burring information in a 20-30 page newspaper has never been easier
Very true, [d], very true.

leaving poems
Yesterday I came across this sentence in a description of Bill Drummond's (made a fortune with pop-group KLF, later burned a million UK-pounds, wrote an enjoyable book called '45' - and so much more) book:
"Travelling across India on a night train to make his peace with the goddess of womanhood, Drummond reflects on his relationship with women and reads Ted Hughes's Birthday Letters, tearing out each finished page and throwing it into the night to float across the countryside" -[source: Bloomsbury Magazine].

post-it/efficiency
probably not that efficient, but it is easier to leave a post-it than something more bigger and clearly more attention-grabbing. It is randomly efficient.
In Helsinki there used to be someone who wrote sentences with a magic marker pen on walls, all they said was 'THINK ABOUT...' followed with something, anything. Often they were interesting and clearly made an impact, I've met several people who remember these.The text was small but usually in bare places so you saw the black writing. Randomly but effectively efficient. Chalk should almost do a similar trick.
posted by [jm.] at 10:21

honey = i don't know how efficient posting post it notes would be... it would be cool to leave invisible notes in a corner - for someone to pick up. the usual... when you think of someone at one place - you may leave a message for them to discover. think how it would be if you would leave a poem on a street corner - for your dear one to pick up on the cell phone as they pass by... you just make it happen/happy that way
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my comment of nytimes. the pdf format is fine if you are a proffesional. to start with - the newspaper - made out of paper delivers one type of unique experince. and it's form is taylored on the environment. the electronic medium is different in the way that we tend to extract what is imporant out of events. at least i do that. reding articles on the computer - i don't do much. news on the net are mostly delivered in the form of headlines - with a hyperlink and a picture attached. the pdf is old school. you might get distracted by something - before you get to what intersted you in the first time. than again - burring information in a 20-30 page newspaper has never been easier. the same problem with newspapers in toronto. one pays $0.50 to buy it and spends 1 hour to find out the news that he was looking for.
posted by [d] at 00:53

NY Times
You better have a big screen.
I wonder what it looks like. I guess since they've gone ahead with such a plan it isn't impossible.
If you have a large screen and a quick connection the replica NYTimes can be great. It is more fun reading a newspaper than it is browsing an online version. This could be an interesting mix. Hmm... Would be better to comment after seeing it. Initially the idea sounds silly, but on closer thought if this experiment proves to be readable and good then it is a valuable development experience, which could lead to changes in other newspapers online capabilities.
And at least the replica is ecological.
posted by [jm.] at 11:55