We’re still a long way from spring cleaning, but it’s not too early to start thinking about those stacks of magazines in your basement. You know the ones—those craft magazines you’re saving because there’s a pattern you want in one of them (if only you could remember which one). Or that collection of Road & Track you’ve been meaning to reread. But what if digital back copies could banish that clutter forever?
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Got school-aged children? Chances are, your children’s teachers stress the importance of skills like grammar and spelling. After all, reading and writing are still considered two of the basic three Rs, even if most kids can locate an app faster than an adverb. But that focus on conventional literacy could soon shift to a new kind of literacy: the ability to read and write computer code. Are computer skills really the “grammar of the 21st century”?
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The Rosetta Stone, discovered in Egypt, affords a glimpse of ancient kings and laws. In Scotland, the fragile pages of an 11th-century book bring the past to life through words and vivid illustrations. It’s astonishing to think of how much we’ve learned thanks to the knowledge preserved in these and other works. But with modern records being saved in more ethereal forms, there’s a danger they could be lost forever. In fact, our own recorded history could be destined for extinction, the equivalent of a digital dinosaur.
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