al said:
I'm not aware of any general PG practice to send newcomers to DP.
i'm not surprised to learn that you're not paying any attention, al.
Your motivation?
yeah, you know, the reason why i would spend time and energy on this.
What do I care?
why did you suggest i do this book?
Be altruistic, and do a book.
i'm altruistic just by being here, sharing my analyses with people, al. i'm altruistic when i _do_ the research that _leads_ to those analyses. i'm altruistic when i design and program tools that do what's required, because that proves that such tools can indeed be designed and coded, and it lets me be precise and experienced when i assess their value... i'm altruistic when i work up my suggestions for an improved workflow. i'm altruistic in a number of ways, al. to "do a book" seems unnecessary, unless you're intentionally suggesting that i should lower my sights a lot. i clean text for the fun of it, al, just like my girlfriend does her sudoku. so i don't need a _lot_ of motivation... but i certainly do need _some_... you've given me no good reason to work on the book you've suggested, al, so i'm not sure why you even bothered to mention my name at all...
If you want something challenging
in the exact same way that _i_ will decide how i will be altruistic (or even _if_ i will be altruistic), i will also be the one who decides what is "challenging" to me. but, like, thanks for your suggestion, and have a nice day, ok? -bowerbird