Posts tagged with ‘newspaper’

Reason #451421 newspapers are great. You can use them to cool your cookies.

Reason #451421 newspapers are great. You can use them to cool your cookies.

Reason #652433 newspapers are great. They’re the source material for art. Like this participatory public art project by Sumer Erek in London.

Reason #652433 newspapers are great. They’re the source material for art. Like this participatory public art project by Sumer Erek in London.

Reason #544524 newspapers are great. Try doing this with your iPad.

Reason #544524 newspapers are great. Try doing this with your iPad.

What concerned us most about The Newspaper was its lack of Wi-Fi. Information on the system was locked, while on other e-readers it was open, ubiquitous and current. Eventually, however, we found this advantage to be overstated, even misleading. Engineers using The Newspaper typically did so 30 to 60 minutes a day. Afterward, they went outside, formed relationships, and took in what life had to offer. Those using Wi-Fi-enabled e-readers tended to stay on the couch, scanning video sites for cats; eventually, downloading recipes for artichoke cheese dip they’ll never use.
McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: After a Thorough Battery of Tests We Can Now Recommend “The Newspaper” As the Best e-Reader On the Market. (via brosstumble)
The most compelling argument for the survival of printed newspapers I’ve seen to date. What would the world be like without paper pirate hats? via archivedigger: Try THIS with your fancy computer. Doonesbury on newspapers, continued

The most compelling argument for the survival of printed newspapers I’ve seen to date. What would the world be like without paper pirate hats?

via archivedigger:

Try THIS with your fancy computer.

Doonesbury on newspapers, continued