I rather hate to admit it, but a good part of my preference for electronic versions of information these days is highly related to my lack of good reading glasses, which is in turn related to my laziness when it comes to getting out to buy some. Here in EC, I can't just go to the drug store to buy cheapies, I would have to actually go to an optometrist (5 hour round trip), get an exam, go back a week later, and pick them up. With e-books, I can just change to a bigger font and/or zoom. Plus, I can read in the dark.
On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 3:31 PM Steve Smith <sasm...@swcp.com> wrote: > 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> wrote: > >> Actually, I hate it. >> >> >> >> n >> >> >> >> Nicholas Thompson >> >> Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology >> >> Clark University >> >> thompnicks...@gmail.com >> >> https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/ >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* Friam <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> >> *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> 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 >> 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/ >> > > - .... . -..-. . -. -.. -..-. .. ... -..-. .... . .-. . > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Zoom Fridays 9:30a-12p Mtn GMT-6 bit.ly/virtualfriam > un/subscribe <http://bit.ly/virtualfriamun/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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