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The Manual – How to have a number one the easy way (1988)

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Re: The Manual – How to have a number one the easy way (1988)

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Post by nonamenoslogan » Thu, Jul 19, 2018, 4:22 PM UTC

Justified.

Re: The Manual – How to have a number one the easy way (1988)

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Post by plurgid » Thu, Jul 19, 2018, 5:04 PM UTC

nonamenoslogan wrote: post #11

Justified.

&& Ancient

Re: The Manual – How to have a number one the easy way (1988)

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Post by charlesism » Thu, Jul 19, 2018, 6:44 PM UTC

Such a fun read. This was my second ever post to HN back in 2013. Always puts me in a good mood.

It's also amusing to youtube clips from the time they burnt a million British pounds: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K_Foundation_Burn_a_Million_Qu...

Re: The Manual – How to have a number one the easy way (1988)

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Post by deadmetheny » Thu, Jul 19, 2018, 6:53 PM UTC

plurgid wrote: post #12

nonamenoslogan wrote: post #11

Justified.

&& Ancient

They like to roam the land.

Re: The Manual – How to have a number one the easy way (1988)

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Post by neilharbinger » Fri, Jul 20, 2018, 7:04 AM UTC

tialaramex wrote: post #8

mchahn wrote: post #2

That's easy?

Perhaps most importantly the Manual explains that you won't get fame and fortune by this route. Indeed, you almost certainly won't get fame and fortune by any route. Hence Steve Albini's treatise on a similar subject, often called by its last line: "Some of your friends are probably already this fucked".

https://www.negativland.com/news/?page_id=17

A concise and provocative perspective on the value of understanding and projecting cash flow and revenue in new enterprise with experienced suppliers.

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