tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post5868920777150784014..comments2024-03-21T19:08:05.737-07:00Comments on Genealogy's Star: Science Fiction and GenealogyJames Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-79077372187407355542013-06-21T19:24:25.067-07:002013-06-21T19:24:25.067-07:00Mr. Tanner: Your blog is enjoyable to read, and I...Mr. Tanner: Your blog is enjoyable to read, and I have done so for a long time. However, would you reconsider your stand on paper versus technology? I have been doing research for 30 years, plus. To find my grand uncle has been extremely difficult. The county clerk still required a notarized paper application. I still used paper to write the letter, and I used a paper money order to pay for the record. I use the computer constantly. The issue is not paper or technology at all. If I read a paper book or a Kindle book, the outcome is the same. Please do not belittle researchers' tools. Respectfully, AnonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-26973597276588198002013-06-19T13:56:06.558-07:002013-06-19T13:56:06.558-07:00Agree 100% with you on the power of technology.
A...Agree 100% with you on the power of technology.<br /><br />As to SF's predictive ability, 1966 might be a better cut-off line, as I believe Classic Star Trek had the Enterprise crew retrieving information quickly from the computer, and I don't recall too many episodes with paper documents. Though Yeoman Rand did often carry a clipboard.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779409214968505642noreply@blogger.com