[and you shall know them by the badness of their malts...]
Saw a rumor that the entire Project Gutenberg library will be freely available from the iPad bookstore, which would be fantastic. My first NeXT workstation in the early 90s had the Shakespeare plays pre-installed (for no good reason, but it was cool), so this would definitely be in keeping.
I have to assume the guy writing a heartfelt treatise on brewing never expected me to be reading a non-print copy nearly 300 years later...
The many Inhabitants of Cities and Towns, as well as Travellers, that have for a long time suffered great Prejudices from unwholsome and unpleasant Beers and Ales, by the badness of Malts, underboiling the Worts, mixing injurious Ingredients, the unskilfulness of the Brewer, and the great Expense that Families have been at in buying them clogg'd with a heavy Excise, has moved me to undertake the writing of this Treatise on Brewing, Wherein I have endeavour'd to set in sight the many advantages of Body and Purse that may arise from a due Knowledge and Management in Brewing Malt Liquors, which are of the greatest Importance, as they are in a considerable degree our Nourishment and the common Diluters of our Food; so that on their goodness depends very much the Health and Longevity of the Body.
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have you pre-ordered one?
No. Not available for pre-order in the UK yet. It's not clear who will be providing 3G services. In theory I could still get one from the US and trim down a normal SIM to micro size.
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