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From: jdnicoll@panix.com (James Nicoll)
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Subject: Re: [Meta] Wait, you sort your books how???
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2024 16:44:52 -0000 (UTC)
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In article <v73ijp$j5g$1@reader1.panix.com>,
James Nicoll <jdnicoll@panix.com> wrote:
>In article <v73fh7$oeem$1@dont-email.me>,
>Cryptoengineer  <petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:
>>On 7/15/2024 10:01 AM, Tony Nance wrote:
>>> On 7/15/24 9:54 AM, Tony Nance wrote:
>>>> On 7/15/24 9:48 AM, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
>>>>> In article <v738di$n4rq$1@dont-email.me>,
>>>>> Tony Nance  <tnusenet17@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> More signs of madness in this crazy world:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I just ran across the results of a poll that asked 29,000 Americans
>>>>>> about their book-owning habits, and friends, I am shocked —
>shocked! —
>>>>>> to report that there are people who have absolutely no organizational
>>>>>> system whatsoever. Worse — worse, I tell you — there are some
>who sort
>>>>>> their books by color. Color!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Here’s a link to the main source (published in October):
>>>>>>
>>https://today.yougov.com/society/articles/47712-how-many-books-americans-own-and-how-they-organize-them
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Tony
>>>>>
>>>>> I could read the link, I suppose, but I wonder how many people actually
>>>>> have a sufficient number of books such that they need to be organized.
>>>>
>>>> That is indeed a point mentioned in the article.
>>>> - Tony
>>>>
>>> 
>>> Whoops - I thought I hit "draft" while I looked it up, but instead I 
>>> must have hit "publish by accident" ... anyhow:
>>> 
>>> That is indeed a point mentioned in the article:
>>> "One in five Americans (20%) say they own between one and 10 physical 
>>> books, while 14% own between 11 and 25 books, and 13% between 26 and 50."
>>> 
>>> Tony
>>
>>An example of this method of saying 'I don't actually read':
>>
>>https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatisfying/comments/r9fc7p/this_book_collection_sorted_by_color/
>
>If they are young and have mostly ebooks, they may be fans of control f. 
>Several of my young co-workers rely on search over organization. No
>proper file structure to organize files, just one big folder. 

They're also sometimes unfamiliar with old time chronological slang, 
so it's best to avoid quaint phrases like "quarter to three, 
daddio! *finger-snapping*" for "two forty five." 


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