tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930557924300109549.post5263774116132173395..comments2023-08-21T15:25:05.205-06:00Comments on POST-MAC BLUES: Mac on BooksDia Sobin (Araqinta)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03398194511342193439noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930557924300109549.post-38493238066586472042010-06-08T14:39:17.072-06:002010-06-08T14:39:17.072-06:00Ah, books... guess it's kind of a tactile thin...Ah, books... guess it's kind of a tactile thing - they even smell good!<br />Actually, Mac's comment came from one of our "apocalypse" discussions... in which we concluded that the survival of books depended upon small, private libraries - among them, mine and his... and yours, too - so, take good care of them! :-)Dia Sobin (Araqinta)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03398194511342193439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930557924300109549.post-26135880705511810452010-06-08T08:02:11.682-06:002010-06-08T08:02:11.682-06:00Certainly the 'Net could be leveled overnight ...Certainly the 'Net could be leveled overnight -- either temporarily or (in the case of EMP) - somewhat permanently. In the latter case, I'd fear for the survival of books as well.<br /><br />In "Snow Crash", Stephenson makes a case for clay tablets being the most durable of records.<br /><br />In any case I *LIKE* books. Solid. Durable. Each one a door to somewhere/when/thing else.BG Dodsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06781353558372397870noreply@blogger.com