tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post6022840494342038564..comments2024-03-29T20:04:30.755+08:00Comments on Monsters and Manuals: Books Will Outlive YouUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-74732269255836808312017-01-25T12:36:45.773+08:002017-01-25T12:36:45.773+08:00Hegel is well regarded in some quarters but Ive re...Hegel is well regarded in some quarters but Ive read no philosophy apart from Plato & Nietzsche whom I consider 'Wisdom' writers like Montaigne.Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165997449776226774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-77127912404916090372017-01-25T10:46:36.748+08:002017-01-25T10:46:36.748+08:00What i do know is that i have been using the same ...What i do know is that i have been using the same DMG since 1980 and it shows no sign of letting up, eat that PDFs!Johnny F. Normalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290656343479879897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-64698516706219182532017-01-25T03:09:56.051+08:002017-01-25T03:09:56.051+08:00Books may outlast me, but they aren't the long...Books may outlast me, but they aren't the longest lasting form of information storage. This form is expected to last 14 billion years: http://futurism.com/memory-that-lasts-forever-new-quartz-coin-can-store-360tb-of-data-for-14-billion-years/<br /><br />And then there is the company Nanorosetta that can put your books on medallions with similar etching technology.Derek Hollandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-83389260984337813742017-01-25T02:12:41.262+08:002017-01-25T02:12:41.262+08:00Interesting point about the information/knowledge ...Interesting point about the information/knowledge distinction. It reminds me of the preface to the Phenomenology of Spirit (the only bit I ever really understood) - there's no point writing a preface to a book because it's just going to be cursory guff that won't mean anything except at the surface in a general way. You have to engage with a philosophical work and also its antecedents on its merits without prefaces and introductions.noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-72478511368133839522017-01-25T02:09:29.529+08:002017-01-25T02:09:29.529+08:00I'm using my common sense and observations of ...I'm using my common sense and observations of the world around me and my fellow human beings. I resist the modern urge to back everything up with "data" and "studies" and whatnot. noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-43374514279111897282017-01-25T02:07:56.817+08:002017-01-25T02:07:56.817+08:00It's not like the sharks against the jets, or ...It's not like the sharks against the jets, or anything. noismshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09933436762608669966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-4981201791123731552017-01-25T01:24:05.796+08:002017-01-25T01:24:05.796+08:00 Discussing the conflict between books vs PDFs is ... Discussing the conflict between books vs PDFs is very alike to discuss if phonographs will put orchestras out of commission.<br /><br /> While the world goes its merry way, we must not keep tilting at windmills.Marvin L.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-30509490066981247962017-01-24T23:52:51.731+08:002017-01-24T23:52:51.731+08:00I, too, thoroughly prefer books. I've never re...I, too, thoroughly prefer books. I've never read a PDF in my life, nor will I. The one thing I really like about PDFs is the word-search function.Geoffrey McKinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00042661843714609025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-97679411883557462017-01-24T22:56:33.514+08:002017-01-24T22:56:33.514+08:00I need PDFs, because I've run out of shelf spa...I need PDFs, because I've run out of shelf space. I can't even buy more shelves, because I've run out of wall space.<br /><br />I hate reading PDFs on a laptop or workstation, but fortunately I enjoy reading them on a tablet.<br />Beorichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05179135838206052198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-68202383086547882062017-01-24T22:05:29.927+08:002017-01-24T22:05:29.927+08:00Christ.Christ.Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165997449776226774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-6115049573504147452017-01-24T20:14:20.163+08:002017-01-24T20:14:20.163+08:00I definitely prefer to have the actual book at the...I definitely prefer to have the actual book at the table, but when I buy a pdf I quite enjoy reading it cover-to-cover. It never occurred to me that the experience was different.<br /><br />I also think electronic information such as pdfs are better for those of with more nomadic lifestyles. There are only so many actual books you can fit into a backpack. But with pdfs it really opens up worlds of information.<br /><br />Finally, since pdfs are generally cheaper, they mean more people can read a wider (or at least deeper) amount of RPG information.<br /><br />I love having a real book but I think there are quite a few valid reasons for pdfs. Ahimsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05376285902328215363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-34399723069068237382017-01-24T15:42:58.518+08:002017-01-24T15:42:58.518+08:00Hah, well apparently we now live in a post truth a...Hah, well apparently we now live in a post truth age so who needs facts?! If you prefer PDF you are down right deviant. Trump said so. Or was it Hilary? I forget, its my age you see... Leadheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13514771700423204620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-10550845924296445102017-01-24T15:39:09.574+08:002017-01-24T15:39:09.574+08:00I feel better now knowing I'm not alone. :)I feel better now knowing I'm not alone. :)Leadheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13514771700423204620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-33177122107060151522017-01-24T15:01:10.326+08:002017-01-24T15:01:10.326+08:00The problem has now become that books are construc...The problem has now become that books are constructed by heartless fuckwits devoid of soul. Yes, I'm looking at you every source of POD. Gotta love hardcovers that last only one opening...Johnny F. Normalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290656343479879897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-1781104253711381752017-01-24T12:28:00.196+08:002017-01-24T12:28:00.196+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165997449776226774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-25257328239408895412017-01-24T12:23:42.314+08:002017-01-24T12:23:42.314+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165997449776226774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-35765116220409906312017-01-24T11:47:56.571+08:002017-01-24T11:47:56.571+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165997449776226774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-78350699101221499652017-01-24T11:47:12.024+08:002017-01-24T11:47:12.024+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165997449776226774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-68139469028100805852017-01-24T11:34:55.842+08:002017-01-24T11:34:55.842+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165997449776226774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-60629661442766599942017-01-24T11:01:05.384+08:002017-01-24T11:01:05.384+08:00Those were unedited first drafts.Those were unedited first drafts.JDsivrajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10674833512849495283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-29339884576876837372017-01-24T10:50:56.123+08:002017-01-24T10:50:56.123+08:00Having access to PDFs proved invaluable to my abil...Having access to PDFs proved invaluable to my ability to research and design while living in Paraguay for 2.5 years (where traveling with my actual library simply would NOT do). But I otherwise agree with everything written here...using PDFs has sucked for me in general, ESPECIALLY at an actual gaming table.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-30334911505335062932017-01-24T08:12:53.968+08:002017-01-24T08:12:53.968+08:00"But you are unusual."
I assume you'..."But you are unusual."<br /><br />I assume you're just assuming that and have no clue what percentage of people dislike reading PDFs. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-85950033245727677092017-01-24T07:28:37.440+08:002017-01-24T07:28:37.440+08:00==The content of a PDF may be the same as a book, ...==The content of a PDF may be the same as a book, but people only interact with it by skimming ... a paragraph here or there.<br /><br />This is the key. There is a, virtuous in the main, philosophy that in the age of the web information has zero cost, that information should not be kept behind walls for advantage either of power or gain. But information is often emotionally confused with knowledge, let me give an example. I distinctly remember a bizarre feeling immediately after photocopying notes for a lecture I missed, or a chapter from a book, **that I had studied that material and did not need to examine it**. The feeling can be caught by Possession == Familiarity and probably derives from an anxiety that without possession you can have absolutely zero knowledge.<br /><br />As someone who has little in the way of money but spends much of that on relatively expensive books (I justify this because I have spent so much time reading I now know what is worth re-reading), I will say there are tricks for reading pdfs which make the experience very pleasant:<br /><br />1- Mac with the finger zoomy pad<br />2- Sequential (free comic/pdf reader)<br /><br />I read pdfs this way and find it a comfortable experience. However, reading which relies on computers tends to be light and brief. Reading with books you have financially invested in tends to be deep and sustained. We are still physical beings who fuss over the comfort of chairs, the orientation of desks and the impression of light as it reflects off letter-press laid-papers.Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165997449776226774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-91374749057385505632017-01-24T06:50:53.815+08:002017-01-24T06:50:53.815+08:00Weeell, Considering most clay tablets used for wri...Weeell, Considering most clay tablets used for writing purposes weren't fired, I'd say they're *pretty* prone to water damage...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2513019539869706574.post-53751567457149334942017-01-24T06:45:54.035+08:002017-01-24T06:45:54.035+08:00Dag-nab-it yuo kids and your fancy books, clay tab...Dag-nab-it yuo kids and your fancy books, clay tablets aren't prone to much in the way of water damage as these new-fangled books and are likely to survive for thousands of years if you just don't crush them.<br />JDJarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691101939920824546noreply@blogger.com