OT - Stone Soup (was Re: Does Ubuntu need a "Getting Started" page?)

[John Richard Moser]

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Scott Kitterman wrote:
> On Sunday 30 July 2006 01:14, John Richard Moser wrote:
>> Scott Kitterman wrote:
> 
>>> Ever heard the story of stone soup?
>> No, wtf?  That sounds lame, I can't eat rocks.
>>
> Here is a short version:
> 
> http://stonesoup.esd.ornl.gov/stonesoup.html
> 

Right.  So use something worthless to coax people into giving you stuff
they need and doing all your work for you.  Got it.

(Actually that doesn't work; you have to use something that's worth
putting effort into, or else peoples' minds will reject it as a waste of
time.  Of course, you don't need a real workable product; your actions
can make people think there's some sort of stability in the effort and
so their contributions won't be lost to an idea that piddles out into
nothing.  Play it right and you really don't have to do ANY work...)

> Here's the book:
> 
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0689711034/002-0012328-4907256?v=glance&n=283155
> 

Kevin should have put that in The Art of Deception too.  ;)

> It's relevant.
> 
> Scott K
> 

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