Comments on: Books in the balance http://snarkmarket.com/2011/6831 The stomping grounds of Tim Carmody, Robin Sloan and Matt Thompson. It's a long-running conversation about media, journalism, technology, cities, culture, design, books, music, movies, the future and the past. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:20:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Jeffrey http://snarkmarket.com/2011/6831/comment-page-1#comment-27140 Jeffrey Mon, 02 May 2011 22:29:36 +0000 http://snarkmarket.com/?p=6831#comment-27140 Neal Stephenson's "The Diamond Age" fleshes out Robin's prediction. Neal Stephenson’s “The Diamond Age” fleshes out Robin’s prediction.

]]> By: Tim Carmody http://snarkmarket.com/2011/6831/comment-page-1#comment-26766 Tim Carmody Fri, 29 Apr 2011 21:13:17 +0000 http://snarkmarket.com/?p=6831#comment-26766 "Sure, blame the wizards." “Sure, blame the wizards.”

]]> By: Rob Meyer http://snarkmarket.com/2011/6831/comment-page-1#comment-26711 Rob Meyer Fri, 29 Apr 2011 04:22:26 +0000 http://snarkmarket.com/?p=6831#comment-26711 Yes! I exchanged tweets with my mom today about this very thing. She referenced the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_Books_series" rel="nofollow">great Living Books software series</a> from when I was young and my brothers' interactive textbooks, and said <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/twmtalks/status/63711368594980864" rel="nofollow">"Kids' media always ahead."</a> And Tim, I'd wager it'd be more in the vein of <em>Tintin and the Balance of the Earth.</em> Yes! I exchanged tweets with my mom today about this very thing. She referenced the great Living Books software series from when I was young and my brothers’ interactive textbooks, and said “Kids’ media always ahead.”
And Tim, I’d wager it’d be more in the vein of Tintin and the Balance of the Earth.

]]> By: Tim Carmody http://snarkmarket.com/2011/6831/comment-page-1#comment-26707 Tim Carmody Fri, 29 Apr 2011 03:25:10 +0000 http://snarkmarket.com/?p=6831#comment-26707 So, less <em>Earth in the Balance</em> and more <em>Harry Potter and the Balance of Earth</em>? Cf <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0584437/quotes?qt=qt0446385" rel="nofollow">Futurama, of course</a>. (Wish I had a video.) So, less Earth in the Balance and more Harry Potter and the Balance of Earth?

Cf Futurama, of course. (Wish I had a video.)

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