"Ruhlen, Rachel Louise (UMC-Student)" <RuhlenR at missouri.edu> wrote: > . . . . I can write scientific papers which is nearly the >same thing. (Nearly, in the sense that Paarfi uses it.) Speaking of >which, I wondered if the publication of a book is similar to the >publication of a scientific paper. It all begins with the experiment. >After much labor . . . This process is entirely the opposite of most of the scientific papers I have written. The general process has been: Co-worker, standing by admiringly as the last shovelful of shit is removed from the problem: "Nice hack." Me: "Fucking pain in the ass, too." He: "Betcha could get a paper out of it." Steve