@andy_matuschak with @eriktorenberg on tools for thinking, and especially the future of books!https://www.spreaker.com/user/10197011/designing-and-developing-new-tools-for-t …
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eBooks are so crippled that there’s more innovation in dead trees. For example, Anne Pendleton-Jullian &
@jseelybrown’s Design Unbound has a nonlinear structure with this nifty navigational aid in the front:pic.twitter.com/KAfPKLFkaA
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In their Quantum Country textbook,
@michael_nielsen and Andy have innovated in several dimensions, most excitingly by building in Anki-style spaced-repetition reminders as a retention tool.https://quantum.country/qcvcShow this thread -
I am hoping to write a Meta-Systematicity Workbook to follow up The Cofounders. Michael and Andy’s experiment has inspired me to rethink that, with interactive features that (I hope) will deepen your understanding, engagement, and recall of principles.https://meaningness.com/cofounders-in-relationship …
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Here is a page from a beautiful, innovative hypertext book, explaining why it is NOT available as an eBook or pdf. Ironically, the book itself is about print typography! https://practicaltypography.com/why-theres-no-e-book-or-pdf.html …
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I want to agree, don't you think we ought to to look at the repeated comments "you should make this an ebook" as a sign that people want something out of a reading experience that hypertext books still do not deliver?
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What regular texts lack in interconnectivity they more than make up for in narrative coherence. they are much easier to read and retain. Even with meaningness, which is excellent, the bulk of the reader value is contained in the big essays which have coherent plotlines
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don't be angry sensei, but I actually downloaded your blog and converted it to an ebook for my gf's kindle
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I’m fine with that—but would be interested to know why?
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lots of possibility for
@RoamResearch to be used in this way, for public "roamblogs" -@Malcolm_Ocean's been doing this i thinkThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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