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- Fahrenheit 451 and 1984
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Will we be allowed to copy the books?
Or will there be one centralised copy of the book held on centralised computer?
How will anyone know if the book has changed on the centralised computer from the original?
If we think about the Bradbury novel Fahrenheit 451 then each of us should start memorising a book we love now.
Also the truth can be conveniently altered on big brother's mainframe so that lots of things "never happened" because they are no longer in the history books. Think how much Stalin would have loved Photoshop, such a handy tool when you need to get rid of Leon Trotsky from a lot of photographs in hurry.
We should perhaps always remain mistrustful of people who want to get rid of books no matter how well intentioned they might be. - Posted by: jorwell Posted on: 08/05/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
The only problem is...
draqza@... | 08/03/05
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Very true
tic swayback | 08/03/05
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Digital ink is better
bwolohan@... | 08/04/05
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Still low resolution
tic swayback | 08/04/05
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I agree
jorwell | 08/05/05
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Longevity
tic swayback | 08/03/05
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Doesn't matter . . .
Plain Logic | 08/03/05
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Ongoing process
tic swayback | 08/04/05
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An easy solution to the format problem is
Update victim | 08/04/05
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File format aside...
tic swayback | 08/04/05
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The beauty of it is
Yagotta B. Kidding | 08/03/05
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drm doesn't work
Protector | 08/04/05
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Not really
tic swayback | 08/04/05
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Are you bragging or complaining about this?
Update victim | 08/04/05
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That whooshing sound....
tic swayback | 08/04/05
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And of course
jorwell | 08/05/05
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Been there, done that
ibabadur1 | 08/03/05
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How do you 'digitize a book' ?
worknman | 08/03/05
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Driving blind
Roger Ramjet | 08/04/05
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THAT is scary!
An_Axe_to_Grind | 08/04/05
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Funniest post of the day award!
Protector | 08/04/05
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Digitizing
tic swayback | 08/04/05
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digital book sources
ivanhoho | 08/04/05
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Fahrenheit 451 and 1984
jorwell | 08/05/05
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Google and copyright
dnathan5 | 08/05/05
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