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RE: Colleges...
By jmunjr on 9/23/2006 2:50:14 PM , Rating: 2
So what? Take a breather during the wait. Speed may be good, but it isn't important. People need to quit obsessing with speed, unless you're using it to have fun. Instead, enjoy your time, read a book(slowly), drink a beverage(slowly), have a nice snack. Chat with friends. If you live your life too quickly, it'll be over before you know it.

RE: Colleges...
By darkfoon on 9/23/2006 5:44:28 PM , Rating: 2
I'm not quite sure why this post has been voted down so hard.
It's a valid point. As technology increases, we forget that humans are human and we treat everybody like a computer: we want it now and if it isn't ready now, then we'll yell at you. Just like we do to our computers.

Certainly this is a neat invention, but it doesn't really improve daily life as much as the first printing press did. As time goes on, the amount of positive gain from inventions becomes smaller and smaller; it is a case of diminishing returns. We are already beginning to see that most inventions are only modest improvements, at best, of their predecessors.

RE: Colleges...
By CSMR on 9/23/06, Rating: 0
RE: Colleges...
By Mirabiles on 9/23/2006 9:44:34 PM , Rating: 5
i think you're missing the point. the idea is that a small device can now print a book (A BOOK) while you wait. buying the latest novel at the airport can now happen at a machine in a kiosk, rather than in a crammed little store with limited selections.
from a marketing standpoint, the article also brings up interesting things like personalized advertising in print-to-order magazines and such.

the speed factor is not just neat because it means we have to wait less for our emails to print out (does anyone even do that anyway?), it is all about opening up new possibilities.

RE: Colleges...
By lemonadesoda on 9/24/2006 10:01:57 PM , Rating: 2
i think you're missing the point about e-books and e-paper!!! With e-paper and wi-fi, material can be personalised, uploaded or even "pushed" from anywhere at anytime. And, the weight is no more than ONE book, but you can store thousands on it!

KIOSK printing is nonesense, unless you're the old-fashioned sort and want to have your emails printed and bound in your preferred executive leather bound look. LOL.

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2) Regular books use no batteries -> no recharging.



