[IWE] On newspapers VS computer screens

D. Scott Katzer iwe@warhead.org.uk
Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:12:20 -0400


Hi,

Ashton Brown wrote:
> Garrison Keillor on TOTN (Talk of ...) - mentions radio having a fine 
> future; troubled about the fate of many newspapers;
> Can't imagine life without a newspaper - -
>
> ~~
> "With the paper, I can scan pretty quickly the whole paper and 
> conclude 'Nope, there's no news today..'
> But going through all those computer screens takes much much longer ..."
Papers are nice in many respects, but a terrible waste in others.  
Flexible displays should minimize the need for physical papers (eventually).
> Yep, looks like there's no news today - 6 screens later.
There is some news - Z is back up!

Cheers,
Scott.