The Future of Automotive Journalism?

[henk4]

Originally Posted by Spastik_Roach

Good to see you getting in on the recycling act Pieter

I am currently in Banda Aceh, monitoring a project on the reuse of the debris and waste resulting from the Tsunami three years ago.....

[IBrake4Rainbows]

It's a bit sad how little progress has been made in some areas - especially those where the Population were already living pretty poorly

But still, I'm sure PDF documents would be highly appreciated in Banda Aceh Any plans to go home Via Australia?

[henk4]

Originally Posted by IBrake4Rainbows

It's a bit sad how little progress has been made in some areas - especially those where the Population were already living pretty poorly

But still, I'm sure PDF documents would be highly appreciated in Banda Aceh Any plans to go home Via Australia?

Actually the irony of the tsunami is that it overarched the permanently ongoing conflict between the local population and the Government, and that forces have been joined to solve the common problems, but once I am on a more stable internet connection, I will prepare a separate thread with some pictures.

[IBrake4Rainbows]

Well it's good that the Indonesian military is putting it's resources (and the resources of Aid suppliers) to better use than holding it hostage so that the people in need don't get it because they're not fighting on the same side. It makes a nice change.

[NicFromLA]

Originally Posted by henk4

Oh, Nick, PDF files can be printed.....and if you finish reading them you can re-use them too

1) I don't have a printer in my apartment. 2) Owch.

[henk4]

Originally Posted by NicFromLA

1) I don't have a printer in my apartment. 2) Owch.

so not having a printer is stopping you to becoming a supporting member???

[LandQuail]

Originally Posted by NicFromLA

But what the hell am I going to read on the can?

'Quail is perhaps uniquely suited to comment on matters concerning journalism, as he is, in truth, in fact, in fairness, the one and only Joe Lamb, Log Cabin Staff Writer (TheCabin.net ·· Log Cabin Democrat of Conway, Arkansas).

If you live in Central Arkansas, then you know. All six dozen of you. But nobody read this:
TheCabin.net ·· Altima Coupe and Chevy Cobalt reviewed 01/08/08

and i'm sure none of our readers read this:
TheCabin.net ·· Bang for the buck: Today's cheapest cars tested, reviewed 09/10/07

Point is, we've toyed around with the idea of turning our newspaper into an online-only publication. It cuts the overall expenses in half, while the budget (bouyed by advertising revenue) stays the same.

It's the Shangri-La of the publishing world. It's cake and eating it too.

Except that it doesn't really work.

Nic from LA, despite the dual handicaps of being named Nic and living in LA,
has hit on a very crucial point in asking what we will all read while on the shitter.

I don't know about you all, but I finished The Grapes of Wrath while on the shitter. I polished off Faulkner's As I Lay Dying and Hemmingway's The Sun Also Rises on my throne also.

I've killed off a half-dozen Vonneguts, a Stephen King or three and The Great Gatsby while on the can.

I can't even count the number of EVOs, Octanes and Automobiles I've cover-to-covered in the ole water closet.

But not once have I ever read anything approaching magazine-length on the interweb.

It's a shiny brass ring, and one that all too many publishers reach for, but once you've got it on the end of your dowel it just doesn't budge. You either let go, or you get dragged off the (porcelain?) pony.

And it's for the same reason that we're not living in the paperless world we'd been periodically promised from 1950 onwards: People need to hold it In Their Hands.

If Jethro Bovingdon and Richard Meaden are leaving EVO for this online thing, then I hope they know what they're doing. I sincerely wish the both of them the best, as they're two of the best. But this tired old 'Quail is not of the belief that the internet is the future of automotive journalism.

'Quail is the future of automotive journalism.

¡SQUAWK!

[NicFromLA]

Thanks for your understanding Quail. And for hitting the nail on the head. One last thing though: if you can polish off "The Grapes of Wrath" on the can, you might want to see a doctor about that.

[Klemmel]

Today I tried to read the GT2-article on drivers-republic.com while on the can (like I usually would do with EVO or Octane). It didn't go well because my laptop wigths 3,5 kilos. In other words, I got exhausted!
Next time I will leave the computer behind and read "The V12 Engine" by Karl Ludvigsen (which is also quit heavy, but manageable)...

I'm also wondering if the gases I develop are corrosive and could damage my computer??

[Matra et Alpine]

Originally Posted by Klemmel

Today I tried to read the GT2-article on drivers-republic.com while on the can (like I usually would do with EVO or Octane). It didn't go well because my laptop wigths 3,5 kilos. In other words, I got exhausted!
Next time I will leave the computer behind and read "The V12 Engine" by Karl Ludvigsen (which is also quit heavy, but manageable)...

eBook on mobile phone and audio books are your friend

I'm also wondering if the gases I develop are corrosive and could damage my computer??

After a meal of Lutefisk for sure !!

[Klemmel]

...or maybe some Haggis?

[Matra et Alpine]

Having eaten both, no contest
Today, sadly the "fear" of Haggis is unfounded as laws prevent all the "other bits" of meat being used