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Commented on Author John Scalzi "On The Asking of Favors From Established Writers"
This is true for every profession, not just for writers....
Commented on Dutch government tries to stop 13-year-old girl from sailing around world solo
In Sierra Leone, she'd be a general in the army by her age....
Commented on Fresh Green: Rappers Against Car Idling, Pedal-Powered Monorails and More
The pedal powered monorail looks like fun for an amusement park, but I can't picture how it would be practical as a commuter. What do you do with the bike pod when you get out at your station? If you...
Commented on Nose balloons for snot-headed kids
We did that nose balloon thing with my son. It's a neat idea in theory, but in his case, it didn't work. He didn't like the feeling it made in his head, so he wouldn't do it correctly. He's since...
Commented on Verizon to cops: we won't help you track down sick, possibly dying man unless you pay his $20 phone bill
Finally a story that makes cops look good!...
Commented on Essay Jukebox
I'd love to read more about A, B, and F...
Commented on Woman places 3 calls to 911 to complain about McNuggets incident
What should she have done instead? If a customer took food from McDonald's without paying, you can be sure that McD's would call the cops on them. How is this any different? She paid her money, and they refused to...
Commented on Driving from Brooklyn to Oregon next week; What weird should I espy?
You need two weeks, minimum, to even begin to think about doing this right. Otherwise, just stay on the highway and drive. Stopping only to eat, pee, and sleep....
Commented on Stupid light switch can't be opened
This sort of thing is really not intended to be serviced. It's put together as permanently as possible for safety reasons, not proprietary ones. The dimple in the metal socket is probably there to keep the metal socket from coming...
Commented on Signing off
You were a breath of fresh air in this place. Thanks for your posts....
Commented on HOWTO make a prosthetic arm from a pop bottle
As the bottle shrinks to fit the mold, the walls will naturally thicken a little bit. But if even thicker walls are desired, laundry detergent bottles are generally made of much thicker plastic than a 2 liter soda bottle. Scrounging...
Commented on School bus with camper "enhancement"
Wonder how it handles on the highway with a cross breeze?...
Commented on The case against Candy Land
Candyland is the absolute worst. Sorry is a little better, because you have 4 game pieces, and during parts of the game have to decide which piece to move. But both are lame. kinross_19, we just got Ticket To Ride...
Commented on What is on Keith's tongue?
I have no idea what they are called, but I have them, and I'm 41. I've never had a problem with mine....
Commented on Jesus hit by lightning
lighting strikes this statue all the time. In fact, there are scores of lightning rods mounted along the head and arms. Here's a link to a close-up photograph of the arms, showing a base jumper contemplating jumping from the statue....

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grikdog commented on Author John Scalzi "On The Asking of Favors From Established Writers"
What could the inconsiderate slob have been thinking, to ask such a favor? Something like, just read the guy's book, invited him inside a human head for a day or two or ten, made him at home like an old friend, paid thirty-three bucks for and old-fashioned hardcover mindfuck, and now this? Get your money back....
Xopher commented on Author John Scalzi "On The Asking of Favors From Established Writers"
John Scalzi is incredibly generous and helpful to other writers in many different ways. Those of you who are saying he's a dick for choosing not to be generous in this particular way, to all of the hundreds of people who ask; or who think this very funny post is dickish... ...well, all of you are ridiculous....
IWood commented on Author John Scalzi "On The Asking of Favors From Established Writers"
It seems to me that some people are focused on getting published, and some people are focused on writing. I suspect that most of those with the unsolicited "Will you read my manuscript please, Mr. Published Author Guy?" requests are the former. At some point in the process, publishing a finished work necessarily becomes a focus, and networking becomes important. But I've seen unpublished writers at conferences who can barely string two sentences together, working on polishing elevator pitches for their unfinished first novels, chatting up agents and editors in the hotel bar, and so on. All of which is...
Shay Guy commented on Author John Scalzi "On The Asking of Favors From Established Writers"
@27: In that case, do you need to go any ruder than just "no?" This whole thing smacks to me of "they are wrong, therefore I am right."...
arkizzle / Moderator commented on Author John Scalzi "On The Asking of Favors From Established Writers"
Shay Guy, "Perfectly entitled to go out of your way to flame and belittle the reader as viciously as possible, just to ensure that the subhuman filth will never dare to ask such a thing of your exalted self again?" Did we read the same piece? I'd genuinely like to know where Scalzi "flame[s] and belittle[s] the reader as viciously as possible". "Subhuman filth"? Seems like you didn't like his premise and filled in the blanks for yourself. He isn't even talking to 'the reader'. He is talking to a very select group of people who continually ignore his wishes,...

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