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Reminds me of the Pocket Reference. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_Ref https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_Ref
by millzlane 8y ago
Reminds me of the Pocket Reference.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_Ref https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocket_Ref
- whatshisface 8y agoOne of the greatest signs of human progress is that now we know enough facts to fill our pocket almanacs with them instead of making up prognostications.
- danso 8y agoOne could argue that it’s a sign of the human condition that we’ve been able to compensate for the new technology with an even greater tendency to prognosticate.
- whatshisface 8y agoThe tendency to prognosticate without any real evidence will increase in the future.
- ineedasername 8y agoActually the outlook for prognostication is-- wait let me check-- it's "ask again later". Huh, oh well.
- AnotherGoodName 8y agoPears Cyclopaedia is one i grew up with. It was a tiny book with ~1000 tissue paper thin pages that seemed to always have everything i needed. From logarithmic tables and maths/physics functions to a periodic table. I went to school before wikipedia and this book helped a lot. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pears%27_Cyclopaedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pears%27_Cyclopaedia
- ggm 8y agoI have a copy of this from the turn of the century (last century) which says (in paraphrase) Physics: some recent developments from physicists such as Dr Einstein & Prof. Bohr suggest there may be further changes in our understanding of this field -It's pre quantum mechanics classical physics admitting its on the cusp of a significant change..
- jasonjei 8y agoI think the most meta-thing here is instead of using almanacs, we’re here linking to a Wikipedia article on a pocket reference.
- Avshalom 8y agoTo be fair that pocket reference is amazing.