Grave Digger Active member Joined Apr 28, 2015 Posts 28 Apr 29, 2015 #1 Been visiting this site a few times, liked what I have seen and decided to join. Thanks for having me.:smile9:
Been visiting this site a few times, liked what I have seen and decided to join. Thanks for having me.:smile9:
niemiro Senior Administrator, Windows Update Expert Staff member Joined Mar 2, 2012 Posts 8,769 Location District 12 Apr 29, 2015 #2 Welcome to Sysnative, Grave Digger! Have you ever read or watched The Book Thief? The Book Thief: Amazon.co.uk: Markus Zusak: 9780552773898: Books The Book Thief (2013) - IMDb Do you know the reference? Anyway, it's nice to have you here. Hopefully we're able to help you with anything you need help with :) Richard
Welcome to Sysnative, Grave Digger! Have you ever read or watched The Book Thief? The Book Thief: Amazon.co.uk: Markus Zusak: 9780552773898: Books The Book Thief (2013) - IMDb Do you know the reference? Anyway, it's nice to have you here. Hopefully we're able to help you with anything you need help with :) Richard
Grave Digger Active member Joined Apr 28, 2015 Posts 28 Apr 29, 2015 #3 Hi Richard. Thanks for the welcome. No I haven't read the book. Is it a good read? There was a reference to Grave Diggers in Hamlet and thought there is a username with a difference. I am a member of TSG and TSF with a different Nic.
Hi Richard. Thanks for the welcome. No I haven't read the book. Is it a good read? There was a reference to Grave Diggers in Hamlet and thought there is a username with a difference. I am a member of TSG and TSF with a different Nic.
x BlueRobot Administrator Staff member Joined May 7, 2013 Posts 10,294 Location %systemroot% Apr 29, 2015 #4 The first reference I could think of was the Power Metal band called Grave Digger.
Jared Sysnative Staff, BSOD Kernel Dump Expert Joined Feb 3, 2014 Posts 1,591 Apr 29, 2015 #5 The first reference I could think of was somebody who works in a cemetery.
niemiro Senior Administrator, Windows Update Expert Staff member Joined Mar 2, 2012 Posts 8,769 Location District 12 Apr 29, 2015 #6 Grave Digger said: Hi Richard. Thanks for the welcome. No I haven't read the book. Is it a good read? There was a reference to Grave Diggers in Hamlet and thought there is a username with a difference. I am a member of TSG and TSF with a different Nic. Click to expand... It is actually, yes. The film's excellent as well. It's one of those very few films which is simply impossible to identify as either happy or sad. Beautifully bittersweet. You should watch it, then read the book if you like it. I'm usually a stickler for reading the books before seeing the films, but here I think it works very well either way around. The film has the added bonus of closing a few plot holes and distracting subplots. Overall though I think that both are truly excellent. For similar books, Night is incredibly hard hitting and a real eye opener. I knew an awful lot about the horrors of the concentration camps having heard first hand accounts from my close relatives who experienced them for real - or at least I thought I did until I read that book. That book is a masterpiece. For a lighter and much easier read, try Auslander. It takes a perspective from the inside of Nazi Germany. Fascinating to see it from a completely light. Here in the UK our early WWII education is very RAF/London Blitz orientated. Watch Book Thief though - it's superb ��
Grave Digger said: Hi Richard. Thanks for the welcome. No I haven't read the book. Is it a good read? There was a reference to Grave Diggers in Hamlet and thought there is a username with a difference. I am a member of TSG and TSF with a different Nic. Click to expand... It is actually, yes. The film's excellent as well. It's one of those very few films which is simply impossible to identify as either happy or sad. Beautifully bittersweet. You should watch it, then read the book if you like it. I'm usually a stickler for reading the books before seeing the films, but here I think it works very well either way around. The film has the added bonus of closing a few plot holes and distracting subplots. Overall though I think that both are truly excellent. For similar books, Night is incredibly hard hitting and a real eye opener. I knew an awful lot about the horrors of the concentration camps having heard first hand accounts from my close relatives who experienced them for real - or at least I thought I did until I read that book. That book is a masterpiece. For a lighter and much easier read, try Auslander. It takes a perspective from the inside of Nazi Germany. Fascinating to see it from a completely light. Here in the UK our early WWII education is very RAF/London Blitz orientated. Watch Book Thief though - it's superb ��
Grave Digger Active member Joined Apr 28, 2015 Posts 28 Apr 29, 2015 #7 Hi Again. @jared That comes to mind :smile9: @x Blue Robot Never heard of that band. Must listen to some of their music. Thanks for the link. @niemiro Will do and thanks for your opinion on these. I am always interested in History and good books to read. Now to find an Avatar that's appropriate.:smile9:
Hi Again. @jared That comes to mind :smile9: @x Blue Robot Never heard of that band. Must listen to some of their music. Thanks for the link. @niemiro Will do and thanks for your opinion on these. I am always interested in History and good books to read. Now to find an Avatar that's appropriate.:smile9:
niemiro Senior Administrator, Windows Update Expert Staff member Joined Mar 2, 2012 Posts 8,769 Location District 12 Apr 29, 2015 #8 Grave Digger said: Now to find an Avatar that's appropriate. Click to expand... Oh the can of worms you've just opened up saying that We could be avatar buddies: Or you could be Liesel: Alternatively, perhaps if you wanted something a little more serious: So many to choose from :) I'll be interested to see what you pick. We see an awful lot of different avatars working on internet forums, and I personally actually find it very interesting to see what every different person picks. What does Katniss say about me? Hmmm. Probably not something I want to know :)
Grave Digger said: Now to find an Avatar that's appropriate. Click to expand... Oh the can of worms you've just opened up saying that We could be avatar buddies: Or you could be Liesel: Alternatively, perhaps if you wanted something a little more serious: So many to choose from :) I'll be interested to see what you pick. We see an awful lot of different avatars working on internet forums, and I personally actually find it very interesting to see what every different person picks. What does Katniss say about me? Hmmm. Probably not something I want to know :)
Will Senior Administrator Staff member Joined Mar 4, 2012 Posts 8,072 Location %tmp% Apr 30, 2015 #10 Welcome to Sysnative! @Richard - the book thief is a good book. I've heard the film is good, but is a little too... risk averse and safe in how it approaches the topic.
Welcome to Sysnative! @Richard - the book thief is a good book. I've heard the film is good, but is a little too... risk averse and safe in how it approaches the topic.
niemiro Senior Administrator, Windows Update Expert Staff member Joined Mar 2, 2012 Posts 8,769 Location District 12 Apr 30, 2015 #11 Will Watts said: Welcome to Sysnative! @Richard - the book thief is a good book. I've heard the film is good, but is a little too... risk averse and safe in how it approaches the topic. Click to expand... Yes - I think that would be a very fair way to describe the film actually. It certainly slimmed down considerably on the criminality aspects for one thing, along with a couple of other aspects . Still though, it didn't tone down anything at all related to death and as I say above, somehow managed to be both an incredibly happy and desperately sad film at the same time. You definitely should watch it if you haven't already - it's worth seeing. [curiously, they actually do a vast - and I mean vast - amount of scene reordering. The film basically took all of its material from the book, but in a completely different order. I think the ordering works much better in the film].
Will Watts said: Welcome to Sysnative! @Richard - the book thief is a good book. I've heard the film is good, but is a little too... risk averse and safe in how it approaches the topic. Click to expand... Yes - I think that would be a very fair way to describe the film actually. It certainly slimmed down considerably on the criminality aspects for one thing, along with a couple of other aspects . Still though, it didn't tone down anything at all related to death and as I say above, somehow managed to be both an incredibly happy and desperately sad film at the same time. You definitely should watch it if you haven't already - it's worth seeing. [curiously, they actually do a vast - and I mean vast - amount of scene reordering. The film basically took all of its material from the book, but in a completely different order. I think the ordering works much better in the film].
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Grave Digger Active member Joined Apr 28, 2015 Posts 28 May 1, 2015 #13 Thanks all who posted. I have chosen my Avatar,niemiro. Hope it is to your liking.:smile9:
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D donetao Banned Joined Apr 1, 2015 Posts 137 Location Enid Oklahoma May 2, 2015 #15 Hey what's up DSTM. Looks like the same avatar you have always had. I was hoping for a change!! Nice to see you and Cindy here at sysnative! You must be forum hopping!!:hysterical: Last edited by a moderator: May 2, 2015
Hey what's up DSTM. Looks like the same avatar you have always had. I was hoping for a change!! Nice to see you and Cindy here at sysnative! You must be forum hopping!!:hysterical:
jcgriff2 Co-Founder / AdminBSOD Instructor/ExpertMicrosoft MVP (Ret.) Staff member Joined Feb 19, 2012 Posts 21,541 Location New Jersey Shore May 2, 2015 #16 Many good, knowledgeable volunteers belong to multiple forums. I myself am a member at dozens of forums.
Many good, knowledgeable volunteers belong to multiple forums. I myself am a member at dozens of forums.
D donetao Banned Joined Apr 1, 2015 Posts 137 Location Enid Oklahoma May 2, 2015 #17 jcgriff2 said: Many good, knowledgeable volunteers belong to multiple forums. I myself am a member at dozens of forums. Click to expand... Yuppers!! I'll not knowledgeable but I'm a volunteer and I belong on multiple forums also. Nothing wrong with that!!
jcgriff2 said: Many good, knowledgeable volunteers belong to multiple forums. I myself am a member at dozens of forums. Click to expand... Yuppers!! I'll not knowledgeable but I'm a volunteer and I belong on multiple forums also. Nothing wrong with that!!
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Grave Digger Active member Joined Apr 28, 2015 Posts 28 May 4, 2015 #19 Thanks for the Welcome, Cindy, jcgriff2 and Masterchiefxx17.:smile9:
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