Pre-Steal This Book (2008)

(seths.blog)

23 points | by herbertl 2 days ago ago

11 comments

  • anonymousiam 2 days 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

    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

    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

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

      • IAmBroom a day 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

    that is some awesome work ethic

  • jmclnx 2 days 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

    (2008)

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  • therealdkz 2 days ago

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