a-study-of-dead-leaves

associate - to bring together or into relationship in any of various intangible ways (as in memory or imagination)Language behaves. It is not an entity of stillness- Paper and ink are inert. Perhaps the ideas they contain can embody dynamisms, but the media itself is dry and dead.- The transistor is a viable alternative media, vigorous and violent. The structures to access them are complex and require electrical impulse, sure, but so are/do we. We are not less than paper for our complexity.- What about transistor death?- Is moving a 'file' from one computer to another any different than reprinting a book?- The technology surrounding each format.- The power of books can be having location. Sure, a website can be access nearly anywhere, but a book can be left, literally anywhere. The interface is a simple as having eyes. No further protocols required.