Tricked By Travers. Again
596587
I'd love to know what movie Peter Travers was watching when he compared it to 'Reservoir Dogs' and 'Drugstore Cowboy' because it sure wasn't this. This film is stupid trying to pass for smart. Two white trash lovers, Watty (Gil Bellows) and Starlene (Renee Zellweger), hightail it to Mexico after Billy (Rory Cochrane), Watty's speed freak ex-partner, blows away a convenience store clerk during a botched robbery. Once across the border the two dine with Starlene's parents (Peter Fonda, speaking through a voice box, is her dad), get hitched by a goofy reverend (David Lynch favorite Jack Nance), and turn into cult heroes thanks to media coverage. Things aren't all sunny for the newlyweds since Billy, who now has an idiotic skull tattoo, is hot on their trail. He even has himself a few new partners (including Stuart Gordon favorite Jeffrey Combs). I thought the film sucked due to bad writing, Cochrane being so obnoxious and over the top and the fact that I never cared about Watty or Starlene. Zellweger is very sexy here, but she made some bad movies at the beginning of her career. (To be fair, she did win an Independent Spirit Award for this film). The only parts of the film I enjoyed featured Wiley Wiggins, Nance, Combs and the short shorts that Zellweger wears. Thanks for nothing Travers.
4010016
You know where the story is going, but you are surprised by the route taken to get there. Will watch again to see what i missed the first time.
1436718
I do not recommend this tour.  There are parts of the tour that is duplicated with "alternate takes."  Unfortunately, it is spliced into the tour without any warning.  Simply put, there are mistakes.  You are given directions.  You listen to a narration of the battle.  You are given more directions.  These are the same directions you were already given.  When followed, you are way off course.  Faulty editing.  The information in the tour is the same given on many of the other auto tours.  Nothing special.  Very dry at times.  I would purchase another tour (Travel Brains is my personal favorite) and save yourself the hassel.
4587734
details needed in southbound order.  looks like a flip of northbound edition
14922
Where were the editor(s)?  And I'm not just talking about the author's first language obviously not being English, though that in and of itself is annoying.

But the author also gets technical details wrong.  For instance in chapter two he claims that "the ng-class attribute value uses the JSON notation" (I intentionally leave "the" in to demonstrate the author's lack of command of idiomatic English), but he's wrong.  The example he refers to, "{oddRow: $index % 2 == 0}" is definitely *not* JSON.  For one thing, keys in JSON, in this case "oddRow", need to be enclosed in double quotes.  But now a number of his readers have become misinformed as to what JSON actually is and is not.  And if you don't think this is important you're wrong: JSON is a technology that is fundamental to modern Javascript development, more fundamental dare I say than Angular itself.

There are additional problems.  For instance Chapter 2 ends by claiming that the code within a controller is better organized with statements such as $scope.sites = sites; $scope.startAdd = startAdd and implies that you can therefore tell the difference between properties and methods but you still actually cannot tell the difference.  If you want to be able to tell the difference, and better organize your controller code, you should instead consider creating (sub) objects such as "attrs" and "actions" -- then you could indeed tell that $scope.attrs.sites was a property, and $scope.actions.startAdd is a method.  In fact if you google for it, there apparently is a meme to the effect of "always use a dot in your ngModel".  Indeed "Misko" the original developer of AngularJS supports this patter, and this author's lack of knowledge in this regard actually reveals that he lacks a truly nuanced understanding of the framework.

Furthermore the book suffers from the "walls of code" problem.  Sometimes there are up to 3 or 4 pages in a row (at least on my Kindle cloud reader, and I have a *very* wide screen) of nothing but code.  It's often redundant not only in relation to other printed code, but definitely in relation to the downloadable code provided with the book.

On the positive side the price is incredibly good, and I'm sure you can learn something from this book if you don't mind reading something that is probably twice as long as it needed to be.  Myself however, I wrote my first Angular directive today, and I did not refer to this book whatsoever.

In conclusion I will point out just one more imperfection but there are others.  You are going to look foolish, at least for a while, if you take everything to heart that the author writes and repeat him verbatim - for instance he refers to "isolate" scope as "isolated".  I've been a pre-publication technical reviewer of such books for several years, and a native English speaker for 50.  Next time people like myself need to be involved in editing such material before it makes it to print.
2525901
A real disappointment. TripAdvisor.com provides a lot more information for free--with traveler reviews. I bought it in advance of a trip back to Pittsburgh, which was my home in the 80s. Wish I had bought something else.
826880
I purchased this item twice thinking the first one might have been a defect. The second item arrived and was just as bad as the first (I returned both). You can't take out the middle piece. I watched YouTube videos hoping it wasn't a user-error but no matter how hard I tried and had my roommate try, we couldn't figure it out. Not really a 7 in 1 tool when you can only access 3 features.
1705157
I was very much looking forward to using these convenient looking little gems until they arrived.  All three "levels" provided three different readings on the same surface - in fact, multiple surfaces just to make sure it wasn't my old eyes playing with me.  If you can't trust the reading then it really isn't a level.  Most unfortunate...I sent them back.
2323655
Quick perusal finds several lisp functions whose assesment is utterly bogus. Lest you believe this is limited to less well known languages, consider this:

This book lists the C function "gets" as a *low-impact* security risk, whereas in the real world it is one of the more common points-of-attack for buffer-overflows.

Don't buy unless you intend to sue the author.
3837955
After I loaded my trip package that I had used successfully for many years in my NUVI into my new RV gps, I proceeded on my way.  In the RV mode the unit kept giving my needless warnings and tried to divert me several times. It called out overhead issues when tbere were none.  In one route it actually picked a back road route that was down narrow streets instead of a straight clear route I used before.  Even the map showed roads that ended in dead ends when the actual road was clear.

When I switched the RV mode off, the routes returned to normal.  The maps showed the full streets.

I do not trust the RV mode at all.  In AUTO mode the gps works fine, but then I paid twice as much for the device.  I should have just purchased a good AUTO gps for 1/2 the price.

I would not recommend this for anyone with an RV.  It might get you in some tight spots.
230370
I have been a huge fan of cryptic crosswords ever since I encountered them in Games Magazine many years ago.  Each clue generates a lot of thinking and attempts to create words.  But when I get the answer it is extremely satisfying and I usually "know" I have it right.

However, this book is nothing like the many puzzles that I have seen before.  Even when I look up the answer I don't get it.  I never see the double clue that has been the case in previous crosswords.  This is something else that I do not get.
4944951
I tried these stupid things twice. Followed directions to a "T" in both cases. The first try was with the one rated for 5lbs and the 3lb picture fell. SO I tried again  with the 7 lb rated hanger. The picture fell again. Lucky I put a pile of clothes under it in case it fell. These things are such crap!
9651
I was yet another purchaser tricked. I naturally presumed that the accompanying CD's come with the book but NO they want you to purchase them separately. I should nave read the reviews. please do not fall for this!!
4597415
Summary first:
Plus: (1) Quick in recalculation of route; (2) Maps have street names on them; (3) Satisfactory selection of the places of interest.

Minus: (1) Manual (included and online) can satisfy only retarded reader; (2) Some map errors cannot be forgiven; (3) bad customer service.

  This is my first GPS. I have tested it on 1000-mile-long trip (North-Eastern USA). Before the trip, I have updated everything - maps, satellite positions, voices.
  First surprise: if you select a human recorded voice for instructions and computer-generated voice for street names, the latter simply doesn't work. There is no place in manuals that would tell you that.
  Second surprise: In Pennsylvania, Tomtom map shows "ghost intersections" on hwys 15 and 81 - there is no intersection in fact, it comes in one-two miles. The splitting of 81 north of Harrisburg is shown later than in reality. This mistake can cost you a lot of time and maneuvers, so cannot be forgiven.
  City of Ithaca, NY and rural Pennsylvania: in a maze of one-way streets, 920T systematically invited me to make forbidden turns and U-turn on a one-way street. So, be carefull and watch the signs before going along tomtom instructions! You will get to your destination because it can recalculate the route before the next intersection, but this won't be the shortest way. In general, 920T routes were not always the best.
  920T has included receiver for traffic information during 1 year. It was less than useful. It did not warn me about 2-hour congestion on 81 south while giving some other warnings which proved to be wrong. Do not pay extra money for it, consider 920 (without receiver) or something else.
  I have bought 920T here, at Amazon.com, and it came with promotion of 1 year free new map release. However, Tomtom site has declared promotion code invalid (how that can happen? - I asked customer service three times - no answer). It took me more than a week of interaction with customer service to defend my rights.
  So, my opinion is that 920T does its service but, most probably, there are cheaper alternatives with the same (or better?) abilities. So, I cannot recommend it. My next GPS will be Garmin - when they will put the names on the streets on their maps.
2962216
Be Forewarned! I recently traveled to Costa Rica with this map. In one area (Monteverde) particularly the map was inaccurate. It showed "paths" (per the legend) that are actually now graded and graveled roads. These can be easily traversed by even non-4wd vehicles (buses & compact cars).

Luckily, I had a local guide. When I showed him the map, he expressed surprise at how "out-of-date" it was. The map is dated 2002 and was supposedly revised in 2010. However, according to my local guide these paths had been roads since well before the revision. If I had depended solely on the map, I would have traveled MANY miles out of my way to reach my destinations.

The misinformation provided on the parts of the map I used lead me to doubt the accuracy of the remainder of the map. Truly, I now will be extremely cautious in depending upon any National Geographic travel map.

I wrote to National Geographic Society Maps after my return home. As of several weeks later, I have not received the courtesy of a reply.

Please do not depend upon this map if you travel to Costa Rica!
420054
I went on a bicycling trip along the Mosel river (Trier to Koblenz) in the spring, and procrastinated doing any research on the tourist sights until just before I left.  I was a little more focused on making the flight, bicycle rental, hotel, and train arrangements.  I bought this book (full price, at another retailer) to read on the plane on the way over.  After all, the Table of Contents showed that it had a section on the Mosel.  I opened it on the plane and found it had literally one paragraph on the area where I was visiting.  Absolutely nothing of value.  So disappointing.  Because it was useless, and I didn't feel like carrying around dead weight, I threw it away when I landed in the airport.  If you're touring all of Germany and don't care to do much exploring, this book might be ok for you.  But beware that it doesn't cover much of anything.  I expected better from Frommer.
3206159
I've had these before.  They seem to get stolen quickly.
Better luck to me this time!