a new medium

i purchased a kindle paperwhite --- and i love it --- i loved my original kindle, which i have had for four years --- it's great, even in direct sunlight, but now it sorta reminds me of my old commodore 64 thirty years ago --- the new one has traded a useless little keyboard for excellent touch-screen technology --- higher resolution and wonderful front lighting that will allow after-dark reading on the balcony!

just starting piketty's capital in the twenty-first century --- they can't keep it in print

i'm still reading old-school books --- some things just don't work on kindle, e.g., sussman's oldest living things in the world, which i got today ---