On Mon, Dec 30, 2019 at 2:50 PM Malcolm Greene profox@bdurham.com wrote:
My physical copy was so dog-eared, covered with stains, and filled with post-it notes and random bookmarks (printouts, pens, pencils, receipts, paperclips and god else knows what) that my wife begged me to burn it. Given its size (plus all the crap I jammed into it) I could have probably heated my house for week if I did.
I've used one of the HackFox7 mega-tomes as a monitor stand for years.
Let's say, we misjudged the size a bit :)
I've been told some shops drilled holes and took the binding off with a bandsaw, converting it into a loose-leaf for easier management :)
For myself, I made a CHM file, as it was a fun learning experience and a lightweight way to have the book available at client sites, which was my MO for much of the 90's and 00's. And now, it's making its way to GitHub and MarkDown, a great place to be shared from.
***I'm eagerly waiting the Python edition.***
Not from me, I'm afraid. While I dabble in Python, making lights blink with one of the Raspberry Pi's, I've never gotten beyond duffer stage.