Much easier to sit on a toilet with a paper book

Post #31,567 by wharris2 3/10/02 11:10:55 PM Reply	Much easier to sit on a toilet with a paper book One reason I've always liked dead tree books rather than HTML or other video blah-blah, I can go sit and learn. (Besides, video displays still don't have the quality of a printed page.) Where each demon is slain, more hate is raised, yet hate unchecked also multiplies. - L. E. Modesitt
Post #31,578 by nking 3/10/02 11:27:59 PM Reply	But can't your just print out a web page or Acrobat file or Postscript file or whatever and then staples the pages into a notebook or something and then read it in the toliet? Get a [link\|http://www.gnutella.org\|GNUTella] client, point it at a server, and enter "Perl EBook" and see what pops up. :) "Will work for fair salary and benefits, seeking company with integrity."
Post #31,605 by wharris2 3/11/02 10:11:25 AM Reply	Not quality or cost-effective in many/most cases Considering the cost of toner, paper, and the poor quality of a 3-ring bound printed file, I still prefer a decent quality published book. But I do have colleagues who print hundreds of pages of online or Acrobat files. Where each demon is slain, more hate is raised, yet hate unchecked also multiplies. - L. E. Modesitt
Post #31,617 by ben_tilly 3/11/02 11:15:39 AM Reply	But improved interactivity Hyperlinking gives a lot more flexibility in how you navigate material than printed matter. Also with some of those resources (perlmonks in particular) there is an opportunity to interact either through chat or posting. The ability to put out your understanding and receive targetted corrections where needed does wonders for accuracy. That said, I prefer to learn significant topics from a book, then refine through online interaction. Cheers, Ben "... I couldn't see how anyone could be educated by this self-propagating system in which people pass exams, teach others to pass exams, but nobody knows anything." --Richard Feynman
Post #31,622 by wharris2 3/11/02 11:26:33 AM Reply	Hyperlinks hyped Hyperlinking gives a lot more flexibility in how you navigate material than printed matter. Sure, but examples of well-linked documents are vanishingly rare. And you still (usually) get more legible information on a printed page than you can put on a computer screen. Where each demon is slain, more hate is raised, yet hate unchecked also multiplies. - L. E. Modesitt
Post #31,629 by ben_tilly 3/11/02 11:43:59 AM Reply	Not that vanishing... Most decent wikis will wind up well-linked. And for aimless wandering through the trackless wildernesss, well try [link\|http://www.everything2.org\|E2]. Cheers, Ben "... I couldn't see how anyone could be educated by this self-propagating system in which people pass exams, teach others to pass exams, but nobody knows anything." --Richard Feynman

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