I work for a fortune 500 company as a Software Engineer and the degree I'm working on, Digital Media, is my hobby.  I'm pretty lucky to have been in the right place at the right time with some experience to be in a position where I can go to school to learn something that I may never do for a living because it would be hard to make more doing what I do now and I enjoy my job.

Also, like any programming based job, degrees don't matter as much as experience and what you know so get a different degree but make your own games on the side--that's what matters.  If you want to go game design focus on interaction design, information design and like programs which are rarely part of a CS major because CS teaches you to think like an engineer and not like a user.

As for BYU it's awesome for Linguistics--it's considered one of the best language schools in the US and it's Japanese program is in the Top 5 (when I was there it was #1 or #2 depending on the professor you asked)--but expensive if you're not a Mormon (basically out of state vs in state).

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Tabletop Game????
« on: March 26, 2009, 09:44:34 PM »
There are Misborn minis avalible from gardenninja so just buy them and make your own game.

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Everything Else / Re: The heart attack grill
« on: March 23, 2009, 10:43:45 PM »
Not like that's any better.

But the taste probably is.

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Site News / Re: exciting stuff
« on: March 23, 2009, 10:36:27 PM »
PM sent to you with the offender's posts (though to be honest they're not hard to find).

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Writing Group / Re: Writing Excuses Branding Writing Prompt
« on: March 10, 2009, 06:26:45 AM »
Nope. Reading excuses is a writing group.

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Writing Group / Writing Excuses Branding Writing Prompt
« on: March 09, 2009, 01:43:23 AM »
Pick your favorite author and in 50 words or less write down what you think their brand is, then compare it on the forums with what others write.

Trivia: I almost named this episode: Marking for Authors 201: Branding Sanderson

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Site News / Re: Rifftrax: X-Files Fight The Future
« on: February 14, 2009, 08:23:22 AM »
That should work for me.

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