Computer bookstores in GTA

[Muhammad Imran]

Well, i don't know why we are so much into [A "vs" B ] thing all the 
time....... I mean everything has its benefits and drawbacks, there is 
always a tradeoff involved in almost every decision....... I believe books 
and internet both are a beautiful medium of communication, learning and 
teaching. Each has some positive and negative points, but that doesn't mean 
that we have to fight if one is SUPERIOR than other...... let's learn from 
CO-OPERATION of internet and books. not the COMPETITION

Lets be more open minded and accept and enjoy the positive side of things, 
and yes also accept and compromise negative side of things, as there yet has 
to be a thing that can be called PERFECT.

cheers,
Imran

>From: Peter Hiscocks <phiscock-g851W1bGYuGnS0EtXVNi6w at public.gmane.org>
>Reply-To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
>To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
>Subject: Re: [TLUG]: Computer bookstores in GTA
>Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 18:42:01 -0400
>
>
>One important point about books vs the Internet as a source of information.
>Books (and some other forms of communication, such as journals and
>conference proceedings) have some sort of peer review, which prevents some
>totally wrong-headed ideas from finding their way into print. There is no
>such quality control on the Internet: anyone can post anything.
>
>At one point, one of my students obtained a circuit from the Internet for a
>stepper motor driver. I advised him that it wouldn't work and indeed, that
>proved to be the case. (One of the joys of teaching is occasionally being
>proven right.)
>
>That said, the quality of information on the internet (where I have been
>able to verify it, in my own specialty of electronics) is surprisingly good
>and in some cases amazingly comprehensive and complete. However, one has to
>view it in the same way one would view a self-published manuscript.
>
>Peter
>
>
>
>
>On Sun, Aug 14, 2005 at 05:01:38PM -0400, Henry Spencer wrote:
> > On Sun, 14 Aug 2005, Zbigniew Koziol wrote:
> > > ...But I have no doubts that sitting
> > > behind the monitor almost all the time is probably like to be exposed 
>to
> > > X-rays at least a few times during the year...
> >
> > There is data on X-ray exposure from monitors going back over half a
> > century.  (People working in TV production spent their days looking
> > closely at monitors well before there were computers involved.)  As I
> > noted in an earlier posting, X-ray emissions from monitors have long
> > been regulated and tested for.
> >
> > > ...Not mentioning demage that computer usage does to our
> > > psychic and interpersonal relations with these who do not care much
> > > about computers or the Internet...
> >
> > Years ago, I had the pleasure of attending a talk by Grace Hopper; she 
>was
> > generally very optimistic about the effects of the spread of computers.
> > In the Q&A at the end, somebody asked her about the "depersonalizing"
> > effects of computer communication.  She smiled and said:  "you know, I 
>can
> > remember when they said that about telephones".
> >
> > > P.s.: I am reading a lot of books but when going to my work, on subway
> > > or busses. These though are not technical books ;) When I am at home, 
>I
> > > use the Internet only...
> >
> > You're missing a lot.  There are still many things not online.
> >
> >                                                           Henry Spencer
> >                                                        
>henry-lqW1N6Cllo0sV2N9l4h3zg at public.gmane.org
> >
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