PDFs are OK for technical books (sort of), but fiction should be stuffable into everything from a phone to a desktop, and PDFs are not suitable for the former.
Long before designer genes came along, the specter of tailored plagues mutating out of their controls and turning on their creators was (and is) a very real possibility. I recall several science-fiction stories (some in the sixties) which either mentioned the possibility or used it as a plot device.
Perhaps the airlines NEED more "excess baggage" fees
- Extended stays with little baggage or unpacked luggage.
[Unless the staff have been instructed to do a little snooping in every room, how would anyone know how much baggage someone brought and never unpacked? No doubt this will soon make its way onto propaganda posters: "HAVE YOU PACKED ENOUGH? Traveling light is traveling with terror."]
the campaign ignored all the public polls that turned out to be fairly accurate and plugged in a bunch of their own assumptions when looking at key variables
Unless the campaign pays attention to the facts, and not their own hopes/fears/assumptions, it won't matter how much data they have or how well they crunch it, they'll still lose.
Put 20 tons of hopes/fears/assumptions in the left hand pan of the scale, put one ounce of fact in the right. The left hand pan will soar as the right hand pan hits the table with a loud thud.
Taylor Swift: "As a songwriter, she has been honored by the Nashville Songwriters Association and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Swift's other achievements include six Grammy Awards, ten American Music Awards, seven Country Music Association Awards, six Academy of Country Music Awards and thirteen BMI Awards." -- Wikipedia
Matt Nathanson: [crickets]
The whole thing sounds more like a publicity grab by a small-time performer attacking one of the giants for some cheap attention.
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Re: Re: ePub?
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Re:
On the post: Fiction By Timothy Geigner, Now Available At The Techdirt Insider Shop
ePub?
Thank you.
On the post: Author Andrew Piper: Turning Pages Is Important, Therefore Reading Ebooks Isn't Reading
Very Old Techdirt Post On This Subject
On the post: Author Andrew Piper: Turning Pages Is Important, Therefore Reading Ebooks Isn't Reading
Piper's Logic Followed To Its Conclusion
Axiom: If it isn't real, it doesn't exist.
Conclusion: Thoughts don't exist.
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Lower prices? Convenience? Customer-friendly?
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F.O. as an art form
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"open discussion" won't help
Please move me from the "potential customer" column to the "will die in my tracks before buying from them" column.
On the post: Stuxnet's Infection Of Chevron Shows Why 'Weaponized' Malware Is A Bad Idea
Not a new argument
Think "genie out of the bottle."
On the post: Rep. Darrell Issa Wants To Make It Clear That You're Allowed To Rip Your DVDs
Cue screams of "legalizing piracy" in 3... 2... 1...
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Re:
Anybody got a 12-step program for this?
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Senator Lieberman Is A Terrorist Sympathizer
On the post: The DHS And FBI Present: You Might Be A Terrorist If... (Hotel Guest Edition)
Perhaps the airlines NEED more "excess baggage" fees
[Unless the staff have been instructed to do a little snooping in every room, how would anyone know how much baggage someone brought and never unpacked? No doubt this will soon make its way onto propaganda posters: "HAVE YOU PACKED ENOUGH? Traveling light is traveling with terror."]
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Re: Good
There is much wisdom in the universe. Unfortunately it is unevenly distributed.
On the post: 'Revenge Porn' Site Owners Escalate Their Failure, Going From Bogus DMCA Notices To Bogus Legal Threats
What they're burying themselves in isn't dirt.
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Data Crunching Wasn't the Only Factor
Unless the campaign pays attention to the facts, and not their own hopes/fears/assumptions, it won't matter how much data they have or how well they crunch it, they'll still lose.
Put 20 tons of hopes/fears/assumptions in the left hand pan of the scale, put one ounce of fact in the right. The left hand pan will soar as the right hand pan hits the table with a loud thud.
On the post: Budweiser Asks Paramount To Remove Their Beer From The Movie Flight
Actually, the corporate attitude is very very simple.
On the post: Is Using A Single Lyric From A Musician You're A Fan Of 'Theft' Or 'An Homage'?
Hmm. Let's compare the performers.
Matt Nathanson: [crickets]
The whole thing sounds more like a publicity grab by a small-time performer attacking one of the giants for some cheap attention.
I think I'll go have a listen to Ms. Swift.
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" it just makes people think less and less of copyright."
On the post: Amazon Freaks Out About Sock Puppet Reviews And Deletes A Bunch Of Real Reviews
Re: Sooo disappointed
It's time to start the fights..."
Oops! He said sock Puppets, not sock Muppets!
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