tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post7107668100125976802..comments2023-11-02T07:11:24.649-05:00Comments on Almost Interesting Musings on Life: BYE BYE BOOKSFoofahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11490919763408427647noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post-39859894443055705122007-12-10T13:01:00.000-06:002007-12-10T13:01:00.000-06:00Mom- You have it with the gadget because it stores...Mom- You have it with the gadget because it stores what you buy on their server. If something happens to that though, maybe you are out of luck. Change in what something will run is an idea I hadn’t thought of though. <BR/><BR/>Ryan- Shut up about Ghost Dad, Bill Cosby had the saddest look ever on his face in this one shot. <BR/><BR/>Sling- I totally agree, maybe people will start passing down machines. <BR/><BR/>Dmarks- Yeah the free wireless is an insanely awesome feature. <BR/><BR/>Red7Eric- The screen is apparently some kind of fancy thing that looks exactly like a page from a book nad isn’t like a typical screen at all. Purchasing old book smell is the nastiest thing ever. <BR/><BR/>Auld hat- Yeah the geekgasm is totally understandable. Scratch and sniff books are totally gross. Remember how pickle smelled?<BR/><BR/>Katrina- That is exactly how I feel. I just don’t know if I can never say never<BR/><BR/>Mom- I know what you mean. It is a total bummer not being able to play some of those super fun games in their original state. What I wouldn’t give to play Hero from the Commodore 64.Foofahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11490919763408427647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post-34302862264828784502007-12-10T11:51:00.000-06:002007-12-10T11:51:00.000-06:00dmarks -- Any software that was developed before a...dmarks -- Any software that was developed before about 1997 is likely to have trouble running on today's hardware. Maybe someone could find a way to make it work, but I lack the skills and Dad hasn't messed with it much. We have a large library of software from the "early days". I'm especially interested in the kids' software -- stuff Natalie and her sister played with when they were little, and also my library of MECC software; I worked for MECC -- the folks who made <I> The Oregon Trail</I> -- in the 1990s. I still have an Apple // GS that I keep to run some of the old stuff. I need to get my Mac Powerbook (which I maintained with OS 8.5) repaired so I can run some more. And I have asked Dad to set me up with a "retro" PC (maybe Windows 97?) to run the rest. <BR/><BR/>I like the idea of being able to pass kids' stuff (toys, books, games) down from one generation to the next. I hated having to buy my kids things that I had had as a kid but that had been given away over the years. (Sure, <I>someone</I> got to use them, but it wasn't <I><B>my</I></B> kids.) With the kids' software, there's a lot of fun and creativity in those products! Plus a ton of legacy and history. It bugs me to think it's all being lost in our planned-obsolescence, throwaway culture.<BR/><BR/>I also worry about things like family photos, which everyone keeps in digital format these days. What happens a few decades from now? Will those file formats still be usable on next-next-next-generation gadgets? Who knows... Yah, sure we can print them out (although no one does) -- but those inks are expected to fade a lot faster than old photos used to.<BR/><BR/>OK, end of rant.<BR/>:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post-412306799549672822007-12-09T22:25:00.000-06:002007-12-09T22:25:00.000-06:00Yep, I have to say that I don't think I'd ever buy...Yep, I have to say that I don't think I'd ever buy a Kindle. I also can't say never but I don't believe I will. <BR/><BR/>Love, love, love books too much.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00678797562076346356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post-39452960425275880052007-12-09T17:34:00.000-06:002007-12-09T17:34:00.000-06:00I must confess, I'm having a wee bit of a geekgasm...I must confess, I'm having a wee bit of a geekgasm about this. Still, I don't think it will be that drastic. After all, one can still get records - and no mp3 gadget will ever sound as rich and alive as vinyl. (?) You know what I mean. Also, I will never actually purchase this thing. Not only is it waaaay out of my budget, but I am - at heart - too much of a romantic to give up the smell, feel, taste (?) of books. Remember those scratch-and-sniff kids books in the 80's? Oh how I adored them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post-89824237298060901532007-12-09T10:41:00.000-06:002007-12-09T10:41:00.000-06:00My first thought is, "will it give me a headache? ...My first thought is, "will it give me a headache? Because I know that if I'm stuck to my computer for more than three hours, I start to feel tiny little jackhammers right above my eyeballs and that $#!t ain't pretty.<BR/><BR/>Also ... I love my iPod too, but sometimes I buy the CD and then upload it to iTunes because I want to hold it in my hand and see the cover art (the main reason why the death of the LP 12" record was oh so very sad). I think it might be the same with books I love.<BR/><BR/>Maybe in 50 years, you'll be able to download the cover art -- and you'll be able to purchase "old book smell" for your Kindle to emit whenever it's in use. On second thought, that's kind of gross.Red Sevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10374428870925284956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post-54854738641550353402007-12-08T23:32:00.000-06:002007-12-08T23:32:00.000-06:00Natalie, one secret about the thing is that it has...Natalie, one secret about the thing is that it has a free nationwide wireless broadband. With the keyboard and browser, it makes it into an Internet terminal you can use anywhere.<BR/><BR/>Mom: What is it that had software that won't run on modern computers?dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post-35380274623105177702007-12-08T22:07:00.000-06:002007-12-08T22:07:00.000-06:00I don't have an mp3 player,or even a cell phone,so...I don't have an mp3 player,or even a cell phone,so I don't think I'll be getting a kindle..There is something about holding a book,that may have been passed down from loved ones that you cant get from a machine.Slinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12156315627331213427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post-3146842348552538342007-12-06T23:08:00.000-06:002007-12-06T23:08:00.000-06:00"The revolution is now." No shit. iPrepare you for..."The revolution is now." No shit. iPrepare you for a post of mine tomorrow - shockwaves.<BR/><BR/>hey check out my ost on the kindle, its more versitile than you think. Andy ihnako, a geek writer for the sun-times likes it more than the iphone, he is a serious dude, so for him to say that is incredible. i guess it comes with free internet service, yeah, free.<BR/><BR/>iHeard you liked "Ghost dad, maybe that's out on paperback for the kindle. ihear it comes with a tissue dispenser.<BR/><BR/>http://thunkdifferent.com/2007/12/02/amazon-kindle-uncut-video/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post-9924194800880832792007-12-06T17:02:00.002-06:002007-12-06T17:02:00.002-06:00One nice thing about a book is that, once you buy ...One nice thing about a book is that, once you buy it, you <I>have</I> it. An electronic book is yours only as long as you have a technological gadget that can display it. When the gadget-makers "upgrade" their product, you will probably have to buy a new gadget. Just like all the wonderful kids' software I have at home that won't run on modern computers -- such a shame, how ephemeral these creative works (the software) have turned out to be! Thus goes the modern dance of planned obsolescence. It's kind of obscene.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post-76416134730837924062007-12-06T16:48:00.000-06:002007-12-06T16:48:00.000-06:00Monica- I don't think i will either but I know mys...Monica- I don't think i will either but I know myself too well to never say never<BR/><BR/>Urban Chick- I totally agree books are the best.<BR/><BR/>BA- I would prefer a book any day. What I am wondering is how this will effect actual book production in the next 20yrs. <BR/><BR/>Mom- I never would have made that connection. It makes this thing even scarier.Foofahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11490919763408427647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post-10062648638861394722007-12-06T13:35:00.000-06:002007-12-06T13:35:00.000-06:00yeah the name is a serious question of judgementyeah the name is a serious question of judgementTraveling Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09508987701142070285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post-78735764857425289722007-12-06T00:12:00.000-06:002007-12-06T00:12:00.000-06:00Kindle? As in burn? As in, for instance, Fahrenhei...Kindle? As in <I>burn</I>? As in, for instance, <I>Fahrenheit 451</I>??<BR/><BR/>Weird.<BR/>Interesting, yes. But weird.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post-13717563769874426252007-12-05T22:21:00.000-06:002007-12-05T22:21:00.000-06:00MMMM...I don't know. I think it has it's uses, but...MMMM...I don't know. I think it has it's uses, but I think us die hard bibliophiles will never give up their books. Snuggling up in bed or in front of a fire with Kindle just isn't as appealing. <BR/><BR/>Plus? That name is just stupid.Blog Antagonisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09378330862349859998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post-13562142742938087012007-12-05T19:01:00.000-06:002007-12-05T19:01:00.000-06:00i second that emotion. i will never get one of tho...i second that emotion. i will never get one of those things either. i love the feel and smell of a book.Urban Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13020240168123313282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post-7765044148079007862007-12-05T13:55:00.000-06:002007-12-05T13:55:00.000-06:00i will never get one of those things. I want to ha...i will never get one of those things. I want to have and hold and read books. i stare at enough screens as it is.Traveling Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09508987701142070285noreply@blogger.com