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Re: Low Quality People: The Proof

From rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: Low Quality People: The Proof
Date 2025-01-10 00:09 +0000
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On Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:59:03 +0000, Farley Flud wrote:

> But the local library is not the best source for books, i.e.
> e-books (all books nowadays are e-books).

The local library has a large digital collection. There is an app, libby, 
that allows you to search the collection and download the books. Some go 
directly to the libby app, others are routed to your kindle via Amazon.

https://libbyapp.com/interview/welcome#doYouHaveACard

The new library has considerably more floor space than the old, including 
a maker space, av, childrens' area, meeting rooms, a demo kitchen area, 
and so forth. I'm not convinced there are any more hardcopy books than 
before the move but they're not as crowded on the shelves. 

Even before the new library digital material, including DVDs, was slowly 
growing in importance.  

Back in the '60s one of my senior projects was sort of a thought 
experiment on how automated information retrieval in a library could be 
implemented. The assumption was the data would be on microfiche. About 15 
years ago when the library installed a DVD retrieval system something like 
the defunct RedBox kiosks it looked very familiar. 

Like many technical advancements the idea was there but it had to wait on 
components to become available like aviation waited on light weight power 
sources.

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Low Quality People: The Proof Farley Flud <fsquared@fsquared.linux> - 2025-01-09 12:57 +0000
  Re: Low Quality People: The Proof Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-01-09 08:16 -0500
  Re: Low Quality People: The Proof DFS <guhnoo-basher@linux.advocaca> - 2025-01-09 08:45 -0500
  Re: Low Quality People: The Proof vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2025-01-09 13:52 +0000
    Re: Low Quality People: The Proof -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> - 2025-01-09 09:53 -0500
    Re: Low Quality People: The Proof Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-01-09 21:09 +0000
      Re: Low Quality People: The Proof Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2025-01-11 11:50 +0000
        Re: Low Quality People: The Proof Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-01-11 12:01 +0000
          Re: Low Quality People: The Proof Joel <joelcrump@gmail.com> - 2025-01-11 07:09 -0500
          Re: Low Quality People: The Proof Physfitfreak <physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2025-01-11 13:44 -0600
            Re: Low Quality People: The Proof Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-01-11 20:30 +0000
              Re: Low Quality People: The Proof Physfitfreak <physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2025-01-11 16:01 -0600
                Re: Low Quality People: The Proof Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-01-11 22:23 +0000
          Re: Low Quality People: The Proof vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2025-01-12 14:40 +0000
  Re: Low Quality People: The Proof Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2025-01-09 11:05 -0500
    Re: Low Quality People: The Proof Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-01-09 20:59 +0000
      Re: Low Quality People: The Proof rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-01-10 00:09 +0000
      Re: Low Quality People: The Proof Physfitfreak <physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2025-01-09 18:58 -0600
      Re: Low Quality People: The Proof Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2025-01-10 07:01 -0500
        Re: Low Quality People: The Proof rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-01-10 20:26 +0000
          Re: Low Quality People: The Proof Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-01-10 20:39 +0000
            Re: Low Quality People: The Proof Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2025-01-10 16:31 -0500
            Re: Low Quality People: The Proof Physfitfreak <physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2025-01-10 19:24 -0600
              Re: Low Quality People: The Proof Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-01-11 11:08 +0000
                Re: Low Quality People: The Proof Physfitfreak <physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2025-01-11 13:31 -0600
                Re: Low Quality People: The Proof Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-01-11 20:13 +0000
                Re: Low Quality People: The Proof Physfitfreak <physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2025-01-11 15:14 -0600
                Re: Low Quality People: The Proof Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-01-11 22:07 +0000
            Re: Low Quality People: The Proof rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-01-11 02:51 +0000
              Re: Low Quality People: The Proof Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2025-01-11 12:03 +0000
            Re: Low Quality People: The Proof Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2025-01-11 11:54 +0000
  Re: Low Quality People: The Proof Physfitfreak <physfitfreak@gmail.com> - 2025-01-09 18:44 -0600
  Re: Low Quality People: The Proof Stéphane CARPENTIER <sc@fiat-linux.fr> - 2025-01-11 11:43 +0000

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