• 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...

  • 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.
  • 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.)

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

  • that is some awesome work ethic
  • Too bad he tossed it, it may not have done well but would have been an interesting read in anycase.
  • (2008)