Pre-Steal This Book (2008)

(seths.blog)

23 points | by herbertl 2 days ago ago

11 comments

  • anonymousiam a day ago ago

    I was trying to figure out what this post had to do with Abbie Hoffman's '72 "Steal This Book", but I guess the answer is nothing whatsoever.

    https://archive.org/stream/pdfy-TNlDHryRIk4DXKAU/Steal%20Thi...

  • ashdnazg 2 days ago ago

    In academia, seeing your research being published by someone else sucks, but the consolation prize is that you know you had the right instincts choosing what to research.

  • bananaflag 2 days ago ago

    I personally know someone who was writing a thriller about "the Jesus bloodline" just before Dan Brown.

    (In retrospect, I think that author had more respect for historical facts, but he wasn't so adept at writing a page-turner.)

    • dovik 2 days ago ago

      Ideas are worthless. Unless you find sucker to sign the cheque. Er i mean... Unless you make them happen.

      • IAmBroom a day ago ago

        Fact.

        I too had the idea of building a catalogue of available coeds at my university, and yet, I am not a billionaire.

        (Zuck stole my luck!)

  • shreyas_p_238 2 days ago ago

    that is some awesome work ethic

  • jmclnx 2 days ago ago

    Too bad he tossed it, it may not have done well but would have been an interesting read in anycase.

  • phoe-krk 2 days ago ago

    (2008)

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  • therealdkz 2 days ago ago

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