tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778501625107953159.post3224203692336088506..comments2022-08-04T01:19:41.240-07:00Comments on The Raven's Vault: The art of disappearingAlric Ravensingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09322478537004169900noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778501625107953159.post-80078534671917783082012-01-02T00:06:35.143-07:002012-01-02T00:06:35.143-07:00There's nothing more solid than a book telling...There's nothing more solid than a book telling a Kindle, "I don't need to be plugged in to be used. Good luck in the post-hurricane craze!"<br /><br />Scholars and academia have suggested (and rooted) the idea that there's no such thing as a "closed system," where a generator is its own consumer. For example, the silly idea of placing one windmill behind the other and connecting them so that the energy generated from the first powers the one behind it to rotate (thus, blowing wind into the first). Because electricity is a limited and generated resource, I doubt that "fast and" easy will reign when there are people who can't afford to maintain a generator. <br /><br />Heck, a book is more durable than an electronic device designed for reading. I could toss my backpack o'textbooks (instead of a backpack o'Kindles) anywhere I want, and I'd still be able to read the text. Look around and see that paper documents, advertisements, and materials still exist. I have no fear for what's to come later on, my friend~Kevin BattleBloodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04804109661996325733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778501625107953159.post-18191594121052418162011-12-31T20:35:59.453-07:002011-12-31T20:35:59.453-07:00I don't think that things like books, newspape...I don't think that things like books, newspapers, games, magazines, etc. will ever vanish completely. Look at vinyls! My parents still own LPs from as far back as the 60s (even though they were just kids then). They held onto them for all this time, and we just got a converter a few years ago so we can actually play them again.<br /><br />Now in the music industry (particularly indie) vinyl is making a comeback. People like the tactile nature of a real album. It's interesting and out of the ordinary and so they're drawn to it.<br /><br />The same thing I see happening with cameras. Digital photography has mostly taken over, but people still use film cameras, either as a filter for their digital, or as a contrast to it.<br /><br />People are sentimental. They like to hold onto the past.Heather Ravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09864579203228069025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-778501625107953159.post-31351051119462873362011-12-31T17:59:00.368-07:002011-12-31T17:59:00.368-07:00I LOVE the feeling of opening a new game package a...I LOVE the feeling of opening a new game package and starting it up for the first time. Downloading just takes away that feeling. Nostalgia...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com