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Post #31,622
by wharris2
3/11/02 11:26:33 AM
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New 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
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New 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
     "Learning Perl" on the cheap. - (a6l6e6x) - (11) - March 10, 2002, 06:02:14 PM EST
         Depending how well you learn online... - (ben_tilly) - (1) - March 10, 2002, 07:11:29 PM EST
             And miss having a *llama* on the bookshelf? :) - (a6l6e6x) - March 10, 2002, 11:35:39 PM EST
         Why buy a book when the web has it for free? - (nking) - (8) - March 10, 2002, 09:44:27 PM EST
             Much easier to sit on a toilet with a paper book - (wharris2) - (5) - March 10, 2002, 11:10:55 PM EST
                 But can't your just print out a web page - (nking) - (4) - March 10, 2002, 11:27:59 PM EST
                     Not quality or cost-effective in many/most cases - (wharris2) - (3) - March 11, 2002, 10:11:25 AM EST
                         But improved interactivity - (ben_tilly) - (2) - March 11, 2002, 11:15:39 AM EST
                             Hyperlinks hyped - (wharris2) - (1) - March 11, 2002, 11:26:33 AM EST
                                 Not that vanishing... - (ben_tilly) - March 11, 2002, 11:43:59 AM EST
             At least one practical reason comes to mind. - (Ashton) - (1) - March 11, 2002, 04:15:32 AM EST
                 OT Re: ruined hearing - (drewk) - March 11, 2002, 11:25:01 AM EST

Only a Stephen Hawking vs. Larry Flynt joust could compare in terms of universal significance.
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