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Amazon’s $23M book about flies (2011)

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Re: Amazon’s $23M book about flies (2011)

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Ah, I wish i could edit the link, and point to the google cache instead, but seems that it's too late.. Feeling sorry now, must feel like a DDoS attack for the person who wrote this, and I believe it won't stop until the article goes away from the frontpage :/

Re: Amazon’s $23M book about flies (2011)

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

here you go — http://www.peeep.us/48bfb370

do you know why peeep needs access to my google account?

yep (spoiler alert, I'm one of the developers behind it)

we've added google authentication to prevent people from hosting nasty stuff. the amount of moderation requests was simply overwhelming :(

Re: Amazon’s $23M book about flies (2011)

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From the comments on the Amazon page: "What a steal! By John Taylor Kesler on April 25, 2011, Format: Paperback I was fortunate enough to buy this at the bargain price of $19,087,354 there must have been a sale because the next day it was listed at $23M. I was very pleased to find upon arrival that the book contained very useful information, however to be honest I was expecting a few more pictures for the price paid.…

I really wish Amazon reviews were useful and not a mixture of a) angry rants, b) bought reviews and c) jokes.
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