You need to do some better drugs. Neal Stephenson is an excellent writer and his book Cryptonomicon kicks ass.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Please. All of his books follow the same pattern:
Write lots of stuff about lots of characters. MAke a lot of it implausible (like Root talking like a l337 haX0r d00d in the current time frame, even though he's over 80 years old). Realize you have no ending, so concot one in 20 pages and end the book.
I thought I had broken the NTS habit at Snow Crash (which was unremmittingly awful), but then I got suckered into reading Crytonomicon.
The fact that NTS can speak semi-knowledgable about Linux and windows doesn't make him a good writer.
Go soak your head, and pick up some David Foster Wallace.
You've got problems, man. I've heard lots of criticism directed at Bukowski, but none of it as incoherent as yours.
So what happens if you read a book, find it to be great writing, and then afterwards you discover that the author is a drug addict? Do you change your mind about the book?
That's the problem with having such close-minded views on drug use. It's not your fault, the schools are running some awfully intense brainwashing programs nowadays, but most people grow out of it after experiencing the real world. For your sake, I hope it wears off sooner rather than later.
I suppose if you don't like Buk it would be futile to try turning you on to some Brautigan?
<strong>Well I just downed a few beers and that post was sorta REACTIONARY, I tend to get all happy and warm and fuzzy when I drink. </strong><hr></blockquote>
Better keep a few around for Monday then, just in case
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You need to do some better drugs. Neal Stephenson is an excellent writer and his book Cryptonomicon kicks ass.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Please. All of his books follow the same pattern:
Write lots of stuff about lots of characters. MAke a lot of it implausible (like Root talking like a l337 haX0r d00d in the current time frame, even though he's over 80 years old). Realize you have no ending, so concot one in 20 pages and end the book.
I thought I had broken the NTS habit at Snow Crash (which was unremmittingly awful), but then I got suckered into reading Crytonomicon.
The fact that NTS can speak semi-knowledgable about Linux and windows doesn't make him a good writer.
Go soak your head, and pick up some David Foster Wallace.
SdC
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Skullfukcer, when did you become a literary critic?
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Skullfukcer, when did you become a literary critic?</strong><hr></blockquote>
I always have been. it's one of my more endearing traits.
SdC
<strong>Comp USA emp do not have any pre-release info nor do the Apple Solutions Consultants. This is BS</strong><hr></blockquote>
Steve-
1) Do I Know you? I'm from OP!
2) U play Quake or Urban Terror?
3) Going to the Keynote downlink at JCCC?
<strong>Yeah the current iMac does, but when it came out, it's display was larger than any of the laptops, no?</strong><hr></blockquote>
Larger if you mean the screen size, but in terms of viewable area, 13.8<14.1...
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<strong>Skullfukcer</strong><hr></blockquote>
hehehe....
Don't you just love childish name calling?
-Paul
Skullfukcer, when did you become a literary critic?
I always have been. it's one of my more endearing traits.
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Such poor taste....
Go!
Didn't think so.
SdC
SdC
Being a useless drunk != talent.
But you probbly know that. At least the useless part.
SdC
Being a useless drunk != talent.
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LMAO!
You've got problems, man. I've heard lots of criticism directed at Bukowski, but none of it as incoherent as yours.
So what happens if you read a book, find it to be great writing, and then afterwards you discover that the author is a drug addict? Do you change your mind about the book?
That's the problem with having such close-minded views on drug use. It's not your fault, the schools are running some awfully intense brainwashing programs nowadays, but most people grow out of it after experiencing the real world. For your sake, I hope it wears off sooner rather than later.
I suppose if you don't like Buk it would be futile to try turning you on to some Brautigan?
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<strong>Bukowski couldn't write a coherent sentence if his life depended on it.
Being a useless drunk != talent.
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Bummer, my last excuse for existence goes down the drain.
[ 01-04-2002: Message edited by: Junkyard Dawg ]</p>
<strong>Well I just downed a few beers and that post was sorta REACTIONARY, I tend to get all happy and warm and fuzzy when I drink.
Better keep a few around for Monday then, just in case