Comments on: Kevin Kelly's True Films book, now a free ad-supported PDF http://boingboing.net/2008/01/04/kevin-kellys-true-fi-1.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 25 May 2013 08:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: lluisanunez http://boingboing.net/2008/01/04/kevin-kellys-true-fi-1.html#comment-100359 lluisanunez Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-100359 I can open it with Evince (linux PDF reader), and I can't see any adds :-) I can open it with Evince (linux PDF reader), and I can’t see any adds :-)

]]> By: jahknow http://boingboing.net/2008/01/04/kevin-kellys-true-fi-1.html#comment-100368 jahknow Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-100368 It really is a great collection of films, BTW... It really is a great collection of films, BTW…

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2008/01/04/kevin-kellys-true-fi-1.html#comment-103470 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-103470 Mr. Kelly, I'm willing to try your experiment, and I'll even enable the ads. I'll download that and check it out. I'm a NetFlix user, so your list might lead me to watch some interesting stuff. I'll be interested to see how the experiment comes out. Mr. Kelly, I’m willing to try your experiment, and I’ll even enable the ads. I’ll download that and check it out. I’m a NetFlix user, so your list might lead me to watch some interesting stuff. I’ll be interested to see how the experiment comes out.

]]> By: Porsupah http://boingboing.net/2008/01/04/kevin-kellys-true-fi-1.html#comment-100399 Porsupah Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-100399 If the motivation's offsetting the bandwidth costs, wouldn't it have been simpler just to let archive.org or <a href="http://coralcdn.org/">Coral</a> take care of the heavy lifting? Seems like a more complex solution than necessary. If the motivation’s offsetting the bandwidth costs, wouldn’t it have been simpler just to let archive.org or Coral take care of the heavy lifting? Seems like a more complex solution than necessary.

]]> By: jitrobug http://boingboing.net/2008/01/04/kevin-kellys-true-fi-1.html#comment-100418 jitrobug Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-100418 Yeah - I don't know if I could get ads on my ubuntu machine if I tried. Even when I used windows, I had to ditch adobe's PDF reader because it was so buggy. I almost feel kind of guilty that I'm reading it without the ads. So yeah, don't use adobe's software to read adobe's format, and then you're good to go. Yeah – I don’t know if I could get ads on my ubuntu machine if I tried.

Even when I used windows, I had to ditch adobe’s PDF reader because it was so buggy.

I almost feel kind of guilty that I’m reading it without the ads.

So yeah, don’t use adobe’s software to read adobe’s format, and then you’re good to go.

]]> By: KinetiQ http://boingboing.net/2008/01/04/kevin-kellys-true-fi-1.html#comment-100700 KinetiQ Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-100700 I agree with #9 - how did "What the Bleep Do We Know?" make it into a list of True Films? I agree with #9 – how did “What the Bleep Do We Know?” make it into a list of True Films?

]]> By: franko http://boingboing.net/2008/01/04/kevin-kellys-true-fi-1.html#comment-100456 franko Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-100456 i agree, there's some great movies in here -- a basically flawless list -- except for ONE movie: "what the bleep do we know?" ugh, how i hated that one. awful, awful, awful. i agree, there’s some great movies in here — a basically flawless list — except for ONE movie: “what the bleep do we know?”

ugh, how i hated that one. awful, awful, awful.

]]> By: Moon http://boingboing.net/2008/01/04/kevin-kellys-true-fi-1.html#comment-100461 Moon Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-100461 Good list, I've seen about 66% of them. I would have added the "Battleground" series. Battleground:Vietnam Battleground:The Battle of Britain (a great one!) Battleground:North Africa etc. Good list, I’ve seen about 66% of them.

I would have added the “Battleground” series.

Battleground:Vietnam
Battleground:The Battle of Britain (a great one!)
Battleground:North Africa

etc.

]]> By: Bionicrat2 http://boingboing.net/2008/01/04/kevin-kellys-true-fi-1.html#comment-100474 Bionicrat2 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-100474 I opened it in Adobe Acrobat 6.0 and there are no ads viewed in that version (not that I would have minded it). I opened it in Adobe Acrobat 6.0 and there are no ads viewed in that version (not that I would have minded it).

]]> By: Michael R. Bernstein http://boingboing.net/2008/01/04/kevin-kellys-true-fi-1.html#comment-100512 Michael R. Bernstein Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-100512 Odd, none of James Burke's important series (Connections, Connections 2, Connections 3, The Day The Universe Changed, etc.) seem to have made the cut. Odd, none of James Burke’s important series (Connections, Connections 2, Connections 3, The Day The Universe Changed, etc.) seem to have made the cut.

]]> By: Registrado http://boingboing.net/2008/01/04/kevin-kellys-true-fi-1.html#comment-100578 Registrado Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-100578 A good selection overall. I would have liked to have seen Flight From Death included. And Junkyard Wars (enjoyable as it is) is more of an educational game show than a documentary. A good selection overall. I would have liked to have seen Flight From Death included. And Junkyard Wars (enjoyable as it is) is more of an educational game show than a documentary.

]]> By: jahknow http://boingboing.net/2008/01/04/kevin-kellys-true-fi-1.html#comment-100330 jahknow Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-100330 Ads? In mah PDF? Ads? In mah PDF?

]]> By: rollerskater http://boingboing.net/2008/01/04/kevin-kellys-true-fi-1.html#comment-100339 rollerskater Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-100339 Award winner!!! * FIRST GREAT BAD IDEA OF 2008 * Award winner!!!

* FIRST GREAT BAD IDEA OF 2008 *

]]> By: Jerril http://boingboing.net/2008/01/04/kevin-kellys-true-fi-1.html#comment-100342 Jerril Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-100342 Can I open this in my Foxit Reader or other non-Adobe reader or is this restricted to Adobe licenced products only? Can someone make me an ad-block plugin for Foxit please? :P Can I open this in my Foxit Reader or other non-Adobe reader or is this restricted to Adobe licenced products only?

Can someone make me an ad-block plugin for Foxit please? :P

]]> By: EdT. http://boingboing.net/2008/01/04/kevin-kellys-true-fi-1.html#comment-100348 EdT. Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-100348 Opens fine (but ad free) in OS X's preview. While I understand the need for some kind of supporting revenue and absolutely love Mr. Kelly's writings, I find ad embedded PDFs to be the continuance of a disturbing trend and I'm just a little sad that KK would use this. Seriously, didn't the name Yahoo set off any warning bells? Opens fine (but ad free) in OS X’s preview.

While I understand the need for some kind of supporting revenue and absolutely love Mr. Kelly’s writings, I find ad embedded PDFs to be the continuance of a disturbing trend and I’m just a little sad that KK would use this.

Seriously, didn’t the name Yahoo set off any warning bells?

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