on 10-29-04 12:32 AM, Jamie Kahn Genet at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'll pick a real book over a PDF any day. You can't curl up in bed or > lounge back comfortably in an office chair with a laptop (or at least I > can't very easily).
To say nothing of the consequences of dropping your book versus dropping your [EMAIL PROTECTED]@ There was a (sort of a) debate over "vegetal memory" a while back: "I find having an actual book for reference to be much more pleasing than a virtual copy of the book at most times. In many ways, the data is more accessible. I can flip through a physical book in a way that I cannot with an online source, since there are latency issues that cause metaphor shear. Also, it's very clumsy when a single page cannot be fit onto a monitor all at once at a reasonable font size. Having a physical book gives you infinite granularity in the ability to "pan" and "zoom" in non-clumsy way that a monitor of fixed size and position cannot emulate. A book is also more amenable to a range of body positions, in that you can lie on a couch, hunch over it at a desk, lean back in a chair, stand up with it, etc. A monitor on a desk is fixed, and this results in a fidgety uncomfortableness." - "Skynight" http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2003/12/5/183546/913 For my part, I just hope the term "vegetal memory" never catches on. "Book" has such a solid, woody sound to it. Best, James Fraser -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
