thefrostytruth

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by thefrostytruth 8y ago
No, it's likely to be different legitimate print runs. Sometimes the same paper is unavailable, sometimes a book moves to a different manufacturing method based on demand (e.g., offset to short run to print-on-demand). The source of Am
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by thefrostytruth 10y ago
I understand that it's voluntary, but the company has literally followed its employee into the bedroom, via remote sensor. It's easy to see how that might be unsettling to some, even to suggest, "hey, wear this leash on your
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by thefrostytruth 11y ago
For every "literally" there's a "really." http://www.slate.com/articles/life/the_good_word/2005/11/the... http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog&#x2
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by thefrostytruth 11y ago
It's just bad writing. It muddies their actual meaning, and an unfortunate metaphor that gets in the way--does more to confuse than illuminate. These guys are onto something big, but they're not great at presenting it.
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by thefrostytruth 13y ago
No. Those numbers above are ill-informed. But yes, the average print costs for a single-color book per unit are in the 2-4 dollar range (that is, manufacturing alone, no design, marketing, editing). And how would it be possible for Amazon
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by thefrostytruth 16y ago
Thanks, pretty interesting to see that. I wonder how Matt feels about getting feedback in this way, apart from the open licensing. So many of the comments seem superficial (something a good copyeditor might simply fix, later in the process)
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by thefrostytruth 16y ago
This move to re-sell the archives is really surprising -- I can certainly tell you that Scribd doesn't make much money selling electronic documents (i.e., ebooks) right now. The conversion rate there is b-a-d bad--my experience has been ~3
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by thefrostytruth 16y ago
This endeavor relies on a healthy ecosystem of news. This product is a recommendation system, a glorified web browser--not a newspaper. And it's insane to think that destroying the newspaper business is in these founders' best interest, if
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by thefrostytruth 16y ago
I don't find these comments entirely fair. Sure, the Register brings a tabloid voice to tech journalism. So do lots of media outlets and blogs. Can you guys point to past journalistic errors or malfeasance on Vance's part (misquoting or oth
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by thefrostytruth 16y ago
Agreed. But perhaps looking at Tim's business partners is useful in understanding the context of the disavowal. In my mind, I speculate on two situations, not mutually exclusive. (1) Ashlee really did muff the quote (motivation: lazy, slopp