Re: How to make money fast (in science fiction)

JimboCat (103134.3516@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
) writes:
> On Apr 10, 8:54=A0pm, Luke Campbell <lwc...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>> Yikes! =A0The folks over there seem more interested in calling each
>> other names than in having reasoned discussions or finding out nifty
>> things about the way our universe works. =A0I think I'll stay away from
>> that group.
> 
> Smart plan! I lurk there for the laughs (the group provides .sig file
> fodder frequently) but I did chime in on the solar cell/carnot thread
> in your behalf (without credit) and actually got less abuse than I'd
> expected. Didn't change any minds over there, but that's a mission
> impossible in any case.
> 
The abuse on sci. physics almost exclusively comes from the kooks and
cranks or is directed at them. The (small minority, admittedly) who
do know what they're talking about either get understandably impatient
with the cranks, or enjoy toying with them. (I mostly lurk and usually 
pick topics to read based on author, not subject.)

	--John Park