From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Fri Sep 15 2000 - 13:03:07 MDT
hal@finney.org wrote:
>
> Spike writes:
> > Truth is, I dont read
> > nearly as many books now as I did in my misspent youth. Now,
> > in my misspent adulthood, the internet has taken the place of a
> > lot of that, not just the lists, but web surfing, etc.
>
> Unfortunately I find this to be true as well. Surfing the net and
> reading mailing lists is relaxing and entertaining, mental fast-food
> compared to the nourishing meal of a good book. Maybe we need to go on
> an intellectual "diet" occasionally, get some good nutrition.
>
I read many more books now than I used to and surf like mad also. Some
say
I should "get a life". But I have one, thank you very much. I read a
lot on and off line. It is a toss-up where I read the most effectively
and rapidly. Getting a really good laptop and a good LCD monitor as my
main desktop monitor helped a lot. The only gripe I have is that I
don't have a PAD that I can easily carry around the house with me.
Hmmm. Put it on the list of things to build or buy. Also it is a bit
harder on conventional screens to use hand motion speed reading
techniques. I find my average reading speed goes down a bit online. But
I find ways to compensate like narrowing the width of the window (where
that works) so I can quickly scan down columns without shifting my eyes
sideways.
- samantha
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