OMG. It fairly boggles the mind when considering the amount of work you wind up doing on a daily basis. seriously, I don't envy you the editorial chores. Okay, maybe you are able to do this as a labor of love...but it sounds like a chore to me. Anyway, thank you for your devotion to your personally-chosen duty. Your efforts are much appreciated.
I appreciate the comment. Someday I’ll go into the process in a little more detail for our readers, but this is probably enough for now.
Remember, I’m a programmer, and I use that background to help me in ways you probably wouldn’t imagine. Obviously, I don’t sit down and personally read every word of hundreds of articles. But I do evaluate them and decide which ones are worth your time.
What might have taken Rip an hour to assemble and format can take me two minutes—and, at least with the Classic editions, the finished product is remarkably similar.
So yes, it is a lot of work. But much of that work was front-loaded into programming and network-based acquisition. Some of it even runs while I’m sleeping.
The final steps, though, are still done by hand. The judgment about what makes Rip—and what doesn’t—is mine.
Much appreciation by all of RIP's long-time subscribers, and to Jim Reynolds for continuing to carry and light the torch!
OMG. It fairly boggles the mind when considering the amount of work you wind up doing on a daily basis. seriously, I don't envy you the editorial chores. Okay, maybe you are able to do this as a labor of love...but it sounds like a chore to me. Anyway, thank you for your devotion to your personally-chosen duty. Your efforts are much appreciated.
I appreciate the comment. Someday I’ll go into the process in a little more detail for our readers, but this is probably enough for now.
Remember, I’m a programmer, and I use that background to help me in ways you probably wouldn’t imagine. Obviously, I don’t sit down and personally read every word of hundreds of articles. But I do evaluate them and decide which ones are worth your time.
What might have taken Rip an hour to assemble and format can take me two minutes—and, at least with the Classic editions, the finished product is remarkably similar.
So yes, it is a lot of work. But much of that work was front-loaded into programming and network-based acquisition. Some of it even runs while I’m sleeping.
The final steps, though, are still done by hand. The judgment about what makes Rip—and what doesn’t—is mine.
Jim
I still want to hear from "The Pimster". If I still had his e-mail address, I'd contact him myself.
Bob