tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post3148543034561568110..comments2023-07-14T07:42:45.273-05:00Comments on Beam Me Up - Science & Science Fiction news: Bradbury prefers library over internetBeam Me Uphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16507215843874160767noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-8008534526698177862009-06-30T18:01:52.828-05:002009-06-30T18:01:52.828-05:00"I have to admit. If i had to give up one for..."I have to admit. If i had to give up one for the other, it would be goodbye internet." <br /><br />I agree, Donald. <br /><br />Reminds me of the classic Twilight Zone story 'All the time in the world'...Shaunhttp://antisf.com.au/shaunsaunders/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-26376103982742172402009-06-30T11:50:04.802-05:002009-06-30T11:50:04.802-05:00Donald, Shaun
I am siding with you gents. I have ...Donald, Shaun<br />I am siding with you gents. I have always thought that the book was one of the most efficient and green invention man has ever developed. I must profess that most of my reading of late HAS been on the web but at the end of the day, I look forward to opening a book or magazine and just relaxing. That may well be the defining line between our generation and those that grew up Beam Me Uphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507215843874160767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-6938608355327426812009-06-30T09:44:27.630-05:002009-06-30T09:44:27.630-05:00Personally, I live online. Research, Warcraft, Pok...Personally, I live online. Research, Warcraft, Poker, other games, etc. And always looking up stuff for my own game, and hints to other games, or finding who did what when.<br /> Even so, I have over 700 books, some first edition sci-fi, 1880 encyclopedias, etc. I have to admit. If i had to give up one for the other, it would be goodbye internet. <br /> You just don't get the same feeling, kallamishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387052990728026975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31959155.post-26803296248697133042009-06-29T17:00:39.134-05:002009-06-29T17:00:39.134-05:00I must admit (like many) to using the internet for...I must admit (like many) to using the internet for research plus general reading on current affairs...But, there is *nothing* like sitting down with a physical book, or walking through a library (or 2nd hand book store, for eg), with the books - 'treasures' - waiting to be found. <br /><br />And as for Ray's comment on education, the advantage of the library is that you set you own Shaunhttp://antisf.com.au/shaunsaunders/noreply@blogger.com