tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post7617484339417230091..comments2024-03-29T09:47:04.022-04:00Comments on Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I : Borders is BankruptComrade Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-50955593240921227682011-02-17T08:12:37.790-05:002011-02-17T08:12:37.790-05:00Literate serfs will be threat to the lords and ol...Literate serfs will be threat to the lords and oligarchs, Badtux.Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-28888218892773896012011-02-16T21:01:28.055-05:002011-02-16T21:01:28.055-05:00My neighborhood Borders is going. Too bad. I sti...My neighborhood Borders is going. Too bad. I still used it, except for specialized web orders.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09991660841701835065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-64685093050207742882011-02-16T19:48:27.145-05:002011-02-16T19:48:27.145-05:00The thing about ebooks is that they don't take...The thing about ebooks is that they don't take up space. That's going to be important in the future, as we live huddled 14 to the plantation bunkhouse bedroom when we're not servicing our lords and masters. Well, assuming that our lords and masters allow us electricity, anyhow.<br /><br />I am slowly getting rid of the majority of my paper books because I will have no place to shelve them in the brave new world we, the American people, are making for ourselves with our ignorance and apathy... mobility is going to be key as the future falls apart, and tons of books (literally -- that's how many books I have) simply aren't very mobile.<br /><br />- Badtux the Apocalyptic PenguinBadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.com