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Originally Posted by Sonist
Anyway, I am glad we agree "that paper will dissapear eventually." This was the whole point of the discussion.  |
I sincerely doubt that. Though the use of paper books will dwindle, I don't think it will disappear completely. But, I think the paper used for note-taking will.
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Originally Posted by Stringer
How do you know the people you give those post-its don't throw them away?
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I never throw away my post-its! I have a better purpose for them. They are square and can be made into awesome geometric figures with Origami...
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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
I never give people notes on post-its. If I don't tell them directly, I e-mail them. They are exclusively for my use, and only use when I cannot jot something into my PDA (which is usually right there with me) or my PC. That's why a single pad lasts so long.
No, I don't usually rummage through the trash to find other peoples' thrown-away notes... but digging through trashcans looking for note-paper would take longer than getting my PDA, so what's the point in that?
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I agree, though I never throw away paper that still has some white spaces on it... And people aren't using enough post-its, I still need around 40 more pieces to create a larger figure...
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Originally Posted by primbs
I wonder about the integrity of ebooks.
"What is really of concern, as those of us who have read our Orwell know, is that without hard copy books can be changed, doctored and manipulated at will to suit any political climate or support any bureaucratic or government agenda. The government is already dismantling and downgrading our libraries."
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Actually, I think with the advance of electronic books, one part of the problems of (American) libraries can be solved. I was shocked when I heard about books being banned from the library because they showed a different side of a story. Or books that were defaced (parts of pages blacked out), because people didn't agree on what it said. With the internet you can always get everything. Unless your government will block those access points as well (like in China).
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Originally Posted by Stringer
But the PDA eats electricity. Or do you produce that with some nature friendly method like solar power?
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Not yet, but we will get solar panels on the roof. I agree with Steve, the footprint of an electronical device is much smaller than paper. If I look at myself, since I bought my first ebook reader, I've bought about 70% less paper books. And I'm now using my second device (actually my third, but my second is in use by my husband, so it's being recycled
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