2014/08/18 21:59:57
Rain
craigb
Someday I think I'll have to make the perfect reading tool.  Something that allows me to relax in a chair while IT holds the book and turns the pages for me.  


2014/08/18 23:09:32
RobertB
Rain
I've read earlier this week that some studies tend to show that our brain reacts differently to paper books - stuff about mental maps (freely translated here, the article was in French) and how other sense were involved.
 

I can totally buy into that.
A lot of things are missing when you are reading an image of a book.
No smell, for one thing. When you walk into Barnes and Noble, it smells like a bookstore. It may border on subliminal, but even one book has that certain smell.
And the texture of the paper. Paperbacks have a feel to them, and the heavier bond paper in most hardback books has a satisfying feel to it. I really like the heavy bond, glossy paper in some of my historical reference books, but these usually have photographs, so the glossy paper is warranted.
I personally enjoy the tactile presence of a real book.
 
2014/08/19 01:47:32
craigb

2014/08/19 06:30:59
soens
craigb

(This one isn't mine, but I've got two of these Samsung SyncMaster 213T's, and my main one is on an arm so it floats above my PC desk and can be spun 360 degrees - very cool!)



How fast can it spin?
 
Spinning monitors would make me dizzy(er than I already am), me thinks...
 
 
2014/08/19 07:50:30
craigb
In your case, the answer might be "not fast enough!" 
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