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prakash
scribd seems to be as annoying as NYT, why do I need to sign in to download?
bk
So they can drive up their valuation with an inflated number of "registered users".
[dead] joeread
Wonder what the cache rate is that they could need billions of queries for such a simple site.
tialys
Scribd is just plain annoying. You can't copy and paste, highlight (yes, I highlight my lines when I read). It's completely non-user friendly. I don't get what the hubub is. Also, I'm sure this would be interesting if I could read the damn thing without any completely un-needed browser plug-ins (IT'S TEXT!)
nickb
It's a PDF with images and graphs but I get your point. If you're on a Mac, PDFs are a non-issue and I prefer them over anything else because I can easily save them for printing & later viewing.

Enjoy: https://dl.getdropbox.com/u/1750/federation-flickr.pdf

felix_t
So how is dropbox? You just made my day with that file, because I really dislike scribd. Probably the most annoying thing on the internet (of course, after the Rick Astley pranks).
auston
I dont get all the hate. I personally think scribd is awesome... it makes showing documents on the web way easier! On windows I hate viewing PDF's cause it makes me load up acrobat.

Plus A LOT of people are retarded and don't know how to view or download a PDF.