I noticed that this seems to be just Math textbooks for now, but what about history? Right now, history is re-written with every new textbook. More "facts" are discovered, a new slant is proposed, or it is presented with a different perspective.
Will this make it easier to re-write history? or will it become harder because any changes will have to be submitted to a committee?
Maybe we should stick to Math and not put History Textbooks on the web right now?
As the gorn beast falls, it waves its arms frantically as if trying desparately to invent gorn-beast flight. You note with some satisfaction that gorn beasts do not fly so much as plummet.
It may not be an exact quote, but I loved that line.
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Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig likes it.
One of the big problems with my vision of a "paperless society" has been that most of our electronic paper (i.e. PDA's, Laptops, eBooks, etc.) shows one page at a time. Often when we look at paper, we look at one and compare it with another. When I read a book, I often like to flip back to a previous page and compare what was said on one page with what is being said on the current page. Some times, I even like to compare what is being said in my current book with what was said by the same author in a different book.
Until now, it was possible to have multiple books in an eBook reader, but only one screen/book displayed at a time. I know that there are some that display two books at once, but it has been very inconvenient to view.
Now imagine a "book" with a few pages of this display in it. One display could show one book while another page showed a different book. You could even have one page show the beginning of a book while another page showed somewhere in the middle.
With a "book" like this, you could have multiple textbooks in a single book. Simply switch from a science book to a math book in a snap. Compare problems on one page with answers on the next page without flipping back and forth. Need a textbook for school? Simply download the latest version. Have your syllabus on one page, your textbook on another. Carry 10 textbooks in a single folder.
That being said, there is still a lot to do before this can be done. Obviously, it must be a lot less expensive. A bigger page with better resolution would be most helpful. And for textbooks, you almost have to have color. And a format that would allow several of these displays to be bound into a single book.
I have wanted a "book" like this for years and can't wait until it is finally possible.
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I noticed that this seems to be just Math textbooks for now, but what about history? Right now, history is re-written with every new textbook. More "facts" are discovered, a new slant is proposed, or it is presented with a different perspective.
Will this make it easier to re-write history? or will it become harder because any changes will have to be submitted to a committee?
Maybe we should stick to Math and not put History Textbooks on the web right now?
Can I be your lawyer?
First, after paying my fee and court costs ($699), I advise a counter suit asking that the case be dissmissed with predjudice.
Either way, you will win!!!
As the gorn beast falls, it waves its arms frantically as if trying desparately to invent gorn-beast flight. You note with some satisfaction that gorn beasts do not fly so much as plummet.
It may not be an exact quote, but I loved that line.
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Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig likes it.
On the plus side, there are new languages showing up all the time. Klingon, Vulcan, Romulan, Cardassian ....
Imagine the programming possibilities!!!
I am willing to admit that SCO is a crime, but who is claiming that they are organized??
I think I would be willing to admit that it was spread by a criminal comany.
One of the big problems with my vision of a "paperless society" has been that most of our electronic paper (i.e. PDA's, Laptops, eBooks, etc.) shows one page at a time. Often when we look at paper, we look at one and compare it with another. When I read a book, I often like to flip back to a previous page and compare what was said on one page with what is being said on the current page. Some times, I even like to compare what is being said in my current book with what was said by the same author in a different book.
Until now, it was possible to have multiple books in an eBook reader, but only one screen/book displayed at a time. I know that there are some that display two books at once, but it has been very inconvenient to view.
Now imagine a "book" with a few pages of this display in it. One display could show one book while another page showed a different book. You could even have one page show the beginning of a book while another page showed somewhere in the middle.
With a "book" like this, you could have multiple textbooks in a single book. Simply switch from a science book to a math book in a snap. Compare problems on one page with answers on the next page without flipping back and forth. Need a textbook for school? Simply download the latest version. Have your syllabus on one page, your textbook on another. Carry 10 textbooks in a single folder.
That being said, there is still a lot to do before this can be done. Obviously, it must be a lot less expensive. A bigger page with better resolution would be most helpful. And for textbooks, you almost have to have color. And a format that would allow several of these displays to be bound into a single book.
I have wanted a "book" like this for years and can't wait until it is finally possible.At first it was every three years.
1994
1997
2000
Then it switched to every two years.
2002
2004
2006 *
Next, it will be every year
2007*
2008*
2009*
and then twice a year
spring and fall 2010 *
spring and fall 2011 *
spring and fall 2012 *
Then once a quarter, once a month, twice a month, and so on.
I expect that by 2020 we should be having these once a day.
* anticipated future date.