Ali, Yes, it seems very quiet. But so is another list (not to do with web development) - has been for a few days. Perhaps it's sun spots.
I did some stone subbing on The Times a 'few' years ago. It was a joy to watch the compositors putting a page together and typing away on the linotype machines. They were often better at knowing what decisions were needed that I was. There was so much scope for these semi-mechanical skills then; it was amore flexible way to work. For all their marvels, computerised compositing has less flexibility. It enables much more than used to be possible, but perhaps that obscures the point. As Macluan pointed out, in the technological age 'the medium is the message'. Joseph ----- Original Message ----- From: Alida Saxon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Been around a while? I'm only old enough for letraset and the stat > machine in common use. > > OT, but doesn't the list seem a little quiet? Either that or I'm not > getting all the mail. Not even 10 pieces today so far. > > Ali > > Joseph Harris wrote: > > >Ah, yes. Those were the days. > > > >Joseph > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: Alida Saxon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >>And if you think this is a rant, you should have to sit down and listen > >>to my father when he talks about the last days of handset type, the > >>printing biz, etc. ;-) > >> > > > > > > > > > ____ . The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM . ____ > To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: > http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub > > ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ > > You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to %%email.unsub%% > ____ • The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM • ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
