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That's a very good point - I've always felt it was a shame that in order for a thesis to be "publishable" you have to frame it in 300 to 500 pages. The Design
by 13of40 10y ago
That's a very good point - I've always felt it was a shame that in order for a thesis to be "publishable" you have to frame it in 300 to 500 pages. The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman is a great example. It's an awesome book, and anyone who's designing user-facing-anything should read it, but I think the story could have been told in about half as many words.
- srtjstjsj 10y agoAre you offended that you got that extra words for free? I enjoyed every page -- should Norman have published two versions of the book?
- 13of40 10y agoNo, I liked the book. My point is that there are other great ideas out there that we're not exposed to because they're 100 page ideas rather than 300 page ones. It's less of an issue as we go more digital and rely less on traditional publishing channels, but there's still a knee there right now.
- kgwgk 10y agoAre you offended when you get extra lines of code for free?
- djtriptych 10y agoI felt this way about Thinking: Fast and Slow. One of my favorite books, but could have been half the length. At least they included the original white paper in the back.