RASPUTIN wrote:
The resistance to purely electronic "culture" could be its own subculture:
 
"...In other words we're talking about an underground, which did exist in a different way during the Dark Ages among the mystical orders of the Church. And the purpose of this underground is to find out how to preserve the light, life, the culture. How to keep things living..."

 JrzyTmata wrote: 
 gesundheit

 JrzyTmata wrote: 

Gives a whole new meaning to book burning, don't it?

 JrzyTmata wrote: 

Tyrants dig it.

 JrzyTmata wrote: 

How to Use the Plural Word Media Correctly

Anybody ever heard of somebody complain about the media? Every heard somebody phrase a statement similar to "The media is so annoying." Or, "The media drives me crazy." Ever realize his or her grammar is incorrect in the preceding two sentences?

Well it is. While these may not be blatant errors to most, learning small grammar rules will not only help you in day to day life, but it can also impress a potential boss interviewing you or a current boss when you send an email (providing they know grammar basics).

Media is the plural form of medium. Therefore, media should be used as a plural subject instead of a singular subject.

"The media are so annoying." And, "The media drive me crazy."

Sounds strange, right? It's because it's so frequently misused that our ears have been trained to think the former examples are correct.

And that's today's quick grammar fact.

 JrzyTmata wrote: 


I agree with you. I find it disturbingly unstable.

I have done an experiment with my life and turned off the internet at home. Just access via phone or at work.

Its actually kind of pleasent!

who named this thread? Are? I has a grammah ishyoo.

society's complete dependence on electronic media is scary. POOF! you're deleted.

 hippiechick wrote: 
Millions of people still buy CDs, though the numbers are dropping slowly.  I haven't even been in a Border's in a few years.

 Proclivities wrote: 
True enough.  I may have to build one for the Mark Twain biography (volume 1) that is over 750 pages of fine print. 

 RASPUTIN wrote: 
I imagine the press runs of new books may be smaller than before, but we can probably choose from the billions of books in existence to put on the shelves that get built. 

 oldslabsides wrote: 
Why would a person buy a heavy book if s/he could download it onto a reader, have the reader read it, have a children's book be interactive, thereby entertaining as well as educating. And if you want to print it out, you can print it from your own printer at home. I have read articles about 3-D printers that will "print" a table right in your own home.

Remember cd's? I used to go into Borders and listen to music on their stations, then buy a few cd's. Who does that now? Well, nobody, because Borders doesn't even carry cd's for the most part any more.

I remember when every household had a set of encyclopedias. Parents saved their pennies to be able to afford a set for their children.

How many people still have land lines? Phone books?

I went to a seminar once where the guy said you can be the best buggy whip manufacturer in the world, but if no one needs a buggy whip...

I would bet money on print as we know it being completely gone within 10 years.

 oldslabsides wrote: 

Interesting.  I've wondered about this too.  Personally, I like looking up on the book shelves and seeing my books.  Plus, I like building book shelves!  It'll be interesting to see over the next few years how this plays out.

 oldslabsides wrote: 
whatever happened to the paperless society we were supposed to have? 

 oldslabsides wrote: 


Yea I am a tree lover to. Recycling is a GOOD thing.

I would be curious to see the numbers on deforesting for habitation and for printing purposes.

I of course see this point as happening, but I still love doing my watercolors. Guess its time to learn how to make my own paper!!!!

 hippiechick wrote: 

I don't know if print media will never be completely gone.  It may soon be relegated to a cult status like vinyl records though.  I believe there will always be a certain percentage of the populace which will demand physically tangible reading material as opposed to the virtual alternatives.

 mem_313 wrote: 

People thought stone tablets were pretty cool before there was papyrus.

I think the decline of paper use is a good thing, but then I'm a tree hugger.  I think there will probably always be books, but they will become luxury items for collectors.

 hippiechick wrote: 


There is a lot of printing besides newspapers and books.

Just don't like absolutes. I prefer thinking there is room for everything in this world.

 mem_313 wrote: 
Ever is a long time

With the advent of book readers in color, and the opportunity for interactivity, books will continue to disappear. Just like dvds. And magazines are ideal for a reader. Newspapers are already ringing the death knell. The difficulty is getting people to pay for internet content like they pay for paper.

And everyone I know prints in China, forcing the closing of US printers. Kiss print goodbye.

 hippiechick wrote: 


I have my doubts that print will ever be completely obsolete.