Publish to multiple free outlets in ebook format--offer your books for free and gain a fan-base while refining your writing style.
When you fan-base begins number in the thousands, begin self-publishing your work on Amazon (or others) for a few dollars apiece. If your fans convert to supporters, you'll make a few hundred or thousand dollars per book at that point.
So, Godwin's Law covers Nazi references, what's the one for child porn?
In any case, I'm going to repeat your statement replacing a couple words:Before the internet, it was incredibly hard to communicate around the world. Many researchers would have been isolated, with no way to "hook up" with others that have similar interests.
The internet makes it so that the single researcher in each town or city can become friends with the other lonely researchers out there, which gives them a sense of community, training in how to enhance their activities, and sources for new (sic)materal - as well as encouragement to go out and do more.
This is one of those areas where the effects of the internet are clear and very positive.FTFY
Of course, there's lots of things you could put in there for a positive example. I challenge you to come up with 5 legitimate (affects more than 5% of the global populace) negative effects.
Additionally, ip maximalists should send money to the tv/radio station every time they listen to the radio & watch broadcast tv.
Also, they should be entirely barred from every using any product which in any way stems from open-source or public-domain anything.
Thankfully, since that list includes most things related to wheels, electricity, & electronics we'll luckily never again hear from said ip maximalists ever again.
He who controls the informations, controls the universe!
It is entirely within the realm of possibility that a concerted misinformation campaign is ongoing by those who wish ACTA passed into international law--they can then use the factual argument that those opposed to this law do not know what they're talking about.
Seriously, it's a sound strategy with a good chance of success. A present day example of the ol' "if you can't blind them with brilliance then baffle them with bullsh*t."
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Re: Milkey goodness
"The cream floats to the top."
That is all.
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Re: eBooks
When you fan-base begins number in the thousands, begin self-publishing your work on Amazon (or others) for a few dollars apiece. If your fans convert to supporters, you'll make a few hundred or thousand dollars per book at that point.
Ta-da! Respected author-person-ship!
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_sigh_
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"Experts"
;-P
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Re: Re: Blanks Law
In any case, I'm going to repeat your statement replacing a couple words:
Before the internet, it was incredibly hard to communicate around the world. Many researchers would have been isolated, with no way to "hook up" with others that have similar interests.
The internet makes it so that the single researcher in each town or city can become friends with the other lonely researchers out there, which gives them a sense of community, training in how to enhance their activities, and sources for new (sic)materal - as well as encouragement to go out and do more.
This is one of those areas where the effects of the internet are clear and very positive.
FTFY
Of course, there's lots of things you could put in there for a positive example. I challenge you to come up with 5 legitimate (affects more than 5% of the global populace) negative effects.
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Parallels
I guess history really does repeat itself...
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Re:
FTFY
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Honest Politicians!
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Re: There is no cost to the economy
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Perspective
Isn't it possible the 'Wild West' was hugely overlegislated by almost every country in the world?
;-P
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Re: Durh
Additionally, ip maximalists should send money to the tv/radio station every time they listen to the radio & watch broadcast tv.
Also, they should be entirely barred from every using any product which in any way stems from open-source or public-domain anything.
Thankfully, since that list includes most things related to wheels, electricity, & electronics we'll luckily never again hear from said ip maximalists ever again.
You douche...
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Re: UFB
Trademarked!
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Re: Unicycle
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He who controls the informations, controls the universe!
Seriously, it's a sound strategy with a good chance of success. A present day example of the ol' "if you can't blind them with brilliance then baffle them with bullsh*t."
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Re: I am against regulation, but...
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I wonder
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