Chris
Interlaken library now has a nook that people can sign out
Interlaken library now has a nook that people can sign out
Chris
guess mom has been thinkn about getting one
guess mom has been thinkn about getting one
uniqueen2004
cool, I guess
i wonder if these people realise they are killing books
all for the convinience of carrying 50 bazillion books all at once
cool, I guess
i wonder if these people realise they are killing books
all for the convinience of carrying 50 bazillion books all at once
Chris
lol
lol
uniqueen2004
because everyone knows that you read that many at a time
the only place I see that being genuniely useful is college students with a high-intensity reading style major, such as history or english
because everyone knows that you read that many at a time
the only place I see that being genuniely useful is college students with a high-intensity reading style major, such as history or english
Chris
hadn't thought of that one
hadn't thought of that one
uniqueen2004
and then only so you don't break yourself going to and from classes with all the books
otherwise, how many books does a person really need to have on hand? honestly?
and then only so you don't break yourself going to and from classes with all the books
otherwise, how many books does a person really need to have on hand? honestly?
Chris
is it any worse than room full of books?
is it any worse than room full of books?
uniqueen2004
we are going to be telling our grandkids that we used to carry these things called "books", that had covers and the words were written on individual pages that had a wonderful, unique smell to them as you read them
yes, it is
we are going to be telling our grandkids that we used to carry these things called "books", that had covers and the words were written on individual pages that had a wonderful, unique smell to them as you read them
yes, it is
uniqueen2004
the whole point of the nook is so you have books with you whereever you go
but it can only hold so many, and lets face it, people retain stuff better when they have to turn the pages by hand
seriously, how much stuff that you;ve read online do you remember compared to how much you remember out of books?
the whole point of the nook is so you have books with you whereever you go
but it can only hold so many, and lets face it, people retain stuff better when they have to turn the pages by hand
seriously, how much stuff that you;ve read online do you remember compared to how much you remember out of books?
Chris
wouldn't it be great... never have to go searching for one book... you have all of them with you
wouldn't it be great... never have to go searching for one book... you have all of them with you
uniqueen2004
No, it wouldn't
I am really not an instant gratification kinda person
and how would you like to get an e-book for christmas after you get the nook?
No, it wouldn't
I am really not an instant gratification kinda person
and how would you like to get an e-book for christmas after you get the nook?
uniqueen2004
you can't see it, touch it
you can't experience it in any kind of personal way
this is the kind of this that is leading to the death of the written word
you can't see it, touch it
you can't experience it in any kind of personal way
this is the kind of this that is leading to the death of the written word
Chris
true...
true...
uniqueen2004
people don't see it that way. they see it as convinient
people don't see it that way. they see it as convinient
Chris
but it is...
but it is...
uniqueen2004
you know what? I'm going to keep digging aruond for that one book. I'm going to keep holding the pages and smelling the paper and enjoying the full experience of reading. you can have a nook if you want
you know what? I'm going to keep digging aruond for that one book. I'm going to keep holding the pages and smelling the paper and enjoying the full experience of reading. you can have a nook if you want
uniqueen2004
what do you think will happen to the written word once people don't know how to write anymore?
what do you think will happen to the written word once people don't know how to write anymore?
Chris
i think theyre cool, but have other issues with it... like gettn 100+ books on it and then oopps coffee spilled and its dead, gotta buy all those books again
i think theyre cool, but have other issues with it... like gettn 100+ books on it and then oopps coffee spilled and its dead, gotta buy all those books again
uniqueen2004
Technology is all well and good, but I think we are heading in a dangerous direction. We leave nothing legible behind us anymore for future civilizations to find...
Technology is all well and good, but I think we are heading in a dangerous direction. We leave nothing legible behind us anymore for future civilizations to find...
uniqueen2004
and what if, when everything is computerised, and we have an entire generation of people in charge who write like 5 year olds because they were never taught how to do so properly, the entire computer system crashes?
and what if, when everything is computerised, and we have an entire generation of people in charge who write like 5 year olds because they were never taught how to do so properly, the entire computer system crashes?
Chris
freedom...
freedom...
uniqueen2004
everything will be lost. records, achievments, birth and death certificates, history itself will be washed away in the tide
everything will be lost. records, achievments, birth and death certificates, history itself will be washed away in the tide
Chris
sounds like your writing the opening to a book...
sounds like your writing the opening to a book...
uniqueen2004
everything after the year 2100, or whatever, will be lsot
lol, no, I just really feel like this is becoming a more and more real possibility
everything after the year 2100, or whatever, will be lsot
lol, no, I just really feel like this is becoming a more and more real possibility
Chris
very well could be
very well could be
uniqueen2004
think of it this way; how many people can still listen to 8-track tapes?
how many people know how to get information off a floppy disk?
how many people in 20 years will even know what a floppy disk was?
think of it this way; how many people can still listen to 8-track tapes?
how many people know how to get information off a floppy disk?
how many people in 20 years will even know what a floppy disk was?
Chris
do you know what a punch card drive was?
do you know what a punch card drive was?
uniqueen2004
so how much information will be lost with each update of the system, even if it never crashes?
nope
but I damn well know what an illuminated manuscript was
so which is more important to history?
so how much information will be lost with each update of the system, even if it never crashes?
nope
but I damn well know what an illuminated manuscript was
so which is more important to history?
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