<div dir="ltr">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, <br>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.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 3:31 PM Steve Smith <<a href="mailto:sasmyth@swcp.com">sasmyth@swcp.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p>I remember a great line from the 90s on the topic:</p>
<p>"you can't grep paper!"</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>On 6/16/20 1:55 PM, Gary Schiltz wrote:<br>
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<div dir="auto">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. </div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at
12:49 PM <<a href="mailto:thompnickson2@gmail.com" target="_blank">thompnickson2@gmail.com</a>>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Nicholas Thompson</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Emeritus Professor of Ethology and
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<p class="MsoNormal">Clark University</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Friam <<a href="mailto:friam-bounces@redfish.com" target="_blank">friam-bounces@redfish.com</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Frank Wimberly<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 16, 2020 11:28 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> The Friday Morning Applied Complexity
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [FRIAM] Free online Springer
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt">You're
lucky that you're willing to read PDFs. I want to
hold the book and my <span>🖨</span>️ isn't robust
enough to put out a whole book.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Tue, Jun 16, 2020, 11:24 AM
Jon Zingale <<a href="mailto:jonzingale@gmail.com" target="_blank">jonzingale@gmail.com</a>>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Nick,<br>
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It does look like a good read, though your
reminder is a good one. I wish<br>
there were a decent app for predicting the value
xyz information will be to<br>
me, how well it will synergize with other
experiences. OTOH, I know I would<br>
get bored if my path were known to me. Ah, but I
am very happy to have a pdf<br>
copy of John Lee's text on smooth manifolds!<br>
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