Re: rocket science!

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 <johan.g.larson@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>From a discussion of Andrew Burt's campaign for SFWA President:
>
>"Besides, one hardly has to be a big time writer to understand the
>industry and to work effectively within that industry to address the
>most im****tant issues. It's not rocket science."
>
>Is it more difficult to become a professional writer than a rocket
>scientist? There's certainly more competition for the writing job.
>
	As I recall, the Shuttle uses one technician per kilogram of
payload, more or less. That right there will get you about an order
of magnitude more people than belong to SFWA.
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(For all your "The problem with
defending the English language [...]" T-****rt, cup and tote-bag needs)