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Originally Posted by HarryT
Don't forget Sturgeon's Law, which says that "90% of everything is crap". The problem with information found on the web is that it's difficult to assess its accuracy. With a science book from a reputable publisher, you know that the contents of the book will have been peer-reviewed, and will be trustworthy.
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That's one drawback. The other problem is that it's scattered. The web is a fine place (depending upon where you look) to pick up individual bits and pieces on a topic. It's much less good for a "start from the beginning" overview of a topic you don't already have knowledge of.
(And lack of existing knowledge makes evaluation of what you find harder. I used to see technical questions posted to message areas which got a dozen replies in a few hours, half of which were simply wrong. After a while, you learned which posters actually knew something, but you had to go through that winnowing process.)
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Dennis