This would probably be an unpopular opinion here, but I think that physical paper, as a technology, is vastly superior to anything electronical.
It is the perfect example of "do one thing and do it well".
You just pick up a book and it works. That's it. You open a book and read it from cover to cover. You don't need to charge a battery. You don't need to plug it to your computer to get a book, and you don't have to convert the book in order to read it.
Instead of reflecting light, it absorbs it. It is far easier to read a book on low-light conditions than an eReader (of course, if there is no light at all, the retroilluminated eReader wins), and it feels far more natural. No matter how good, an e-ink screen that reflects light back into your eyes is not only harder in the eyes, but more difficult for concentration.
The brain absorbs information far better on paper.
And that's why this computer science major has a room full of manuals.
Paper is better. t. dude who writes manuals and stuff
Aaron Harris
As a loyal employee of the paper industry I support your goals
Jacob Morris
I genuinely learn nothing from digital media, if I'm actually serious about a subject i need physical.
Joshua Diaz
I think he has a room full of materials cause the pic looks like it's from the 70s and he was already an old fuck at that point.
Jordan Foster
It's because when you read from paper your brain associated all sorts of other tangential information with it to make it easier to recall, such as the place on the page, where your fingers are (which leads to knowing the place in the book), etc.
It's the same as why writing your notes by hand aids in memorisation over typing it, because you have to take it on board and repurpose it and then have a tactile response (writing each letter and word precisely) that also aids in learning.
Cameron Russell
Books are space inefficient and comparitively costly to update and distribute compared to digital media.
Those computer science books are a great example of information that needs regular updating.
Liam Reed
>You just pick up a book and it works. You left out the part where you first have to buy the book/pick it up a library, costing you time and money.
Julian Flores
So does the computer and the electricity to run it (and the internet connection costs more on top to actually get the data).