{"id":90,"date":"2003-03-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2003-03-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.3cats.us\/blog\/?p=56"},"modified":"2003-03-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2003-03-08T00:00:00","slug":"notes-56","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3cats.us\/blog\/2003\/03\/notes-56\/","title":{"rendered":"notes-56"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sat Mar 8 21:16:50 2003<\/p>\n

A somewhat amusing response for the Oracle this time.<\/p>\n

&lt; Oh wise Oracle most effulgent and sheltering, &lt; &lt; Have you heard anything about a new hog flavored book?<\/p>\n

Sounds like hogwash to me.<\/p>\n

But seriously, there’s been a resurgence in alternatives to making books out of paper. Let’s take a look at a few of the possibilities including your idea of using animals:<\/p>\n

\n
Pork – Bacon specifically, since that’s usually the flattest form of hogs.<\/dt>\n
Binding bacon into a book could prove to be a little tricky, and printing
\nonto bacon, cooked or uncooked is pretty tricky. On the plus side, you
\ncan even eat it for breakfast.<\/dd>\n
Plastic – It’s much easier to print on than pork, and has some nice<\/dt>\n
qualities like being waterproof so you can read it in the bath. But
\nplastic is just processed petrochemicals, so technically you are
\nreading an oil-slick. That’s got to be a little weird…<\/dd>\n
Metal – While metal has been used for a few books (Ancient Egypt’s<\/dt>\n
book of the dead). It tends to be a bit heavy and certainly not the
\nkind of book that you can take with you into the bath. And anything
\nover a couple of dozen pages is a tome with too much weight to
\ncarry anywhere without a camel.<\/dd>\n
Cloth – Cloth has been used from time to time as book material. It can<\/dt>\n
be a little floppy and hard to use without a table of other flat
\nsurface. On the plus side, you can make trendy clothes from various
\nbooks. Think of a shirt by Ann Rand, pants by Marvel Comics.<\/dd>\n
People – Making books out of people is generally frowned upon in most<\/dt>\n
civilized societies. But there are a few books, most notable the
\ninfamous Necronomicon. Of course such books are carefully guarded,
\njust don’t pick up the wrong book.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

You owe the Oracle a book on how to make Solyent Green<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"


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