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I don't know if this is justifiable but I've always considered that story a significant piece of web heritage as much as anything else. It's from a book that s

I don't know if this is justifiable but I've always considered that story a significant piece of web heritage as much as anything else. It's from a book that sold few enough copies that it's $400 on Amazon right now, as a measure, but it's a beloved piece of folklore that's been exclusively spread by people lovingly repeating it to each-other in conversation threads for the past 20 years. I'm struggling to come up with any other examples that have lasted as long that are as beloved. RIP

rconti 3y ago
The book was $1000+ on eBay for quite some time, there was a bootleg very-poor-quality PDF that was passed around for a long time. He came to Hiller Aviation Museum to speak a few years ago, so I had to go. Turns out they had reprinted the book so it was only $150 or $200 or something, and I jumped at the chance to get a copy and get it autographed.