There's a word for that!
citing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsundoku
Tsundoku is acquiring reading materials but letting them pile up in one's home without reading them.
We need a version for vintage computers / computer parts / peripherals :-/ Kinda like "shelfware". (yes, I still have things that were "free after rebate" from CompUSA) Going one step further:
https://languagehat.com/a-quote-on-bibliomania/ A QUOTE ON BIBLIOMANIA. Even when reading is impossible, the presence of books acquired produces such an ecstasy that the buying of more books than one can read is nothing less than the soul reaching towards infinity ... we cherish books even if unread, their mere presence exudes comfort, their ready access, reassurance.
I feel the same when buying electronic parts and kits. That inventory gives me the potential to do wonderful things. Yea, sure :-( -- jeff jonas
On Fri, Sep 2, 2022 at 1:14 PM Jeffrey Jonas via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Going one step further:
https://languagehat.com/a-quote-on-bibliomania/ A QUOTE ON BIBLIOMANIA. Even when reading is impossible, the presence of books acquired produces such an ecstasy that the buying of more books than one can read is nothing less than the soul reaching towards infinity ... we cherish books even if unread, their mere presence exudes comfort, their ready access, reassurance.
I feel the same when buying electronic parts and kits. That inventory gives me the potential to do wonderful things. Yea, sure :-(
Lots of potential energy stored, at the ready! :)
Collecting a jenga pile of pizza box workstations is Sundoku. On Fri, Sep 2, 2022, 1:14 PM Jeffrey Jonas via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
citing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsundoku
Tsundoku is acquiring reading materials but letting them pile up in one's home without reading them.
We need a version for vintage computers / computer parts / peripherals :-/ Kinda like "shelfware". (yes, I still have things that were "free after rebate" from CompUSA)
Going one step further:
https://languagehat.com/a-quote-on-bibliomania/ A QUOTE ON BIBLIOMANIA. Even when reading is impossible, the presence of books acquired produces such an ecstasy that the buying of more books than one can read is nothing less than the soul reaching towards infinity ... we cherish books even if unread, their mere presence exudes comfort, their ready access, reassurance.
I feel the same when buying electronic parts and kits. That inventory gives me the potential to do wonderful things. Yea, sure :-(
-- jeff jonas
On Fri, Sep 2, 2022 at 1:14 PM Jeffrey Jonas via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
citing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsundoku
Tsundoku is acquiring reading materials but letting them pile up in one's home without reading them.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who does this! Now is there a word for ordering things and never opening them up and piling them up?
Yes it’s called hoarding! Became a real issue During the beginning of the pandemic! Sent from: My extremely complicated, hand held electronic device.
On Sep 3, 2022, at 12:37 PM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic <vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
On Fri, Sep 2, 2022 at 1:14 PM Jeffrey Jonas via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
citing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsundoku
Tsundoku is acquiring reading materials but letting them pile up in one's home without reading them.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who does this!
Now is there a word for ordering things and never opening them up and piling them up?
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