From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Dan Espen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: manual activism Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 09:55:44 -0500 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Message-ID: References: <87egt14r51.fsf@reader.local.lan> <87vbmdkytr.fsf_-_@debian.uxu> <87mw7ogqn7.fsf@debian.uxu> <871tp0gmwc.fsf@debian.uxu> <87ppckf1tr.fsf@debian.uxu> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1416409237 6354 80.91.229.3 (19 Nov 2014 15:00:37 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 15:00:37 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Nov 19 16:00:31 2014 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Xr6k8-0006sa-47 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 19 Nov 2014 16:00:28 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:58870 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Xr6k7-0003dV-Q6 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 19 Nov 2014 10:00:27 -0500 Original-Path: usenet.stanford.edu!goblin3!goblin1!goblin.stu.neva.ru!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 44 Injection-Info: mx02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="61a1e09a5dd16679b5767d77eb99504d"; logging-data="8275"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19bukMpFOUa3wzlO/mku3CwyS8JXFUrrjY=" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:n+Uznvs1QWNLAFZ+ir8ALQQ7BBc= Original-Xref: usenet.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:208777 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:101057 Archived-At: Emanuel Berg writes: > Dan Espen writes: > >> I haven't been to a library in a long time. I'll >> have to take your word for what goes on there. >> >> All I know is that I can find all I want to know on >> just about any subject in a few seconds with a >> search engine. >> >> Sometimes those searches lead to sites selling >> books. I've never felt I needed a book. The online >> resources are current and complete for my needs. > > Oh, man. There is a world for you to explore. > > Let's make an experiment. I advice you to read these > two books and then if you still don't want to do it > you at least gave it a shot and no one can blame you. > > * "Masters of Deception" by Joshua Quittner and > Michelle Slatalla (1999 Library Binding) ISBN > 0-7857-8744-5 > > * "The Kon-Tiki Expedition: By Raft Across the South > Seas" ("Kon-Tiki ekspedisjonen", also known as > "Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific in a Raft"), 1948, by > Thor Heyerdahl. What kind of point are you trying to make? I read the Kon-Tiki book in my youth. It was good, but I see no need to read it again. Masters of Deception appears to be available as a free ebook. I'll download it when I get a chance. I'm still not anywhere near a Public Library and if you are trying to imply I need to visit a library, you are demonstrably wrong. -- Dan Espen