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Random thoughts about reading,books,etc.
People used to read on scrolls before books, now with the internet people read mostly by scrolling.
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Some of the oldest surviving texts are preserved on clay tablets. Today many of us read digital texts on electronic tablets. Have we come full circle?
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09-29-2019, 05:05 PM | #3 |
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Is the pen really mightier than the sword?
and if so, Would that make the keyboard mightier than a machine gun? Last edited by Ricky D'Angelo; 09-29-2019 at 08:48 PM. |
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Considering people are also increasingly communicating with emojis/gifs, like ancient egyptian hieroglyphics, then yes we've come full circle.
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If chimpanzees could write, what kind of books would they write about?
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Nit-picking, or, You Scratch My Back I'll Scratch Yours
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Why can't you judge a book by it's cover?
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When you see the writing on the wall is that good or bad?
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It is certainly bad if you see it coming closer and closer from a speeding car with broken brakes.
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It's also bad when it's on the wall of a skyscraper and it announces the elevators are broken.
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