tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5489685783704493755.post1967905307126621776..comments2023-07-26T09:55:48.093-04:00Comments on S. R. Wood: Icelanders, Marcelo, FreedomS R Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08934872671798326776noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5489685783704493755.post-39733786794850419482010-02-01T21:55:55.274-05:002010-02-01T21:55:55.274-05:00Totally with you on this one. We can all still rea...Totally with you on this one. We can all still read the Book of Kells, the Gutenberg Bible, cuneiform tablets, Egyptian hieroglyphs and the 16,000 year old cave paintings of Lascaux. But I can't read a 3 1/2" floppy disc from 8 years ago - and even if I could find a drive, the masterpiece is on it is gone for good, since it was written in WordPerfect. Yet, I can easily read the embarrassing but heartfelt scribblings I left in a paper notebook I had in high school thirty years ago. <br /><br />eBooks do have some temporary convenience advantages, but time is kind to print in any form in ways it will never be to a business model that thrives on its own churning obsolescence. In the long run, the old technology is clearly superior to the new one.EyeInHandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673778556242947205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5489685783704493755.post-41169135473199423062010-02-01T18:42:49.386-05:002010-02-01T18:42:49.386-05:00Here! Here! Three cheers for the traditional book...Here! Here! Three cheers for the traditional books; the smell of musty covers, the pages with smeared cookie crumbs on them and the favorite pages marked or turned down. Nothing can beat it!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06873878223861672856noreply@blogger.com