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