Bookstores [Was: Re: Going OT [Was: Re: Replacing PBXes with Open Source]]

[Michael Costolo]

On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 12:58:02 -0400, Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org> wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 12:39:44 -0400
> Jon maddog Hall <maddog at li.org> wrote:
> 
> > I will have to agree with Ben.  Despite the fact that I too love the
> > feeling of pages turning between my hands, and I love taking that book
> > out under the tree, or into the hammock in the back yard, there are
> > economies that will force printed books out of existence.
> Great post.
> I too prefer books. I am uncomfortable reading large amounts of online
> text. Maybe if I had one of Thad Starner's wearables with high
> resolution glasses, I could join Maddog under the tree with a computer.
> Years ago I learned how to use an abacus. I still have it somewhere.
> It's much closer to Linux than Windows since you never get a blue screen
> of death with it :-)

I don't ever see myself curling up in bed with my laptop.   And the
paperless office has yet to be realized.  Methinks if there is a way
to make a buck with dead tree versions, someone will be doing it.

-Mike-

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