Re: KJA Site
Posted: 27 Sep 2009 07:43
At least he's using the quote feature now.
DUNE DISCUSSION FORUM FOR ORTHODOX HERBERTARIANS
http://www.jacurutu.com/
It has nothing to do with dealing with change, if you are speaking of dealing with the off topic on this board, well I believe that Freak(anyone else in charge of anything here??)can speak for himself(and furthermore that we will listen)redbugpest wrote:I understand what you are feeling. Change is a scary thing. I can put together a paper on dealing with change, with some reference material, if it would be helpful to you. I would suggest you start with "Who Moved My Cheese" as a good, quick read on dealing with change. It's just too easy to become Haw, and sit in the empty cheese station, angry and depressed because the cheese that you always had is gone, having slipped away without your even noticing.SandChigger wrote:Hey, Feesh, sorry, I forgot to thank you for the thought and effort earlier! The Dukester is already putting it to good use!DuneFishUK wrote:Here you go - I made it better
(and only 12kb)
Leto, please keep what I wrote in context: for most of the next year or so KJA & BH will be working on and publicizing the first volume of their new SMELLHOLE bullshit series. Since I have ZERO interest in that, I have ZERO interest in KJA or what he's up to at present. That's all I meant.Leto wrote:I do not agree. ...SandChigger wrote:I really don't care what [KJA]'s up to at present: HE IS OF NO IMPORTANCE.
Rest assured, as soon as Kevin J. Anderson starts grunting and trying to stuff his flaccid cock up Dune's backside again, I'll be right there, jeering along with the rest of you.
Hey, Pestie, maybe it's time someone reminded you of something. You may be a "member" here but I don't think anyone regards you as a REAL member. You didn't come here for honest interaction or to contribute or to learn anything. So frankly, I find your efforts here to act as some sort of representative for the downtrodden new members, or whatever the fuck it is you think you're doing, extremely offensive. FUCK you, you reading-challenged hacksucker.
http://www.notmydesk.com/reviews/who_mo ... heese.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;Beyond the more evil meanings and implications, the kiddie-talk factor of this "book" is unbelievably high, and the sheer phoniness is beyond imagination. At one point during A Discussion, someone mentions that his job is quickly changing, and he might be out of work soon.
Having Cheese Makes You Happy
Cheese is gone one day.
"It's not fair!"
The Quicker You Let Go Of Old Cheese, The Sooner You Find New Cheese
Old Beliefs Do Not Lead You To New Cheese
Movement in a New Direction Helps You Find New Cheese
So go sniff your master's cheese and come back with real thoughts, real books and stay away from mazes!"I wasn't Sniff -- I didn't sniff out the situation. And I certainly wasn't Scurry -- I didn't go into action immediately. I was more like Hem, who wanted to stay in familiar territory."
Michael... asked, "What are we talking about here, buddy?"
"Well, let's just say I didn't want to go out looking for new Cheese."
I seriously doubt that. You make mistakes that I haven't even seen uneducated 7th graders make. It makes all of your posts suspect because you cannot communicate with the written word effectively. Your problems go well beyond minor spelling errors and typos. You have a problem that I'm guessing has already been diagnosed but you haven't disclosed that either.redbugpest wrote: I can put together a paper on dealing with change, with some reference material...
SandChigger wrote:Hey, Pestie, maybe it's time someone reminded you of something. You may be a "member" here but I don't think anyone regards you as a REAL member. You didn't come here for honest interaction or to contribute or to learn anything. So frankly, I find your efforts here to act as some sort of representative for the downtrodden new members, or whatever the fuck it is you think you're doing, extremely offensive. FUCK you, you reading-challenged hacksucker.
Go back and read the post that this quote came from and tell us why what I wrote above doesn't apply to you. People have to try and figure out what you are talking about just like we have to try and figure out what the hell kja is writing about when he puts DUNE on the cover of one of his piece of shit books.redbugpest wrote: Now, go back and re read this group of postings.
The majority of moderate-to-preek Dune fans (including yourself IIRC) admit that nu-dune isn't as good as FH-Dune - ie: it could be better. Booting KJA and opening up Dune to new authors is a possible positive change and one hell of an opportunity.redbugpest wrote:Scurry is the "innovator" and is representative of the 2.5% of people who first to embrace a new idea
Sniff is the "Early Adapter" and represents about 13.5% of any organization who look for change as opportunity (new cheese)
Haw is both the "Early and Late Majority", or the combined 68% who follow along with change, overcoming their reluctance.
Hem is the last grouping on the curve, the "Laggards". This is the group that will actively resist change and will attempt to sabotage the effort.
I will give you this, I met to call SC Hem, not Haw (was up just a little too late last night).
Now, go back and re read this group of postings. It is about change and innovation. How have my posts in this topic been anything less than a thoughtful and respectful set of viewpoints on the subject at hand.
That is a tad off topic, but I will say this. HLP has to make those kinds of decisions. They could decide to stick with KJA and BH, as they have, or they could try a different approach, like the Asimov trust did, by having 3 different writers tackle the project. Neither solution will yield a result that is going to make all of the fan base happy. Their job is to gauge success and failure based on a measurable metric, such as sales figures. Innovation curves do not translate well to personal tastes, but I could say that your refusal to accept the change that has already happened puts you in the "Laggard" category. The 10 books are published, 2 more are under contract over the next 4 years, and there is potentially 3 more to follow that.DuneFishUK wrote:The majority of moderate-to-preek Dune fans (including yourself IIRC) admit that nu-dune isn't as good as FH-Dune - ie: it could be better. Booting KJA and opening up Dune to new authors is a possible positive change and one hell of an opportunity.redbugpest wrote:Scurry is the "innovator" and is representative of the 2.5% of people who first to embrace a new idea
Sniff is the "Early Adapter" and represents about 13.5% of any organization who look for change as opportunity (new cheese)
Haw is both the "Early and Late Majority", or the combined 68% who follow along with change, overcoming their reluctance.
Hem is the last grouping on the curve, the "Laggards". This is the group that will actively resist change and will attempt to sabotage the effort.
I will give you this, I met to call SC Hem, not Haw (was up just a little too late last night).
Now, go back and re read this group of postings. It is about change and innovation. How have my posts in this topic been anything less than a thoughtful and respectful set of viewpoints on the subject at hand.
He's written 10 shitty books so far - you campaigning for him sounds like YOU are the laggard in this bunch. Afraid the HPL might hire someone with TALENT if they fired him?
It really, really isn't, no.redbugpest wrote:HLP has to make those kinds of decisions. ... Their job is to gauge success and failure based on a measurable metric, such as sales figures.
The change has happened - where have you been for the past decade?redbugpest wrote:That is a tad off topic, but I will say this. HLP has to make those kinds of decisions. They could decide to stick with KJA and BH, as they have, or they could try a different approach, like the Asimov trust did, by having 3 different writers tackle the project. Neither solution will yield a result that is going to make all of the fan base happy. Their job is to gauge success and failure based on a measurable metric, such as sales figures. Innovation curves do not translate well to personal tastes, but I could say that your refusal to accept the change that has already happened puts you in the "Laggard" category. The 10 books are published, 2 more are under contract over the next 4 years, and there is potentially 3 more to follow that.DuneFishUK wrote:The majority of moderate-to-preek Dune fans (including yourself IIRC) admit that nu-dune isn't as good as FH-Dune - ie: it could be better. Booting KJA and opening up Dune to new authors is a possible positive change and one hell of an opportunity.redbugpest wrote:Scurry is the "innovator" and is representative of the 2.5% of people who first to embrace a new idea
Sniff is the "Early Adapter" and represents about 13.5% of any organization who look for change as opportunity (new cheese)
Haw is both the "Early and Late Majority", or the combined 68% who follow along with change, overcoming their reluctance.
Hem is the last grouping on the curve, the "Laggards". This is the group that will actively resist change and will attempt to sabotage the effort.
I will give you this, I met to call SC Hem, not Haw (was up just a little too late last night).
Now, go back and re read this group of postings. It is about change and innovation. How have my posts in this topic been anything less than a thoughtful and respectful set of viewpoints on the subject at hand.
He's written 10 shitty books so far - you campaigning for him sounds like YOU are the laggard in this bunch. Afraid the HPL might hire someone with TALENT if they fired him?
The more relevant discussion here was what (if anything) could this board do to innovate.
It's not a discussion, though. It's you bringing up the subject over and over again. There's a difference.redbugpest wrote:The more relevant discussion here was what (if anything) could this board do to innovate.
Actually, I think you should be locked in a room on a deserted island with nothing to read but KJA and BH's dune books to read while being forced to listen to nothing but ABBA dancing queen at extreme volumes.....SandChigger wrote:WHAT he is suggesting, I believe, is that I be moderated, censured or possibly even freakbanned. After all, that's what Kevin has either done himself or had done or tried to do/have done on every venue where I have been active, with the exception maybe of Wikipedia.
Would that be a correct assessment, hacksucker?
You forgot number 3: They are remembered.TheDukester wrote:I'm not sure why a KJA fan would make fun of ABBA. They not only wrote original material, they also won awards.
Anderjacket is ... well ... let's just say "sadly lacking" in both of those departments.
Ahhhhhhhhh! My EYES!!!!!!! It burns!TheDukester wrote:Although, let's be fair here: Keith, Bobo, and Becky would look simply stunning in something like this:
TheDukester wrote:Although, let's be fair here: Keith, Bobo, and Becky would look simply stunning in something like this:
Ah holy foooook! Wasn't that hideous? It was playing on the plane back over here and I kinda dozed through it after watching everything else.Freakzilla wrote:[BTW, if anyone is considering watching Mama Mia! spare yourself.]
I started to watch it on cable and made it about two bars into Meryl Streep's first song and turned it off.SandChigger wrote:Ah holy foooook! Wasn't that hideous? It was playing on the plane back over here and I kinda dozed through it after watching everything else.Freakzilla wrote:[BTW, if anyone is considering watching Mama Mia! spare yourself.]
Which was the WORST possible thing to do, because I woke up with the songs playing in my head.
For DAYS!
I did like the scenery, though. Got a hankering to visit the Greek isles some day.