From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.1 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM,HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 14837 invoked from network); 8 Apr 2021 16:33:50 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 8 Apr 2021 16:33:50 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 67CAB9CA7F; Fri, 9 Apr 2021 02:33:45 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 439899C723; Fri, 9 Apr 2021 02:33:16 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key; unprotected) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b="gyGS57j8"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id A7BF89C723; Fri, 9 Apr 2021 02:33:13 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-pf1-f172.google.com (mail-pf1-f172.google.com [209.85.210.172]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 36CB29C722 for ; Fri, 9 Apr 2021 02:33:13 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-pf1-f172.google.com with SMTP id a85so1780484pfa.0 for ; Thu, 08 Apr 2021 09:33:13 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=Vq+cb+jlx8Ek8gh1gX276rRV17WMtpT7nPGtOB7UUm8=; b=gyGS57j8nqQLbxdvGmyB0Stb5sUzqY55FECnv/dT5+etrKbvYoYjz+b7AOV+JhOIHZ hzTtcBhRjnFzWTfvxovFi5WSWfpqkNsFlMYAnIQY+bb8XJqXysat6FDIBPP1jccerp5n rH8Ro64avhdwT4X6IaVuylqDZM7gAkeTzLBt1zSxkY9wH2OmA5I4L9x87x+HeAWDG6YL wiyZQOhM/EBekh6btbnmFeTb0Pvd8gDYbhYuJN2NWCQa5eDcp0+nmrSECSDE/ZkS8K1n 9o5RPdjtAtUya3cMlEWDxP63S3LnI8Dq8dV1uJlcBPM7vYGfd7H/Nr7uJ2N4dbLNnWPm xSHg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=Vq+cb+jlx8Ek8gh1gX276rRV17WMtpT7nPGtOB7UUm8=; b=r3Hv+Ks8RXVQrS7nS3iMX249QjBBdXCmLqJKwceOYGuLUuk4UNtxB96Kl8wedyteSi hKhVyfah/MnrjSCcG29kQo0TkAZCptunD7+FHkI0uEglO7DAmJvLDZ1Z6r7KXhCVZi/V EDFJgHD9HiW5o2msV9JPYgfPBWmVszn5dWDds04nbjqW3A5L6fHwSP1Ar5KtQuu3cz7J CMQCMzMxiIfohP+yH2mSp9jk5jEjw/IkS3qXOeijDwVpzLv7h5y718s/TAaZA0Ntc54g VbpnvM4RCGTpalGO903QTp7NSrK3hPkkxgXTpaX0Ei1iysJXGVu+xJf7TY9fUKaEjvtn /dlQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM532KBgx6QdJHic4WJWkOXlwt3Fa76Px1+3IPRnj4lv9F9C8DRCAk cOCbumlCrOzQvl/7ImPaczHI1kB7TFQwYQscRGU= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJz0Kmc1mPwZFQAz/xorBokfyw5+DanOgWexE+jRFOF/GsCGP9+Ql+8WyJQ0UE+WHFbU4acY1FDRmL9Bn/tt2Hg= X-Received: by 2002:a65:45c3:: with SMTP id m3mr8665837pgr.179.1617899592601; Thu, 08 Apr 2021 09:33:12 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <1617722131.1272.for-standards-violators@oclsc.org> <74677c0f-b22a-60df-aa11-2a191e021cba@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <74677c0f-b22a-60df-aa11-2a191e021cba@gmail.com> From: Adam Thornton Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2021 09:33:01 -0700 Message-ID: To: Nemo Nusquam Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000007fd34a05bf789a1b" Subject: Re: [TUHS] (no printed copy) (was (no subject)) X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: TUHS main list Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --0000000000007fd34a05bf789a1b Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" I have one main reason I now prefer an electronic device to paper in most cases: I can make the text as big as I want on a tablet, and my near vision has deteriorated wildly as I've aged. Sure, I also have reading glasses, but it's really nice to just be able to enlarge the font. On Thu, Apr 8, 2021 at 6:52 AM Nemo Nusquam wrote: > On 2021-04-08 01:32, Dave Horsfall wrote: > > On Tue, 6 Apr 2021, Norman Wilson wrote (in part): > > > >> I'm not sure why people, even in a group devoted to history like > >> ours, focus so much on whether a journal is issued in print or only > >> electronically. The latter has become more and more common. > > > > Well, curling up in bed with a good PDF just doesn't quite feel the > > same... It's also handy in a waiting room (no battery to go flat and > > not having to rely upon a WiFi connection) and also when waiting for > > the local bus. > > In this informal survey, I side with Dave, though I prefer to read in my > comfy well-lit chair with tea/coffee/cocoa. (A very similar thread was > aired on MO last year.) > > > >> On one hand, I too find that if something is available only > >> electronically I'm more likely to put off reading it, probably > >> because back issues don't pile up as visibly. > I fully concur -- I tend to completely forget about them. Have > advertisers actually tracked how many readers look at their ads in print > vs. digital? > > N. > > > > > I know the feeling :-) I'm slowly working through my bookmarks. > > > > -- Dave > > --0000000000007fd34a05bf789a1b Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I have one main reason I now prefer an electronic device t= o paper in most cases: I can make the text as big as I want on a tablet, an= d my near vision has deteriorated wildly as I've aged.=C2=A0 Sure, I al= so have reading glasses, but it's really nice to just be able to enlarg= e the font.

On Thu, Apr 8, 2021 at 6:52 AM Nemo Nusquam <cym224@gmail.com> wrote:
On 2021-04-08 01:32, Dave Horsfall= wrote:
> On Tue, 6 Apr 2021, Norman Wilson wrote (in part):
>
>> I'm not sure why people, even in a group devoted to history li= ke
>> ours, focus so much on whether a journal is issued in print or onl= y
>> electronically.=C2=A0 The latter has become more and more common.<= br> >
> Well, curling up in bed with a good PDF just doesn't quite feel th= e
> same...=C2=A0 It's also handy in a waiting room (no battery to go = flat and
> not having to rely upon a WiFi connection) and also when waiting for <= br> > the local bus.

In this informal survey, I side with Dave, though I prefer to read in my comfy well-lit chair with tea/coffee/cocoa.=C2=A0 (A very similar thread wa= s
aired on MO last year.)


>> On one hand, I too find that if something is available only
>> electronically I'm more likely to put off reading it, probably=
>> because back issues don't pile up as visibly.
I fully concur -- I tend to completely forget about them.=C2=A0 Have
advertisers actually tracked how many readers look at their ads in print vs. digital?

N.

>
> I know the feeling :-)=C2=A0 I'm slowly working through my bookmar= ks.
>
> -- Dave

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