06-03-2011, 03:54 PM | #1 |
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The Dead Horse Thread
1. EBOOKS ARE KILLING PHYSICAL BOOKS AND PHYSICAL BOOKSTORES AND THIS WILL USHER IN 1984-LEVEL MIND CONTROL. AND EVERYONE WILL BE ILLITERATE.
2. IF EVEN ONE PERSON PIRATES AN EBOOK, THEN ALL AUTHORS WILL STOP WRITING AND HUMAN CULTURAL ACHIEVEMENT WILL STALL FOREVER. 3. THE MERE EXISTENCE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IS PREVENTING THE HUMAN RACE FROM REACHING A CULTURAL NIRVANA OF LITERACY. 4. EINK READERS / LCD TABLETS / TOUCH SCREENS / DEVICE BUTTONS ARE THE DEATH OF ALL THAT IS GOOD. THEY WILL BE INEVITABLY REPLACED SOON. 5. FINGERPRINTS ON A <INSERT SCREEN TYPE HERE> DEVICE ARE FIGMENTS OF A DERANGED IMAGINATION AND YOU SHOULD GET THAT CHECKED OUT BY A CERTIFIED PSYCHIATRIST. 6. FANS OF <INSERT BRAND HERE> ARE ALL MINDLESS AUTOMATON FANBOIS, BUT USERS OF <INSERT BRAND HERE> ARE WELL-INFORMED SAVVY CONSUMERS. I think this covers them all. Sorry about the caps, but CAPS LOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL. Please feel free to fill in the ones I've missed. |
06-03-2011, 03:58 PM | #2 |
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Think you pretty much covered it...
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06-03-2011, 04:07 PM | #3 |
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Excellent summary.
I am just missing [insert ebook format here] will eventually be the only format left. |
06-03-2011, 04:10 PM | #4 |
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The definition of "classic" seems to be a dead horse topic but I can't think of anything clever :P
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06-03-2011, 04:14 PM | #5 |
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7. DRM IS EVIL AND NEEDS TO GO AWAY.
8. AMAZON IS EVIL AND NEEDS TO GO AWAY. |
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06-03-2011, 04:18 PM | #6 |
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There's probably a few missing, but it's definitely a hell of a good start.
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06-03-2011, 04:19 PM | #7 | |
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06-03-2011, 04:26 PM | #8 |
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Don't forget the arguments of giggleton
9. COPYRIGHT IS EVIL AND NEEDS TO GO AWAY. 10. EVERYTHING WRITTEN NEEDS TO BE FREE. |
06-03-2011, 04:33 PM | #9 |
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Hellmark, I would never forget! He's #3.
I can think of another, but it only works in conjunction with its alternate: Amz1: IF YOU BUY A KINDLE, YOU CAN NEVER BUY FROM ANY EBOOK SUPPLIER BUT AMAZON. Amz2: IF YOU BUY A KINDLE, YOU CAN BUY FROM ANY EBOOK SUPPLIER YOU WANT.* *note that it isn't mentioned that you will have to learn to love cabbages. --- Also: Amz3: THE AMAZON EBOOK CATALOG IS BIGGER THAN EVERY OTHER EBOOK CATALOG IN THE WORLD COMBINED AND THEN MULTIPLIED BY FORTY-TWO. |
06-03-2011, 04:34 PM | #10 |
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Uh-oh, there's nothing left to talk about.
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06-03-2011, 04:41 PM | #12 |
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06-03-2011, 04:45 PM | #13 |
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How about everyone will self-publish, and editors will no longer be required?
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06-03-2011, 04:45 PM | #14 |
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COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT EQUALS THEFT. See also
COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT IS NOT THEFT. (IT's INFRINGEMENT) |
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