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Ignition is fantastic and I'm continuously surprised how unknown it is amongst the engine folk at MSFC.

• boatzart 12y ago
  Wow, it's going for $3,115.00 (+ $3.99 shipping & handling) on Amazon. Put this next to Sled Driver on my list of books to buy when I win the lottery.
  • quotemstr 12y ago
    Isn't algorithmic pricing fun? Worldcat indicates that the book is available from various libraries: https://www.worldcat.org/title/ignition-an-informal-history-of-liquid-rocket-propellants/oclc/281664&referer=brief_results https://www.worldcat.org/title/ignition-an-informal-history-...
    • cokernel_hacker 12y ago
      I can't help but link to a classic fight between two algorithmic book bots: http://www.michaeleisen.org/blog/?p=358 http://www.michaeleisen.org/blog/?p=358
      • digi_owl 12y ago
        While fun to watch on Amazon, this is a cruder version of what HFT does on the stock market.
        • quotemstr 12y ago
          Sure, but Amazon pricing is more amusing: the results are visibly and clearly absurd. HFT done right is much subtler.
  • utefan001 12y ago
    We all win the lottery. http://library.sciencemadness.org/library/books/ignition.pdf http://library.sciencemadness.org/library/books/ignition.pdf http://mirror.xwl.me/Sled%20Driver.pdf http://mirror.xwl.me/Sled%20Driver.pdf
    • mietek 12y ago
      Would you happen to have a copy of a similarly priced-out book, "How to Avoid Huge Ships"?
      • utefan001 12y ago
        https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=How+to+Avoid+Huge+Ships+pdf&start=10 https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&e... Google is your friend and Bob's your uncle.
        • digi_owl 12y ago
          Seems the bots are getting damn creative. Perused the first few pdf links and they were all "spam" pages in PDF form, with embedded download links i don't dear follow.
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