tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009870.post109738260771821935..comments2023-10-15T10:46:08.280-05:00Comments on Unnecessary Thrills: Infinite Shelf SpaceAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06789206585068954575noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009870.post-1097404721594774132004-10-10T05:38:00.000-05:002004-10-10T05:38:00.000-05:00I completely agree as far as back catalogues and o...I completely agree as far as back catalogues and old games are concerned. Pacman, Space Invaders, Defender and the like possess a certain innocent charm and are appealing to the teenagers of today if my son is anything to go by (I have consistently attempted to steep him in his cultural heritage by force-feeding him with Dr. Who and the like, which he has expressed gratitude for). As an ex-patriot living in a non-English speaking country Amazon is a true godsend (far too easy to spend a fortune in just a few clicks), my only carp about it being that it does not offer a true custom recommendations service - by which I mean that as a sociologist I might welcome an e-mail update on the latest work by Zygmunt Bauman, for example. Strolling into the Waterstones flagship in London will reveal a host of titles I would have remained unaware of if I did not occasionally supplement my digital peregrinations through Amazon space with wanderings in the real space counterpart. Yes, the author's point about the tyranny of the physical world is well made (I need to fork out the price of a Eurostar fare and a hotel room in exchange for a weekend in London).Chameleonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03552049088268017697noreply@blogger.com