PDFs are so bad
PDFs are so bad
PDFs are so so so so bad
can’t edit them
can’t write on them
can’t do what i—
do what i want
even opening sucks
loading the wrong program
no not that one
just load it in my browser
okay I’ll drag the file
onto my tabs bar
yes that’s it
no I missed!
now it’s downloading again
PDFs are so bad
PDFs are so bad
PDFs are so so so so bad
can’t make them
won’t make them
can’t pronounce latex either
lahteck laytecks luhteex
doesn’t matter to me
it’s straight man latin
as far as I can see
I need to install a plugin?
no I don’t
you need to put a plug in it!
PDFs are so bad
PDFs are so bad
PDFs are so so so—
hey Lu sorry to interrupt
can you sign the form
I sent to your email?
I already did
and I sent it to you
oh that’s weird
it doesn’t show for me
oh yes that is odd
I did it in the default viewer
using the signature thingy
the what thingy?
and the what viewer?
and what?
oh you know what
let me come over there
and I’ll have a look
oh yes that is so bad
that is so so bad
it isn’t showing in this viewer
but it is in this one
let’s just send it
yes
let’s just send it and then
let’s hope for the best
PDFs are so bad
PDFs are so bad
PDFs are so so so so bad
FINAL PAGE MUST BE BALANCED
FINAL PAGE MUST BE ATTUNED
FINAL PAGE MUST BE PERFECT
FINAL PAGE MUST BE RADIANT
GLOWING
EXTRAVAGANZA
ELEGANZA
uhhh but Lu
have you considered
that the alternatives
are much worse
PDFs are so bad
PDFs are so bad
PDFs are so so so so bad
this doesn’t mean that
other things are good
they’re so bad too!
they’re so bad too
they’re so so so so
so bad too
why is it so hard
to say what is bad
when it is
bad for me
if not for you
but Lu
nothing else is more
long lasting and reliable
than PDFs
oh here we go
i refuse to believe
that a PDF
is the long lasting format
of humankind
when even text
even text is easier
to keep around
and pass on
and keep the same
text and pictures
in a list
that’s all we need
maybe more
but the minimum is already better
than PDFs
oh PDFs
let go of perfection
of perfect lines
and paragraphs
that don’t line up
but now they do
because you stretched them out
using ancient software
made by a neat freak
but Lu
no
I will no longer hear it
go reply to someone else
if PDFs are not dead
it’s because I haven’t killed them yet
I’ll say it again
I’ll say it again
PDFs are so bad
PDFs are so bad
PDFs are so so so so
so so so so
so so so so so
SO
so so so bad
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this poem is also available as a PDF, thanks to community member chloe.