Encyclopaedia Britannica Stops Printing

For those of us raised in the era of books and paper, this is really a watershed moment. What does it say when an icon of knowledge is overrun by a free, open, essentially volunteer system called Wikipedia?

After 244 Years, Encyclopaedia Britannica Stops the Presses

A set of the Encyclopaedia Britannica on the shelves of the New York Public Library.

Yes, of course, the silver and…

Yes, of course, the silver and plastic 😉 RT @ShawnAsuncion: you mean film? @peterkay @hawaiistagemom

storing small amounts of contr…

storing small amounts of controlled substances? storing RT @hawaiistagemom: Anyone under 25 know what this is? http://t.co/xHEgUhWs

That’s funny. RT @thomasborows…

That’s funny. RT @thomasborowski: I wonder if @twitter staff will refer to the time before they acquired @posterous as “preposterous”.

Not in terms of US lives lost …

Not in terms of US lives lost or cost in terms of GDP RT @plawler @PineappleTweet Cost us WAY less $ and time to get rid of him.

Clearly more than just 2 dead …

Clearly more than just 2 dead guys. Our favorite German villain is “just a dead guy” too. RT @plawler @PineappleTweet

for starters: iraq free, Sadda…

for starters: iraq free, Saddam dead. Al queda irrelevant. OBL dead. Taliban: contained RT @plawler @PineappleTweet What we accomplish?

“bupkis” if you subscribe to t…

“bupkis” if you subscribe to the fantasy. RT @plawler @PineappleTweet look at Afghanistan. Iraq. billions in bupkis out.

that would be a logical fantas…

that would be a logical fantasy known as “everybody plays nice” RT @plawler @PineappleTweet logical fallacy known as the “false dilema.”

It’s either us or China RT @pl…

It’s either us or China RT @plawler @PineappleTweet we can’t afford to be the world’s policeman