On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 2:02 PM, Doug Elrod <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Mar 16, 6:11 pm, Dennis Brumm <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Under the principle of "There's nothing new under the sun", I wonder > > > if we're moving in a direction that has been tried before.... Maybe > > > something relating to the monasteries of the Dark Ages? > > > > Good point. And during the feudal period most of the serfs didn't read... > > And now that I've thought about it, I'll bet that even the ubiquitous > "over-the-shoulder box" has deep historical roots. Unless human > nature has changed more than I think in the last couple of thousand > years, I'll bet that even HOMER used "visual aids" (if he was really > blind, perhaps he travelled with someone like "Donna", a.k.a. Jill of > All Trades, to do this sort of thing!) We always pretty much use whatever technology is at our disposal, and especially whenever it makes our lives more convenient. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/wnndl?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
