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Marketing Books
Some useful tips from Frank J. Fleming.
[Lying] is a pretty tried and true method you can adapt to any situation. For instance, I tried to get someone to buy Hellbender and he was like, “Wait. Is that a science fiction comedy? I only read true crime books.”
So I said, “That’s what it is. True crime. Maybe the truest crime ever. And extra crimey.”
And then when he bought it and flipped through it and was like, “This looks like it was written by a chimp pounding at a keyboard!” I was all, “No refunds!”
Lying is great. You can also use it to make whatever you’re selling sound better than it is, though I don’t need that for Hellbender, since it has already won five Nobel prizes in literature and is in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the greatest novel ever.
As an ever-struggling author, I’ll have to try some of these.
Universities
Oh, Canada
An analysis of the election mess, and corresponding bleak prospects.
Middle America
Will the Democrats blow it again?
All signs point to “yes,” and that’s a good thing.
The Latest NASA Corruption
Brian Wang is unimpressed with the new cost-plus gift to Boeing.
More thoughts from Bob Zimmerman.
NASA And The Media
Bob Zimmerman isn’t impressed with the coverage, to say the least.
The Methuselah Foundation
They have a new newsletter. Lots of interesting life-extension things going on. It’s worth noting that one of the principals of Oisín Biotechnologies is Gary Hudson, who is currently more focused on this topic than space.
Sergei Brin
An open letter from Dennis Prager to him, on freedom of speech.
Our Moral Betters In The NBA
But I’m dubious about this: “The thing is, LeBron, we’ve come to expect more of you. You’re obviously an intelligent person, a compassionate person and a socially conscious person. At this point in your life and career, it’s part of your brand.”
I don’t have much experience with Mr. James, hating the sport that he plays as I do, but it is not at all obvious to me that he’s an intelligent person. I don’t think he’s getting the big bucks for his brain.
[Update a while later]
[Mid-morning update]
[Afternoon update]
Yes, Mr. James, all you had to say was that “America is a free country.” But you’re a dumb ass.
[Update a while later]
Treacher: Why should I care what he thinks about China, or anything?