I'm seeing a trend emerge, but I can't quite put my finger on how to identify it. Does it already have a name? If not, help me come up with one (for an article I'm writing). The article's jumping off point is RapGenius's foray into annotating
everything not just lyrics, the NYTimes'
Quips tool, Medium.com's paragraph-level commenting/annotation
system, and Findings.com.
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posted by AceRock
on May 6, 2013 -
10 answers
Years ago (years!) I recall a TV show with Carl Sagan wherein he was standing in a library and made the point that if he read
x books per week for
x number of years then he would have read a small fraction of the books that have ever been written. His point was that even a well-read person can only ingest a fraction of what is out there.
I've always like that quote and would like to find this scene on YouTube or another site...
Anyone?
posted by gilast
on Apr 7, 2013 -
3 answers
Help me fill in this vague recollection of a story I read? I read it probably as recently as last year. I don't remember if it's a short story or an incident in a novel.
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posted by Infinity_8
on Jan 17, 2013 -
6 answers
What are the legal rights and obligations of someone reading aloud in public from a published book?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 24, 2012 -
5 answers
I have an ~18 hour flight ahead of me and I am compiling a
DIY ebook of longform journalism/non-fiction for my Kindle to get me through it. So, what is the best thing you read this year?
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posted by AceRock
on Dec 21, 2012 -
11 answers
What are some of the best technical blogs out there in conservation biology, biogeography, evolutionary biology, and ecology?
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posted by Scientist
on Oct 29, 2012 -
4 answers
What is the most effective way to increase your vocabulary (e.g. book, softare, method)?
posted by denverco
on Sep 1, 2012 -
22 answers
When leaving a comment on mefi, does looking at that "live preview" window below the edit box make you a better writer too? What's up with that?
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posted by tempythethird
on Jun 10, 2012 -
6 answers
I have an interesting and challenging topic thought out for an essay, and I'm trying to find sources, but I'm stumped on how to word my search for reading material and sources on the topic. Help me find sources on how the internet changes the way we read!
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posted by Conspire
on Feb 10, 2012 -
5 answers
How can I adjust my work/life plans in the face of serious vision problems and recovery from surgery? (Details inside.)
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posted by bad grammar
on Dec 17, 2011 -
12 answers
I want to buy a manual typewriter, that I will not have trouble finding paper/ink/ribbons for...
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posted by sawyerrrr
on Jul 29, 2011 -
11 answers
How do I do a good literature review for a research paper in philosophy? I have access to good resources, but I really want to make sure that I cover everything that's been written on the topic. How can I put myself at ease while making sure I don't miss a beat?
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posted by superiorchicken
on Jun 23, 2010 -
17 answers
Do you have any advice for teaching English comprehension, as well as reading and writing, to a fifteen year old Filipino street kid who's never been to school a day in his life?
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posted by ferdinandcc
on Dec 1, 2009 -
13 answers
Tell me everything you know about this sentence construction:
"Are you finished your lunch?"
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posted by peep
on Oct 22, 2009 -
91 answers
Is there a web site which recommends the best writing on the net on a periodic basis?
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posted by jpg15
on Aug 23, 2009 -
11 answers
What do you love about popular books on society, history, and human sciences? What do you hate about them?
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posted by carmen
on Jul 23, 2009 -
19 answers
People talk about "writing the Great American Novel." What do you think are valid examples of the G.A.N.? What novels, American or otherwise, did you enjoy reading and wish you had written?
posted by Busoni
on Jun 20, 2009 -
70 answers
Looking for sites or reviewers who review books other than literary fiction
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posted by reenum
on Jun 10, 2008 -
4 answers
Can anyone suggest why my daughter can write just fine, but apparently can't read?
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posted by 5MeoCMP
on May 25, 2008 -
36 answers
Flat pencil or pen that can be used as a bookmark- does such a thing exist successfully?
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posted by doift
on Jun 15, 2007 -
8 answers
Do you have any recommendations for solid creative non-fiction magazine columns or the like?
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posted by loiseau
on Dec 5, 2006 -
4 answers
I remember a friend of mine telling me about a short story/novel/novella about a baseball pitcher whose pitched balls disappeared after leaving his hand, only to reappear in a totally different place and kill someone. There's
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posted by reenum
on Nov 22, 2006 -
9 answers
So I've tried a few apps that allow me to take large chunks of text and import them to my iPod, making an "eBook" of sorts.
The first thing I tested it with was the Mcsweeny's big old page of funny food reviews, and I liked it...
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posted by sourwookie
on Sep 14, 2006 -
5 answers
I'm interested in learning more about language/literature-based events. Not so much the traditional poetry reading, more like innovative ways people come together in a relaxed environment to do some sort of activity that revolves around reading stuff aloud and telling stories.
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posted by lalalana
on Mar 4, 2006 -
7 answers
If you keep a journal based on what you read, how do you do it, what do you put in it, do you use a standard format, what do your entries consist of, etc? Newly inspired by the cool reading journal in the latest Levenger catalogue, I want to start one of my own, rather than just making and losing random notes as I have always done. I am not particularly interested in **buying** a reading journal, from Levenger or anyone else, but I do want to start keeping one, either in one of my blank Moleskins or in a loose-leaf folder or something. So I'd appreciate hearing about any cool tricks or formats or whatever that you use. If, for example. you were going to make a journal entry based on reading Love's Labors' Lost, what would you put in it?
Thanks,
Lustra
posted by lustra
on May 7, 2005 -
12 answers
