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Posted: Jan 12, 2021 - 12:07pm



 KarmaKarma wrote:

 Project Veritas 
  


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Posted: Jan 12, 2021 - 11:24am



 KarmaKarma wrote:


 westslope wrote:
National Public Radio is more than willing to give a platform to Trump and his associates.  In interviews.  Trump still has access to the White House press staff and can send all the press releases he wants to.

Stop the mindless talk of the homogeneous blob media.  
 
BREAKING: Project Veritas tapes show @PBS Principal Counsel Michael Beller advocating for political violence.

“Go to the White House & throw Molotov cocktails...”

“Even if Biden wins, we go for all the Republican voters, Homeland Security will take their children away…”

PBS top lawyer says gov should build 'enlightenment camps' and remove children from Trump supporting homes

 


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Posted: Jan 12, 2021 - 10:06am



 westslope wrote:
National Public Radio is more than willing to give a platform to Trump and his associates.  In interviews.  Trump still has access to the White House press staff and can send all the press releases he wants to.

Stop the mindless talk of the homogeneous blob media.  
 
BREAKING: Project Veritas tapes show @PBS Principal Counsel Michael Beller advocating for political violence.

“Go to the White House & throw Molotov cocktails...”

“Even if Biden wins, we go for all the Republican voters, Homeland Security will take their children away…”

PBS top lawyer says gov should build 'enlightenment camps' and remove children from Trump supporting homes

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Posted: Jan 12, 2021 - 9:42am

what goes around comes around...
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Posted: Jan 12, 2021 - 7:02am

National Public Radio is more than willing to give a platform to Trump and his associates.  In interviews.  Trump still has access to the White House press staff and can send all the press releases he wants to.

Stop the mindless talk of the homogeneous blob media.  
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Posted: Jan 12, 2021 - 5:52am

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Posted: Sep 17, 2014 - 4:55am

http://www.phillymag.com/news/2014/09/17/report-suspects-gay-bashing-will-meet-police-today/
Suspects in Gay Bashing Will Meet Police Today
kind of an incredible story.... basically two gay men were beat up by a crowd of assholes on Saturday night, a pic was released by the Philly police, which was all over FB yesterday. Someone (a reality start? Real Housewives of NJ?) discovered a pic of the same people eating out earlier that night on FB.... tweeted it..... and now they're turning themselves in.
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DeadSocial: Stay Active Online From Beyond The Grave.


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Posted: Jan 5, 2011 - 3:29pm

 rosedraws wrote:
I just noticed this in the email signature of a printer I'm using today:

Choose print. The paper industry plants more than it harvests and today
there are 25% more trees in the developed world than in 1900. Paper is
biodegradable, renewable and sustainable. Growing and harvesting trees
provides jobs while forestry plantations provide clean air, clean water,
wildlife habitat and carbon storage. A decline in the demand for paper
products risks a decline in sustainably managed re-growth forests. Use
print, it is tangible, it is effective in getting your message across and
when recycled it will come back to us as paper or board. 

 
Interesting logic. Apparently a young rapidly growing tree absorbs more Co2 than a mature tree, so so far so good. I guess the problem not addressed is how much Co2 is produced converting those trees in the bit of printed paper on your desk.



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Posted: Jan 5, 2011 - 3:10pm

I just noticed this in the email signature of a printer I'm using today:

Choose print. The paper industry plants more than it harvests and today
there are 25% more trees in the developed world than in 1900. Paper is
biodegradable, renewable and sustainable. Growing and harvesting trees
provides jobs while forestry plantations provide clean air, clean water,
wildlife habitat and carbon storage. A decline in the demand for paper
products risks a decline in sustainably managed re-growth forests. Use
print, it is tangible, it is effective in getting your message across and
when recycled it will come back to us as paper or board. 
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Posted: Jan 4, 2011 - 9:54am

 mem_313 wrote:




I feel the same way. Thankfully I still dexterity and wit to be able to write, and an acoustic guitar to sing along too....

 


Have dexterity ha!
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Posted: Jan 4, 2011 - 9:41am

 dmax wrote:

When all our creations become electronic, they're guaranteed to be unreadable or nonexistent in a few hundred years - unlike things written on paper or stone. With nothing physical to hold in your hand, when the electricity goes out - does it exist?

 


I feel the same way. Thankfully I still dexterity and wit to be able to write, and an acoustic guitar to sing along too....
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Posted: Jan 4, 2011 - 8:14am

 Manbird wrote:

When the electricity goes out, they will burn the rest of the books to stay warm and use the stones to smash each other's head in. 

 
Come over here and have a seat we can get a head start on the process.
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Posted: Jan 4, 2011 - 8:10am

 dmax wrote:

When all our creations become electronic, they're guaranteed to be unreadable or nonexistent in a few hundred years - unlike things written on paper or stone. With nothing physical to hold in your hand, when the electricity goes out - does it exist?
 
When the electricity goes out, they will burn the rest of the books to stay warm and use the stones to smash each other's head in. 


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Posted: Jan 4, 2011 - 8:06am

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I would love to see all paper publications go the way of the dinosaur.  Paper's day as a publishing medium can't pass soon enough for me.
 
When all our creations become electronic, they're guaranteed to be unreadable or nonexistent in a few hundred years - unlike things written on paper or stone. With nothing physical to hold in your hand, when the electricity goes out - does it exist?
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Posted: Jan 4, 2011 - 7:17am

 Proclivities wrote:

Great ironic quote - nostalgia is just not what it used to be. {#Propeller}
 
{#Mrgreen}

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Posted: Jan 4, 2011 - 7:16am

 mzpro5 wrote:

I felt that way until I got a Kindle.  The convenience and the fact that it is much easier on my eyes than a "real" book has made me a convert to ebooks.  A big part is the eInk technology used in the Kindle, no backlit screen so very comfortable to read.

I got my 81 yo Mom one for Christmas, didn't know if she would take to it as she has repeatedly not used technology gifts she received in the past, but she has fallen in love with it and has read 4 books since she got it 10 days ago.
 
No. 1 son's girlfriend has one. Not my thing I'm afraid. Maybe I'm just a good old fashioned Luddite.

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Posted: Jan 4, 2011 - 7:08am

 beamends wrote:

I have to say I much prefer a real book for literature, though not for reference.
 
I felt that way until I got a Kindle.  The convenience and the fact that it is much easier on my eyes than a "real" book has made me a convert to ebooks.  A big part is the eInk technology used in the Kindle, no backlit screen so very comfortable to read.

I got my 81 yo Mom one for Christmas, didn't know if she would take to it as she has repeatedly not used technology gifts she received in the past, but she has fallen in love with it and has read 4 books since she got it 10 days ago.

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Posted: Jan 4, 2011 - 7:05am

 beamends wrote:

Future-gazing has proved to be somewhat unreliable so far, I don't see that changing.

 
Great ironic quote - nostalgia is just not what it used to be. {#Propeller}

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Posted: Jan 4, 2011 - 6:58am

 hippiechick 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.
 
I have to say I much prefer a real book for literature, though not for reference. Mostly because it would be rare to find a single reference book that contained all the info I require, and of course relying on a single source is dangerous. I'm not sure I know anyone who ever had a set of encyclopedias! Not only were they expensive, they would be out of date as soon as they were published. Pre-web, I'd go to the library and get several books on a subject, now I google and use an aggregate of the information found.  

I believe print has a long life yet, it's demise was predicted when TV took off, as was the death of the cinema when Video's arrived - both are selling better than ever (though I note there was a 5% fall in US cinema attendance last year).

Future-gazing has proved to be somewhat unreliable so far, I don't see that changing.

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