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Quite simply, because they are very interesting to a significant subset of the community here. Of course, that's the reason why anything gets points around here
by Fargren 11y ago
Quite simply, because they are very interesting to a significant subset of the community here. Of course, that's the reason why anything gets points around here.
The reason many of us find this interesting, I think, is that people who love learning are wont to be fascinated by the history of learning.
- keithpeter 11y agoI'd add to this: a book is an example of a sophisticated technology that has become invisible as we are familiar with it. Looking at aspects of the history of the book may help us see how to develop the technology I'm using to write this and that you are using to read this so that it disappears in the same way as the book. Some would argue that direct manipulation interfaces on mobile phones are already part of the way there.