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28. The internet can't be beat...

Reply to 1StrongBlackMan (Original post)

Tue Jun 28, 2016, 05:13 PM

Jun 2016

For those who say read a book, the books aren't always the latest version. As an engineer, I have to look up the latest permit requirements and the only way you can be sure that it's the most current information is to pull it directly off the web site. A lot of times its new material (to me), but the university worked very hard to make certain that we spoke the language before they unleashed us onto the world.

The government resources that are out there are just phenomenal. The Army Corps of Engineers has all kinds of stuff, and the USGS, EPA has a Google earth overlay, if you want to know where historical sites are, there's an overlay for that too. State governments have all kinds of wonderful education right at your fingertips too

As far as arguing politics, same thing, lots of resources at the department of labor etc. The problem is that no chart, graph, or exquisitely compiled table will overrule the wisdom of a bit of text over an image of the flag or Sam Elliot, or better yet Sam Elliot in front of the flag. That's gonna be what the folks you're arguing with respond to.

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How confident are you can, quickly, learn enough about a topic ... [View all] 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 OP

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+1 leftstreet Jun 2016 #24

Thank you! Raster Jun 2016 #26

Yep, a lot of people do that. Rex Jun 2016 #19

I know ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #20

That is a good point, I see it as were some are getting layman's level information Rex Jun 2016 #21

You're right ... Nothing wrong with getting/having a layman's level understanding ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #22

Yeah it does seem like that is how a lot of conversations end. Rex Jun 2016 #23

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The internet can't be beat... Blanks Jun 2016 #28

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Without some knowledge of a subject, it is impossible to know Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #31

This ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #32

I still completely disagree...... Sivart Jun 2016 #33

Actually, we are agreeing ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #34

Your original point was about the internet....not about people..... Sivart Jun 2016 #35

I thought my original point ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2016 #36