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Better solution: Stop printing things. If we stop printing things, we won't need to scan them either.

• JoachimSchipper 17y ago
  Yes, but reading from paper is much nicer. Of course, printing every little e-mail is nonsense; but I'd rather correct my thesis on paper than on screen, for instance.
  • ShabbyDoo 17y ago
    If you had a tablet with a Kindle-like screen upon which you could edit via gesture, would you prefer it over paper?
    • JoachimSchipper 17y ago
      Not unless the input is at least as convenient as scribbling on paper. And I wouldn't be sure even then. I'm a mathematician: I do a lot of work on paper, and I don't see that changing anytime soon.
      • jonsteinberg 17y ago
        I still need paper for on the go. I print very little, but certain times I need to print papers for meetings to take notes on etc
    • ibsulon 17y ago
      With a kindle, how do you keep multiple pages in front of you at the same time? That's not to mention e-books as sources. Even if we figure out the virtual library issues (lest we bankrupt every grad student -- comprehensives in the social sciences can encompass 200 books!) we still have to look at workflow. Should the grad student have 4 kindles all synced, every e-book markable with programmable gestures both robust and simple enough to compete with paper?