The Home Library Problem Solved 328
Zack Grossbart writes "About 18 months ago I posted the following question to Ask Slashdot: 'How do you organize a home library with 3,500 books?' I have read all the responses, reviewed most of the available software, and come up with a good solution described in the article The Library Problem. This article discusses various cataloging schemes, reviews cheap barcode scanners, and outlines a complete solution for organizing your home library. Now you can see an Ask Slashdot question with a definitive answer."
easier (Score:5, Funny)
Organise? (Score:5, Funny)
I solved the problem by ignoring it.
-mcgrew [slashdot.org]
You don't... (Score:3, Funny)
If the RIAA has their way, making available copyrighted works to people other than the purchaser will be considered copyright infringement. You don't want to get sued by the books publishers, do you?
Then don't create a library. It's that simple.
Takes All the fun out of it (Score:5, Funny)
That takes all the fun out of it, especially for legal questions.
Example:
Q: Someone is taking credit for my code. What legal recourse do I have?
A1: IANAL, but I'm pretty sure you can kill him for that and call it self defense. It totally won't be murder.
A2: IANAL, but I'm pretty sure you can take his eye for it. Eye for a piece of code or something like that...
A3: IANAL, but I'm pretty sure you're entitled to their wife and the profits from selling his children into slavery.
A4: I AM a lawyer, and depending on how you licensed your code
The experience of an ask slashdot is going down the list of answers, plugging and checking. Surviving long enough to use the one by the actual lawyer is so rewarding. I tell you, I want stand for any sort definitive answer to an ask slashdot.
Most importantly... (Score:4, Funny)
Oh, painful memory (Score:5, Funny)
By height.
rj
Re:easier (Score:2, Funny)
I solved this problem. (Score:5, Funny)
Date a Librarian (Score:5, Funny)
Just to clarify (Score:5, Funny)
Re:There's this great new system (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Date a Librarian ... or better (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Library problem unsolved: Add kids (Score:5, Funny)
I happened to me once, I still have the scars.
Re:There's this great new system (Score:3, Funny)
" I find the secret is to lay them spine-down in the attic. Helps immeasurably with heating and cooling costs."
Re:easier (Score:5, Funny)
Wife is a slightly different version of the same product as Girlfriend.
It comes with some more restrictive licensing, and there's a little bit of vendor lock in, but some people don't object.
Opinions seem to be mixed on if you should stick with Girlfriend, but it largely depends on your needs and long-term plans. Many people who add the add-on package Child 1.0 end up going this route, but it's not mandatory.
It's got higher maintenance costs than Girlfriend, but has some features not found in that package as well, so it's a trade off.
Sometimes upgrading a version of Girlfriend can have a steep learning curve, as they tend to randomly change features with each major version, so you should really determine if your current version of Girlfriend meets your needs before you upgrade.
YMMV.
Cheers
Re:easier (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Date a Librarian (Score:1, Funny)
I bet she's hot and your blind, too.
Re:You don't How about a triple-whammy? (Score:3, Funny)
I wonder if it'd be possible to triangulate the tags so you can keep track of the books as they move around without trouble?
Humm...
Re:You don't How about a triple-whammy? (Score:3, Funny)
Mine would probably offer to help with the threatening as she tends to be a bit OCD about placement of things like books. Besides, she doesn't get enough time playing with blades in her opinion.