I remember a great line from the 90s on the topic: "you can't grep paper!"
Unfortunately I prefer physical books/paper for most circumstances and uses. It is *great*, however that I have at my fingertips a huge collection of electronic documents formatted (usually) professionally, both online and downloaded. Riches beyond my imagination 20-30 years ago. On 6/16/20 1:55 PM, Gary Schiltz wrote: > Dissenting opinion here. I dislike paper books. That said, PDF, i.e. > preformatted content, only looks good on large screens like computer > displays or large tablets. > > On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 12:49 PM <thompnicks...@gmail.com > <mailto:thompnicks...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Actually, I hate it. > > > > n > > > > Nicholas Thompson > > Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology > > Clark University > > thompnicks...@gmail.com <mailto:thompnicks...@gmail.com> > > https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/ > > > > > > *From:* Friam <friam-boun...@redfish.com > <mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com>> *On Behalf Of *Frank Wimberly > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 16, 2020 11:28 AM > *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group > <friam@redfish.com <mailto:friam@redfish.com>> > *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] Free online Springer books > > > > You're lucky that you're willing to read PDFs. I want to hold the > book and my 🖨️ isn't robust enough to put out a whole book. > > --- > Frank C. Wimberly > 140 Calle Ojo Feliz, > > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/140+Calle+Ojo+Feliz,++Santa+Fe,+NM+87505?entry=gmail&source=g> > Santa Fe, NM 87505 > > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/140+Calle+Ojo+Feliz,++Santa+Fe,+NM+87505?entry=gmail&source=g> > > 505 670-9918 > Santa Fe, NM > > > > On Tue, Jun 16, 2020, 11:24 AM Jon Zingale <jonzing...@gmail.com > <mailto:jonzing...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Nick, > > It does look like a good read, though your reminder is a good > one. I wish > there were a decent app for predicting the value xyz > information will be to > me, how well it will synergize with other experiences. OTOH, I > know I would > get bored if my path were known to me. Ah, but I am very happy > to have a pdf > copy of John Lee's text on smooth manifolds! > > > > -- > Sent from: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ > > - .... . -..-. . -. -.. -..-. .. ... -..-. .... . .-. . > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam > <http://bit.ly/virtualfriam> > un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ > > - .... . -..-. . -. -.. -..-. .. ... -..-. .... . .-. . > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam > <http://bit.ly/virtualfriam> > un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ > > > - .... . -..-. . -. -.. -..-. .. ... -..-. .... . .-. . > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam > un/subscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > archives: http://friam.471366.n2.nabble.com/ > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/
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