tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post5458897588694607972..comments2024-03-28T19:27:59.772+00:00Comments on A K Haart: It's a blog's lifeA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-87125335909900521792012-06-05T15:48:42.570+01:002012-06-05T15:48:42.570+01:00James - yes and I suppose it may well be for some ...James - yes and I suppose it may well be for some eventually. Only a few though I guess.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-27054451017411886312012-06-05T14:15:46.907+01:002012-06-05T14:15:46.907+01:00"What effect is this having on social and wor..."What effect is this having on social and working life? I don't know, but maybe some of us no longer see social or working life as the only significant source of intellectual stimulation. Maybe we never did"<br /><br />Twould be nice were it our livelihood.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-74332299158809909872012-06-03T15:01:29.843+01:002012-06-03T15:01:29.843+01:00Roger - apologies, forgot to answer your textbook ...Roger - apologies, forgot to answer your textbook question. <br /><br />My limited experience is mixed and I think it may depend on the subject. American literary textbooks can be unreadable while technical textbooks can be very good, often better than British books.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-58783985997682634532012-06-03T14:10:31.003+01:002012-06-03T14:10:31.003+01:00Roger - "Currently trying to find a site I pa...Roger - "Currently trying to find a site I passed by in a hurry a while back but failed to note."<br /><br />Isn't it in your browser history? I use mine a lot to revisit sites I forgot to save.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-24152489588233395472012-06-03T13:27:59.451+01:002012-06-03T13:27:59.451+01:00I agree the Web is a new social phenomenon and its...I agree the Web is a new social phenomenon and its impacts yet to be understood - but by the time you understand something it no longer matters.<br /><br />Despite the Web being vast I find I trip over the same names from time to time, not just in the interlinked blogs, but in fairly unrelated blogs or groups. I reckon there is something in the idea - some people make things happen, some people watch things happening and some people never knew anything happened at all.<br /><br />Stepping out of the comfort zone and noting those serendipitous landing sites is one of the joys of the Web. Currently trying to find a site I passed by in a hurry a while back but failed to note. <br /><br />A question - are American textbooks better than British ones?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com