tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post9185468323230109806..comments2023-08-14T11:44:27.299-04:00Comments on Jeremiah's<br> Vanishing New York: The People's LibraryJeremiah Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-15570891675087148592011-11-17T12:15:27.338-05:002011-11-17T12:15:27.338-05:00Thanks for the link, Jeremiah.
Books remain the m...Thanks for the link, Jeremiah.<br /><br />Books remain the most reliable information storage and retrieval devices.<br /><br />Technology is great, but Carl Sagan warned of the perils of over-reliance without understanding it. American society is becoming more dependent on science, while simultaneously becoming more scientifically illiterate and ignorant.Little Earthquakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08357902966348718076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-18121618370061918652011-11-17T07:40:16.598-05:002011-11-17T07:40:16.598-05:00kate, i find that when we value convenience highly...kate, i find that when we value convenience highly, often over all else, we tend to ignore or disavow the things and people we are helping to destroy by it.<br /><br />whether it's the way buying e-readers and e-books is destroying books, bookstores, and the entire industry of book publishing, or the way buying iphones contributes to the literal destruction of the people who make them in china.<br /><br />we don't want to feel shitty about the things that bring us convenience. personally, i'd like to get to a place where convenience is less and less important.Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-28201517221892210732011-11-17T06:08:44.414-05:002011-11-17T06:08:44.414-05:00I'm absolutely shocked..that they would do suc...I'm absolutely shocked..that they would do such a thing and the stupidity of the action. Doesn't that A-Hole know that those people vote?...vote him out and vote him out big.yellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-59225419500047814822011-11-17T00:45:37.455-05:002011-11-17T00:45:37.455-05:00You're aware we have not created a black hole ...You're aware we have not created a black hole in our apartment by owning two stuffed bookcases and two kindles, right?<br /><br />I almost returned it, being concerned it would not get enough use to justify its cost, and then I realized: I can now read while standing on the train. I can read while eating. I can read in class substantially more inconspicuously. When turning pages requires the pressure of one finger rather than a wrist contortion, I can read while doing just about anything. You can even set it to turn pages for you! I've been waiting for this magic my whole life! <br /><br />Plus, I mean...I get the disappointment that it's not a legit physical book, with all the smells and feels that implies. But, it is still the written word, the action performed is still reading. Fahrenheit 451 read from my mother's old copy (as if I'd risk that on the train!) or from the library kindle version is still the same text, the same message. Guy Montag would still be required to censor it.kateoverseashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11928659849089676494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-87781083601581037982011-11-16T21:25:38.478-05:002011-11-16T21:25:38.478-05:00Tertium Quid, it's misleading to describe Zucc...Tertium Quid, it's misleading to describe Zuccotti as private property. Brookfield Properties agreed to run it as a public amenity for the city in exchange for development rights on adjacent land. If you read the court order upholding the new ban on tents etc., you'll see that the park's "private" status doesn't even enter into the judge's reasoning. He treats it as a public park like any other.<br /><br />Wall Street and the regulators and politicians they've bought are both worthy targets. And obviously "Occupy Wall Street" has really resonated with a lot of the country.Brendannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-1152067452837168162011-11-16T18:25:12.133-05:002011-11-16T18:25:12.133-05:00great post indeed J! If they ever start a revoluti...great post indeed J! If they ever start a revolution involving books I'd be front and center.Alanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194244496619480510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-25143260536741551932011-11-16T17:13:57.532-05:002011-11-16T17:13:57.532-05:00As someone not sympathetic to people "occupyi...As someone not sympathetic to people "occupying" private property in NYC's financial district when they should be occupying, if anything, the Mall in Washington to grab the attention of the Democratic and Republican enablers of crony capitalists, I am appalled at the treatment of the books. A good book, as I tell my daughter, is a ticket to another country and time. A collection of books is a universe unto itself and should be protected as if it were an endangered species.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-47588157625262802562011-11-16T16:35:50.492-05:002011-11-16T16:35:50.492-05:00Earthquake, as of 4:00 today, the librarians are s...Earthquake, as of 4:00 today, the librarians are still in jail.<br /><br />http://peopleslibrary.wordpress.com/2011/11/16/jail-notes/<br /><br />"The cops gassed, beat, and arrested them."Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-66703734112226169052011-11-16T15:12:41.201-05:002011-11-16T15:12:41.201-05:00@Marty
Interesting, good to know. (Not that I'...@Marty<br /><br />Interesting, good to know. (Not that I'm planning to self-publish a book any time soon.)<br /><br />I'm sticking to my point that e-readers are a morally neutral tool that can be used for good or evil. Someone might prefer to self-publish electronically so that an e-book could reach a wider audience.Brendannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-84905595093181402262011-11-16T14:20:53.909-05:002011-11-16T14:20:53.909-05:00I get the part about the books, but where is the i...I get the part about the books, but where is the information on people being gassed and jailed? Confused.Little Earthquakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08357902966348718076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-49784980533059358202011-11-16T14:19:40.705-05:002011-11-16T14:19:40.705-05:00Beautiful post. I could almost smell the papery sc...Beautiful post. I could almost smell the papery scent of the pages. Thanks for speaking on behalf of real book lovers!Katrinknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-22289888702929632412011-11-16T13:36:18.899-05:002011-11-16T13:36:18.899-05:00Yes! Great post!Yes! Great post!Laura Goggin Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517481509431547970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-78820377119210604292011-11-16T11:47:44.831-05:002011-11-16T11:47:44.831-05:00@Brendan: Books can be self-published in print for...@Brendan: Books can be self-published in print for free, check out lulu.com, a great site for independent writers.Marty Wombacherhttp://www.martyafterdark.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-4957333191706772082011-11-16T10:42:00.018-05:002011-11-16T10:42:00.018-05:00I agree with the commenter on the Grumbler that e-...I agree with the commenter on the Grumbler that e-readers can be valuable if they are used in addition to, rather than instead of, books. Self-publishing a book requires a lot of money. If people without the means to get a book published can get their ideas out by putting out an e-book, that's a good thing. E-books would be to books as blogs are to traditional media, bringing more people into the conversation.<br /><br />Whether this scenario will play out, or whether e-readers will simply replace books, remains to be seen, of course. I prefer optimism.Brendannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-11315436330180528212011-11-16T09:58:44.415-05:002011-11-16T09:58:44.415-05:00Montag, you're just waiting to press the big D...Montag, you're just waiting to press the big Delete button.Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-81977273834760558822011-11-16T09:48:08.719-05:002011-11-16T09:48:08.719-05:00Books are dangerous and should be burned. All hai...Books are dangerous and should be burned. All hail the kindle.Guy Montagnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-5351955856597306532011-11-16T09:31:15.926-05:002011-11-16T09:31:15.926-05:00Two unrelated comments about books:
1) On a Q-tra...Two unrelated comments about books:<br /><br />1) On a Q-train in Brooklyn one recent weekend I counted seven people in my car reading books and about as many others reading mags or newspapers. That's just what was visible from my (seated) vantage point, so there may have been more. Felt like I'd time-traveled about ten years. Scenes like this are reassuring, even if they're not the norm.<br /><br />2) On my coast-to-coast move this summer, books were a huge burden in terms of weight, space and cost of transport. While those with their books in e-storage have it much easier in that regard, I'd have it no other way. Books (plus CDs & LPs) make a house a home.everettsvillehttp://www.everettsville.com/blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-74511338959756832682011-11-16T09:15:56.598-05:002011-11-16T09:15:56.598-05:00Brilliant post.Brilliant post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-41078991462094444122011-11-16T08:06:31.159-05:002011-11-16T08:06:31.159-05:00I took library science in college and worked at Th...I took library science in college and worked at The Sterling Memorial Library at Yale. Your piece here on books is a beautiful piece of writing..I too love the feel and smell of a book. Yes, they (books) can enrage, cause laughter and meaning and learning.Melaniehttp://melaniemusings2.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-1505955772350338802011-11-16T07:54:40.598-05:002011-11-16T07:54:40.598-05:00Amen, Brother Jeremiah! Here's to hope! I hop...Amen, Brother Jeremiah! Here's to hope! I hope the books are safe and that people will be able to read them again soon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com