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Submission + - Do children's eBooks ruin reading?

An anonymous reader writes: A fierce argument has begun over whether children are actually "reading" new eBooks or simply "watching" them. As publishers pump increasing levels of interactivity into eBooks, the New York Times and others argue that these highly-interactive, popular titles are ruining the purpose of reading. The NYT also worries that new eBook titles could distract kids from the tougher task of actually concentrating on literature: "what will become of the readers we've been: quiet, thoughtful, patient, abstracted, in a world where interactive can be too tempting to ignore?". Others, like Gizmodo, defend these new eBooks, pointing at titles like Alice for the iPad, of which they blabber, "For the first time in my life, I'm blown away by an interactive book design." But, the NYT counters: "what I really love [about traditional books] is their inertness. No matter how I shake Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, mushrooms don't tumble out of the upper margin, unlike the Alice for the iPad.". Alice, a physics-enabled version of Alice in Wonderland is more like a hallucination than a book, but is, much to the horror of traditionalists, the top selling kid's eBook title. So, which is it? Are children's eBooks improving reading standards, or turning the joy of reading into a "watching" experience?
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Submission + - Vintage Tech Ads: The 15 Funniest Videos (itworld.com)

JimLynch writes: Tech ads just aren't what they used to be.

Sure, you have your robot phone wars and naked spokeswomen in bathtubs (what was she selling, again?). But missing are the cheesy songs, silly slogans, and giant gadgets that made the tech ads of yesteryear so wonderful to watch. Check out these 15 vintage tech commercials for yourself. If all the obsolete technology doesn't put a smile on your face, surely the cameo by a young William Shatner will bring you some joy.

The Almighty Buck

Submission + - Fighting For The Hearts And Minds of Pirates (bbc.co.uk)

iateyourcookies writes: As opposed to enforcement which usually makes the headlines, The BBC is running an article called Inside A Downloader's Head which looks at the film and music industry's attempts to prevent copyright infringement. It details some of the campaigns, their rationale, controversy surrounding them and notes that "there are plenty, even among the young, who can be eloquent about why they believe illegal downloading is not wrong. These can include everything from what they see as the unacceptable "control freakery" of DRM and regional coding, to overcharging and exploitation of the very artists the music industry claims to protect". However, PR company for the industry Blue Rubicon attests that "campaigns can change hearts and minds... If you do them right you can make a material impact on people's behaviour."

Comment Re:This employer ROCKS!! (Score 1) 394

It is enough to know that the Federal Reserve is a privately owned cartel by foreign bankers that charges interest to a complicit government for it's own money. There is a movement currently to audit the Federal Reserve to find out where the TRILLIONS of bank bailout money went (for they won't tell congress where the money went) in case your ignorant ass didn't know.

Give me control of a nation's money and I care not who makes her laws. -- Mayer Amschel Rothschild

Damn sheep.

Comment This employer ROCKS!! (Score 1, Flamebait) 394

If more employers started paying their workers in "real" money (not that fiat crap they normally give you) the bankers would be in uproar, lol. This guy should be given a medal for sticking it to "the man"...few people are this awake, hope he gets a good lawyer. ...and in case you haven't seen it yet: Freedom to Fascism, by Aaron Russo ...and a recent interview with Joe Banister(a former IRS agent) who appears in the previous linked movie.

Comment Simply because they don't need or want to... (Score 1) 599

...and it would be a waste of time/money. The technology in the black ops projects is beyond what most people can imagine. Any innovation in the general public that is deemed too "advanced" (such as "free" energy) is actively suppressed (sometimes violently)...if you're not aware of this, you've been living under a rock, or in denial. The matter at hand is how to get the black projects to release their technology to the public (they are not under the control of the president, ie. not high enough security level)...for the ill informed, it is about the control of the people, as technology that is too advanced would give more freedom to the people, and that is not something those in power will allow (hopefully this will change sometime in the future, but i doubt it, the way things have been going).

Comment Re:Just give me an electric car (Score 1) 894

...and to get a little more recent in history, there is(or was) a car that ran on just water(H2O) in the early 1990's. ...and as far as there not being a conspiracy to suppress free energy technologies, you're full of crap (or should i say oil)

Comment On a related note... (Score 1) 708

...i don't see anything good come out of our money being controlled by non-governmental entities.

Obligatory quote:
"Permit me to issue and control the money of the nation and I care not who makes its laws." -- Mayer Amsched Rothchild, a prominent European banker in the eighteenth century
See related movie Money as Debt to start.

A few other videos on our current crap system: Free Global Energy, The Hemp Conspiracy, The Great Global Warming Swindle, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, Tolerance Lost, Freedom to Fascism, The Obama Deception, The Flouride Deception, Chemtrails: Don't Talk About the Weather, Sharkwater...and many more.

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