Comments on: Stupidity So Dense, It Warps Space and Time http://sanchezkisser.com/blog/2006/04/22/stupidity-so-dense-it-warps-space-and-time/ The Blog Of An Open Source Librarian, In Which There Is No Shushing Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:40:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Keith http://sanchezkisser.com/blog/2006/04/22/stupidity-so-dense-it-warps-space-and-time/#comment-130 Keith Thu, 27 Apr 2006 23:58:29 +0000 http://sanchezkisser.com/blog/2006/04/22/stupidity-so-dense-it-warps-space-and-time/#comment-130 I'll defintiely check out the podcast, thanks. Yeah, I flirted briefly with the idea of shelling out for the book, if only to have an artifact of pure ignorance on hand. It would have been a tangible reminder when I get in the creative dumps: even if no one wants to ever publish one of my stories, I've never done anything <I>that</I> dumb. I’ll defintiely check out the podcast, thanks.

Yeah, I flirted briefly with the idea of shelling out for the book, if only to have an artifact of pure ignorance on hand. It would have been a tangible reminder when I get in the creative dumps: even if no one wants to ever publish one of my stories, I’ve never done anything that dumb.

]]> By: Tee Morris http://sanchezkisser.com/blog/2006/04/22/stupidity-so-dense-it-warps-space-and-time/#comment-127 Tee Morris Thu, 27 Apr 2006 05:37:48 +0000 http://sanchezkisser.com/blog/2006/04/22/stupidity-so-dense-it-warps-space-and-time/#comment-127 Just a correction...seems that ol' Lori didn't didge that media bullet completely. Along with various blogs, one media outlet broke the story... http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=4&id=35767 SciFi Wire reported that the page was pulled down on the 25th, but it was actually listed as out of stock. On the 26, I was getting the 404. Still, SciFi was on it. Just a correction…seems that ol’ Lori didn’t didge that media bullet completely. Along with various blogs, one media outlet broke the story…

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=4&id=35767

SciFi Wire reported that the page was pulled down on the 25th, but it was actually listed as out of stock. On the 26, I was getting the 404. Still, SciFi was on it.

]]> By: Tee Morris http://sanchezkisser.com/blog/2006/04/22/stupidity-so-dense-it-warps-space-and-time/#comment-126 Tee Morris Thu, 27 Apr 2006 05:13:33 +0000 http://sanchezkisser.com/blog/2006/04/22/stupidity-so-dense-it-warps-space-and-time/#comment-126 Today, Amazon shut the AH page down. I was disappointed. I wanted a copy of AH for two reasons: (1) I wanted to have in my hands a tangible example of stupidity. I talk to high schools often, and I really wanted to have it as a prop in order to show students everywhere "This is what you DON'T do!" (2) I wanted to see who shot first in AH -- Han or Greedo. I did manage to get Lori into my podcast (and if you're curious -- http://www.teemorris.com/blog) as a topic of discussion. So, if I do meet her at a con, I intend to thank her for prime material. (Then ask her "What the ---- were you thinking?") LucasFilm wasted no time, though. The Amazon page went live last week (so I was told, even though AH was published in 2005), and by Saturday her websites were shut down. But I'm surprised on two fronts: (1) This didn't make the news. I was impressed she managed to keep it off the media RADAR. (2) She is still a featured guest (and yeah, she lists AH in her bio) at a college writing conference. Her topic of discussion: Putting Together Your First Manuscript. Anyone else find this funny? Not to mention a little spooky? Today, Amazon shut the AH page down.

I was disappointed. I wanted a copy of AH for two reasons:

(1) I wanted to have in my hands a tangible example of stupidity. I talk to high schools often, and I really wanted to have it as a prop in order to show students everywhere “This is what you DON’T do!”
(2) I wanted to see who shot first in AH — Han or Greedo.

I did manage to get Lori into my podcast (and if you’re curious — http://www.teemorris.com/blog) as a topic of discussion. So, if I do meet her at a con, I intend to thank her for prime material. (Then ask her “What the —- were you thinking?”)

LucasFilm wasted no time, though. The Amazon page went live last week (so I was told, even though AH was published in 2005), and by Saturday her websites were shut down. But I’m surprised on two fronts:

(1) This didn’t make the news. I was impressed she managed to keep it off the media RADAR.
(2) She is still a featured guest (and yeah, she lists AH in her bio) at a college writing conference. Her topic of discussion: Putting Together Your First Manuscript.

Anyone else find this funny? Not to mention a little spooky?

]]> By: Keith http://sanchezkisser.com/blog/2006/04/22/stupidity-so-dense-it-warps-space-and-time/#comment-99 Keith Sun, 23 Apr 2006 15:56:56 +0000 http://sanchezkisser.com/blog/2006/04/22/stupidity-so-dense-it-warps-space-and-time/#comment-99 Oh, he'll defintiely do something. Since the Amazon link has been up for a while, most likely it'll just be a cease and Decist order with veiled threats of leavng a garrison of Storm troopers on her front lawn if she does anything else this dumb. But no real damage has been done in the ten onthes she's been peddling her book, so I doubt there will be any major damage to this woman and her poetry publishing racket. Oh, he’ll defintiely do something. Since the Amazon link has been up for a while, most likely it’ll just be a cease and Decist order with veiled threats of leavng a garrison of Storm troopers on her front lawn if she does anything else this dumb. But no real damage has been done in the ten onthes she’s been peddling her book, so I doubt there will be any major damage to this woman and her poetry publishing racket.

]]> By: Bryan http://sanchezkisser.com/blog/2006/04/22/stupidity-so-dense-it-warps-space-and-time/#comment-97 Bryan Sun, 23 Apr 2006 02:33:51 +0000 http://sanchezkisser.com/blog/2006/04/22/stupidity-so-dense-it-warps-space-and-time/#comment-97 I don't see that Lucas has much choice if he's going to protect his copyright. His corporation will have kittens, even if he personally doesn't care. There are a lot of things that you can do, until someone notices. I don’t see that Lucas has much choice if he’s going to protect his copyright. His corporation will have kittens, even if he personally doesn’t care.

There are a lot of things that you can do, until someone notices.

]]> By: Keith http://sanchezkisser.com/blog/2006/04/22/stupidity-so-dense-it-warps-space-and-time/#comment-96 Keith Sat, 22 Apr 2006 22:11:30 +0000 http://sanchezkisser.com/blog/2006/04/22/stupidity-so-dense-it-warps-space-and-time/#comment-96 Originally, I was ging to bet this book would be pulled by Saturday night (still there). But, according to John M. Ford in comments at Making Light, the book has been up since july, 2005. So, we'll see... Originally, I was ging to bet this book would be pulled by Saturday night (still there). But, according to John M. Ford in comments at Making Light, the book has been up since july, 2005. So, we’ll see…

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