tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post1041830118818849384..comments2024-03-28T15:01:21.285-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Our On-Line AgeLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-58981764474497544712013-12-04T22:40:39.064-05:002013-12-04T22:40:39.064-05:00I've stumbled across a lot of very cool inform...I've stumbled across a lot of very cool information in a plain old brick-and-mortar musty-volume library that I would never have found online. And I've looked up the songs Col. Potter used to sing on MASH on You Tube (Like "I'm Afraid To Go Home In The Dark.") Jeff Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00316081079528920123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-85220391525980592662013-12-03T23:40:38.553-05:002013-12-03T23:40:38.553-05:00I think I would have gotten bookkeeper, but not sw...I think I would have gotten bookkeeper, but not sweettooth. Impressive!<br /><br />Oddly enough, I recently looked up a song from that era my mother and her mother used to sing, although my task was easy, the refrain being the title.<br /><br />I rely on my laptop for my memory, especially scheduling. But what you say in interesting, you remembering some things and Pat others. That explains a lot, Dale.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-69518665310082501702013-12-03T18:35:50.201-05:002013-12-03T18:35:50.201-05:00Thanks for the URL, Dale.
Clear evidence that gre...Thanks for the URL, Dale.<br /><br />Clear evidence that great minds think alike (and that mine's not that great), is that I thought of mentioning that story, but couldn't remember its title, and didn't want to spend time looking it up. LOL<br /><br />--DixonDixon Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11220791609338404147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-47355378795757725162013-12-03T14:39:41.757-05:002013-12-03T14:39:41.757-05:00Dixon -- Your Abacus point is well proven by an A...Dixon -- Your Abacus point is well proven by an Asimov story, "The Feeling of Power," which I discussed in my post way back on New Year's Day. It is a great story and (wouldn't you just know it) is available on line without a trip to the library at the following address:<br /> http://www.themathlab.com/writings/short%20stories/feeling.htmDale Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553503281187956955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-88926297895772335442013-12-03T13:51:35.432-05:002013-12-03T13:51:35.432-05:00I deleted my first post, in order to edit it. I de...I deleted my first post, in order to edit it. I decided to change a few things, plus:<br /><br /> Evdidently, I was still laughing so hard at Eve’s <i> I just said, "The Archangel Nebedos," and he left quietly.</i> that I couldn’t type straight!<br /><br />Your article about leaning on computer memory for what was previously mental work, reminds me of a story my dad told, when he was an engineering prof. A contest was held in the ‘60s to see who could determine the answers to complex math questions first: a group of guys each using an abacus, or a group of guys each using a computer. <br /><br />The abacus group won hands-down because they crunched the simpler parts of the equation in their heads, then used the abacus only to handle the larger parts of the problem. The computer guys simply fed in all the data, without doing any mental arithmetic, and thus lost the race. It’s a different way of leaning on computers, but points up some of the draw-backs imho.<br /><br />Great article, Dale!<br /><br />--DixonDixon Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11220791609338404147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-32630732784748981772013-12-03T13:49:55.225-05:002013-12-03T13:49:55.225-05:00As for the Korean boy, I am at a loss to see how t...As for the Korean boy, I am at a loss to see how they tie it to the technology. Conditions such as his predate these things.<br /><br />Fascinating article. Thanks.Herschel Cozinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06097703750150309319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-22429295225142451852013-12-03T13:40:33.388-05:002013-12-03T13:40:33.388-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dixon Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11220791609338404147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-76632802486075975822013-12-03T12:21:52.787-05:002013-12-03T12:21:52.787-05:00I wouldn't say the Korean boy is demented at a...I wouldn't say the Korean boy is demented at all. Seems to me he's an example of how people's thought processes rearrange themselves in response to experience. He is very young & it would be unfair to give him such a diagnosis before he has a chance to prove himself in the real world.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00239163766419735693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-7085288921338364502013-12-03T11:32:53.150-05:002013-12-03T11:32:53.150-05:00The research opportunities are wonderful - if you ...The research opportunities are wonderful - if you can tell the difference between valid and invalid information. Or care. I remember a student who wrote a paper with a citation that raised red flags with me because of the word "Urantia" (which, in case you don't know, is/was a California cult). I looked it up, and found he'd quoted a pseudo-factoid "as dictated by the Archangel Nebedos." He got an "F", and came in to my office all ready to battle for the grade: I just said, "The Archangel Nebedos," and he left quietly.Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-15568320688446930562013-12-03T10:09:44.976-05:002013-12-03T10:09:44.976-05:00Dale, you brought out several interesting concepts...Dale, you brought out several interesting concepts here. I could go on forever about my opinions, but I'll limit myself. On the research for term papers (and novels), the Internet makes a tremendous difference, but I will always prefer more direct research. Nothing I read or saw on YouTube was as authentic as climbing around in a crematory and actually lying in a casket before the first Callie book.<br />I agree with you and Rob, but would like to read more about the Korean boy. So many "scientific" reports don't follow traditional scientific method. The teenager may have a very early onset of dementia, but I want to know more about the cause and effect proof. I can't imagine their having a "control" involved.<br />Anyway, great article!<br />Fran Rizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655783035179620991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-6278453848348744102013-12-03T09:58:56.464-05:002013-12-03T09:58:56.464-05:00Rob -- Well said, but don't you hate it when y...Rob -- Well said, but don't you hate it when your comments are so good that they could have been a separate article under your own by-line! :-) <br /><br />I particularly like your summation that time stays the same but people travel farther. That pretty much sums up the point I was trying to make.Dale Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10553503281187956955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-77487372800630001092013-12-03T00:24:49.122-05:002013-12-03T00:24:49.122-05:00Can I ru on a little more? People sometimes ask i...Can I ru on a little more? People sometimes ask if research (for a term paper especiallY takes less time than it used to. I say that is like thinking that traveling to vacations takes less time than it did before jets. The time stays the same, but PEOPLE TRAVEL FARTHER.Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-5291716585091414862013-12-03T00:16:31.301-05:002013-12-03T00:16:31.301-05:00Very interesting, Dale. I have probably told this...Very interesting, Dale. I have probably told this story before: About 20 years ago I was on the Reference Desk at a univesity library when someone came in and asked if we had the German railroad tables. I was about to say no and offer him the phone number for the German consulate when I had a sudden idea. "There's something brand new called the World Wide Web and we can get to it on this computer."<br /><br />I went to Altavista I think, (Google didn't exist) and had him type the words in in German.<br /><br />And pow, there were the schedules in German and English, your choice. We stared at it and I finally said, "Well, my job just changed radically."<br /><br />And it had, of course. What we used to call "ready Reference" is dead. People don't come in looking for the main export of Bolivia or the name of the tenth president. Now we spend our time helping people navigate the web, formulate complicated searches, and evaluate the information they find.<br />Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.com