Re: I was SO close!

[http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)]

 > From: Brian <http://www.cs..edu/~b>
 > Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2022 10:00:26 -0700
 >
 > It's just now occurred to me that in the new world, where you can 
 > directly search documentation, indices are becoming obsolete.  When that 
 > happens, a few people will lose their jobs, but maybe nobody uses the 
 > index any more anyway.  PDF files are searchable if you make them 
 > properly.  It's too bad in a way, because I'm proud of being a good 
 > indexer, for an amateur.

I still have a bunch of recipe books on our shelves, and good indices
(based on ingredient) are invaluable.  And I don't want to bring either a
smart phone or a laptop into kitchen for fear of, you know, destroying the
hardware.