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[Lagslayer]

I could get behind most of the paperwork just being computerized. Even really cheap computers can handle something simple like that. Though, crucial things should have physical backups just in case.

[10ebbor10]

Problem is, lot's of people seem to really dislike reading things on screen, so will print out stuff just to read it.

[Dutchling]

My mom prints emails ;_;

[kaijyuu]

My father does too

[Frumple]

Problem is, lot's of people seem to really dislike reading things on screen, so will print out stuff just to read it.

So you don't hire them

Possibly better idea, figure out a way to get paper-equivalent display aesthetics for your devices (particularly any mobile ones) on the cheap. Then possibly tell 'em to suck it up, I'unno.

Don't get me wrong, I can understand the not-appreciating-backlight stuff (it took me years to really adjust to it, iirc, and is still occasionally offputting.), but I'm relatively sure plenty of e-readers and whatnot have had that issue solved for... quiet a while, now. Just incorporate the same thing into whatever kit the company uses.

E: Or, to put it another way, when someone says they don't like reading off a screen, all I'm really hearing is "There's an ergonomics issue to be fixed." So we fix it!

E2: And then sell the solution, of course.

[alway]

Problem is, lot's of people seem to really dislike reading things on screen, so will print out stuff just to read it.

Not really true; not all screens are created equal.

Old CRTs and such were absolutely terrible on the eyes. Modern displays give only minimal eye strain. And low-power e-ink displays are effectively the same as printed text. The only other difference is resolution and font clarity; which only gets better with better monitors (assuming you don't have your display drivers all borked up), and can be fixed by zooming in.

[Sheb]

Although a lot of people don't have an e-ink reader thing, and they still have some issue (Reading A4 pdfs on one is quite annoying for exemple).

[Helgoland]

And scrolling/flipping through pages is pretty bad, too. I'd hate to have to use an e-textbook, for example.

[Frumple]

Not something I've experienced on a mobile, yet, but an e-textbook properly set up for digital use (as opposed to just being a scanned physical textbook with nothing else done to it) is honestly kinda' amazing. Good hotlinking, a well constructed and easily accessible index and searching option(s), and the ability to have open multiple instances? Bloody golden. Massive usability improvement over a paper textbook, which is a bit of a pain in the arse to use after properly experiencing some decently set up .pdfs and whatnot.

Admittedly, I've never seen all of those features in one place, but still. Almost all complaints I regularly see about digital text is methodology problems, not hardware ones. And methodology problems can be fixed. Will be, as the technology and use becomes (more) ubiquitous.

[kaijyuu]

E-textbooks are indeed great... if used on a tablet, PC, or laptop. Kindles (and similar), phones, etc aren't so great for them.

[Mephansteras]

Neat documentary on the intelligence of crows

[Pnx]

Neat documentary on the intelligence of crows

Nice, thanks for the link.

[Reelya]

First time I saw that link I read it as intelligence of cows. Wow, exiting stuff, I thought.

[ChairmanPoo]

First time I saw that link I read it as intelligence of cows. Wow, exiting stuff, I thought.

Spoiler: TMYK... (click to show/hide)

[Mech#4]

First time I saw that link I read it as intelligence of cows. Wow, exiting stuff, I thought.

Spoiler: TMYK... (click to show/hide)

Serious: Well, of course. People are around cows much more then they're around sharks.

Silly: Cows with guns.