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by cynwoody 4406 days ago
>I do reminisce about the pre-Internet days, when all I needed was my brain and a simple reference book!

Once upon a time, I had a bookcase full of three-ring binders containing plural "reference books", updated frequently via snap-open, pop-out, slide in latest version.

These days, I find Chrome's location bar far faster and more convenient than that bookcase!

She is absolutely correct about the importance of "developing a knack for asking the right questions on Google".

And as for copy-paste, when and to what extent to do that is another knack, one which will likely accompany the acquisition of the first knack.