2013-10-30, 21:05
Do I Want My Brain in Physical Books, or e-Books?
Most of what I know isn't in my head. It's out there in my books. I know how to do a lot of integrals in calculus, for example. But, really, what I mean by that is that I know where my book of integrals is, and I know where in the book any particular method is. I know all that stuff in all those books in my house because I can find my way there.
Books in a bookshelf possess lots of visual cues, so I can quickly find my way to the right book -- "Oh, it's on the bottom left of the shelf by th
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Most of what I know isn't in my head. It's out there in my books. I know how to do a lot of integrals in calculus, for example. But, really, what I mean by that is that I know where my book of integrals is, and I know where in the book any particular method is. I know all that stuff in all those books in my house because I can find my way there.
Books in a bookshelf possess lots of visual cues, so I can quickly find my way to the right book -- "Oh, it's on the bottom left of the shelf by th
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