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Originally Posted by Ravensknight
It isn't about catching people's eyes, not really. Most coffeetable books are simply meant to look good lying around [kind of like me  ]. You seem to be describing more of a virtual picture... |
I'm one of those odd people who believe in form following function. I see a coffee table book, I'll look at it. If I were to put one on the coffee table, it will be there to be looked at, not look good lying around. Putting the images on an an unused TV screen just happens to be another way of displaying the images inside.
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Originally Posted by Ravensknight
Um, first off, you're ON Mobileread, posting. That says a LOT...
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You're too kind. If I knew everything I needed to know about e-books, etc. I wouldn't be here. My primary purpose for being here is to learn and, believe me, I have learned a lot.
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Originally Posted by Ravensknight
...Second, my parents don't even know what DVI or HDMI is...
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Neither did I when I went in to get the cable. I pointed out which kinds of sockets I had on my computer and on my TV and the Fry's guy told me what they were and what I needed. I also read the directions that came with the TV which helped a lot. I have learned a lot since then.
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Originally Posted by Ravensknight
...Third, just because you have the instructions doesn't mean you can make the connection. I have written down, several times, how to post pictures on Facebook for several older people I know. It doesn't matter because while they can do it by rote, if something is even the slightest bit OFF, they don't know how to compensate.
and as a guy who's been in the A/V area for over a decade, I know it doesn't take MUCH AT ALL to throw things out of wack. One wrong software setting, hidden away some odd place in windows, makes it impossible.
So fantastic for you for being able to put all that together. I think that is awesome. But don't go making the assumption that everybody else your age can as well. Or that it will go as easy for others as for you...
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Check out my early posts (and some of the recent ones) in the calibre forum and you will see how computer illiterate I was at that time (it hasn't improved much since then). One thing I've learned when getting instructions from geeks is to impress on them how little I know. What is common knowledge for them is gobbledygook for me so I have to tell them to walk me through it every detailed, little step by every detailed, little step. If I don't get something, I'm not afraid to say so. And I'm not afraid to ask for help. I've also learned when giving out directions myself to not asume the person I'm giving the directions to already knows anything.
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Originally Posted by Ravensknight
...Finally, [phew  ], why do I have to think outside the box? The box defines what is inside of it. you want something else [like what you did], do that. But don't break my box because your idea doesn't fit inside it. Go get your own box, hahahaha... |
I just said you were not thinking outside the box; I didn't say you had to think outside the box. And I already have a box. Don't go messin' with my box and I won't break yours.
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Originally Posted by Ravensknight
...Oh, on subject. I don't think paper will be gone in 5 years. Paper is so cheap that in developing countries, it will hang on for decades to come. Email hasn't gotten rid of mail yet, but mail IS becoming more and more scarce.
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There we are in full agreement. Even in this country, paper is still cheaper.
