tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19733180.post6315308739149833610..comments2024-03-24T07:56:33.811-05:00Comments on Allan R. Bevere: The Inevitable End of an EraAllan R. Beverehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07903011101108437513noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19733180.post-72438894550412492252012-03-15T06:18:41.159-05:002012-03-15T06:18:41.159-05:00I work in the printing industry and know its power...I work in the printing industry and know its power, and its liabilities/vulnerabilities. That's why I buy print. I spend the money to have ink on paper. At least, I can make candles to read by.Mike Helberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09840386155818967920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19733180.post-43905570511194684522012-03-14T21:35:09.088-05:002012-03-14T21:35:09.088-05:00Daniel, it wouldn't even require a world-wide ...Daniel, it wouldn't even require a world-wide power outage. One well placed virus could do tremendous damage to our knowledge base. <br /><br />Back to the middle ages in a week.Chuck Tackettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19733180.post-33267901248043137352012-03-14T17:17:01.534-05:002012-03-14T17:17:01.534-05:00As an ardent fan of Wikipedia, I'm not too sur...As an ardent fan of Wikipedia, I'm not too surprised by this, but I am a bit saddened. All of our digital information is so dependent upon reliable electicity. <br /><br />Some part of me worries, however, that should our world pass through a cataclysm of some sort and the internet ceases to exist as soon as the lights go out - what will happen to all of our knowledge? At least books have to be physically destroyed in order to lose their potential.Rev. Daniel McLain Hixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09314281652215835311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19733180.post-65396151964801143842012-03-14T14:54:44.380-05:002012-03-14T14:54:44.380-05:00My H.S. librarian is probably turning over in her ...My H.S. librarian is probably turning over in her grave over this news. I remember the lessons of how to properly use dictionaries and encyclopedias and how they were the starting place for any decent research paper. Still, there is something about having a book in one's hands. Though I use GOOGLE BOOKS in my academic work, I still find myself looking through Amazon and Abebooks for original copies of some of the works. I wonder if kids today will look upon their Kindle the same way 30 or 40 years hence?Danny Gnoreply@blogger.com