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Old 08-18-2008, 04:11 PM   #16
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But I agree that I'd rather read a book than "recall" it.
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First, we have this little ceremony you have to go through...
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Old 08-18-2008, 04:59 PM   #19
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Old 08-18-2008, 05:03 PM   #20
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Every story will be custom made; crafted to an exquisite perfection beyond the dreams of human composition.
The best book you've ever read - multiplied a thousand-fold.
A little bit like Google's Ad Sense. That would be fun, and the end of authors, publishers, and the world as we know it.
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Old 08-18-2008, 06:03 PM   #22
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And how would TSA confiscate illegal downloads?
Oh boy, I can picture a far future, where a criminal could be condemned to perpetual dumbness: a complete brain wipe, except the minimum necessaru to breathe, eat, drink, crap and follow orders.

Or more complex features, like "forgetting" a certain ex-girlfriend or mother-in-law's existence.
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Old 08-18-2008, 06:08 PM   #23
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Oh boy, I can picture a far future, where a criminal could be condemned to perpetual dumbness: a complete brain wipe, except the minimum necessaru to breathe, eat, drink, crap and follow orders.

Or more complex features, like "forgetting" a certain ex-girlfriend or mother-in-law's existence.
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Old 08-18-2008, 06:10 PM   #24
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WTH?! Someone plagiarized me before I even had the idea!! :O
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Old 08-18-2008, 06:12 PM   #25
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WTH?! Someone plagiarized me before I even had the idea!! :O
aw !


(but, seriously, see that film. it's brilliant. i adore it.)
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I'll check it out for sure. I love Jim Carrey

(in a macho christian way, of course)
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(in a macho christian way, of course)
pffff !!! "of course" !!

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That's Electronic eBook reader if you must know. or EBReader (for short).
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That's Electronic eBook reader if you must know. or EBReader (for short).
You're wrong. Everyone knows (will know) that in the future, EBReaders are/will be known as simply ereaders. :P
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Old 08-18-2008, 07:51 PM   #30
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Actually, I'd have suggested interactive books, but we've had those for over 20 years (as interactive fiction, e.g. ZORK and its descendants).

Or textbooks or reference books that update themselves continuously... oh, wait, that's Wikipedia....

One idea might be "layered" books, where you can choose how much description you get vs. action scenes, for example... and when the heroine sits down to a delicious meal, the recipe is only a click away.
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