The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect

mukoan · 01-02-2010, 11:32 PM

I've been meaning to read this free online book for a while now. It's located here:

http://www.kuro5hin.org/prime-intellect/mopiidx.html

However I'm trying to convert it to epub format so I can read it on my reader. I used calibre to import the html online version, and although it then converts it to epub ok, when I attempt to view it on my sony prs505, it seems to be all jumbled up.

According to this:

http://www.kuro5hin.org/prime-intellect/mopilegl.html

it's ok for me to convert it to whatever format I want for personal use. But I just can't seem to get epub to work for me. The weird part is the epub viewer for calibre, as well as other epub viewers, (like sigil), can view it ok. It's just when I transfer it to my reader that it looks like crap, (like a couple of pages writing over the top of themselves).

Does anyone else want to have a crack? Or are they aware of an epub version anywhere?

Oh, and I attempted to email the author last month, but I didn't get a response.

Cheers

mukoan · 01-09-2010, 05:27 PM

Ok... for the record this was sorted for me by a kind user through PM'ing. But I just wanted people to know that I finally got 'round to reading it yesterday and it was highly enjoyable. If you like stories such as Rudy Rucker's "Post Singular" and Cory Doctorow's "Down and out in the Magic Kingdom", then I highly recommend this easy read. Very enjoyable, (if somewhat disturbing).

chorpler · 01-10-2010, 04:45 AM

Yes, very cool and disturbing (although the ending was kind of disappointing). I also like the author's "Passages in the Void" series. And there's a short story set in the universe of Prime Intellect, about a casino. It's pretty cool too.

01-02-2010, 11:32 PM	#1
mukoan Lord Of All That's Beige Posts: 105 Karma: 86518 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Australia Device: Kindle Paperwhite	The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect I've been meaning to read this free online book for a while now. It's located here: http://www.kuro5hin.org/prime-intellect/mopiidx.html However I'm trying to convert it to epub format so I can read it on my reader. I used calibre to import the html online version, and although it then converts it to epub ok, when I attempt to view it on my sony prs505, it seems to be all jumbled up. According to this: http://www.kuro5hin.org/prime-intellect/mopilegl.html it's ok for me to convert it to whatever format I want for personal use. But I just can't seem to get epub to work for me. The weird part is the epub viewer for calibre, as well as other epub viewers, (like sigil), can view it ok. It's just when I transfer it to my reader that it looks like crap, (like a couple of pages writing over the top of themselves). Does anyone else want to have a crack? Or are they aware of an epub version anywhere? Oh, and I attempted to email the author last month, but I didn't get a response. Cheers

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01-09-2010, 05:27 PM	#2
mukoan Lord Of All That's Beige Posts: 105 Karma: 86518 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Australia Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Ok... for the record this was sorted for me by a kind user through PM'ing. But I just wanted people to know that I finally got 'round to reading it yesterday and it was highly enjoyable. If you like stories such as Rudy Rucker's "Post Singular" and Cory Doctorow's "Down and out in the Magic Kingdom", then I highly recommend this easy read. Very enjoyable, (if somewhat disturbing).

01-10-2010, 04:45 AM	#3
chorpler Zealot Posts: 128 Karma: 278 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Kindle; PRS-500; MobiPocket on Windows Mobile	Yes, very cool and disturbing (although the ending was kind of disappointing). I also like the author's "Passages in the Void" series. And there's a short story set in the universe of Prime Intellect, about a casino. It's pretty cool too.

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