193
Posted on August 9, 2017 at 12:00 am by Gene Ambaum
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Grant: The data in this particular edition has been superseded by new research.
Patron: Then why haven’t you gotten rid of the book?
Grant: A new edition hasn’t been published yet.
Patron: So I should trust the internet?
Grant: Not always. But it is quicker and easier to correct a website than to publish an updated book.
Patron: Your website says the library is closed today. (or other fact that’ obviously wrong)
Grant: “Quicker and easier” doesn't always mean “more accurate.”
Patron: Then why haven’t you gotten rid of the book?
Grant: A new edition hasn’t been published yet.
Patron: So I should trust the internet?
Grant: Not always. But it is quicker and easier to correct a website than to publish an updated book.
Patron: Your website says the library is closed today. (or other fact that’ obviously wrong)
Grant: “Quicker and easier” doesn't always mean “more accurate.”
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Reminds me: I forgot to buy a 2017 almanac for myself as a holiday present. Anyone else enjoy reading almanacs?