Is the uncertainty principle culturally deranging?

[Paul Mackin]

On 8/2/2012 11:17 AM, Prashant Kumar wrote:
> Isn't it the literary equivalent of masturbating in public?

Swan's Way and the Education of Henry Adams were first  privately published.

Shakespeare & Company, which came out first with Ulysses in its 
entirety, wasn't the normal sort of publisher.

Don't know if any of these gentlemen did the other things too,

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> On 3 August 2012 00:16, Madeleine Maudlin <madeleinemaudlin at gmail.com 
> <mailto:madeleinemaudlin at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>     I've not looked into self-publishing.  That's what AuthorHouse is
>     isn't it?
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>     It says it's free, what's the problem there.  I mean, how does one
>     go wrong with self-publishing, how can that ever go wrong?  You
>     take your manuscript to a printer, basically, or is there more to it.
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>     On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 5:09 PM, Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com
>     <mailto:markekohut at yahoo.com>> wrote:
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>         De range hand say: DO NOT EVER PUBLISH WITH AUTHORHOUSE.
>         You're welcome.
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>         *From:* Madeleine Maudlin <madeleinemaudlin at gmail.com
>         <mailto:madeleinemaudlin at gmail.com>>
>         *To:* Paul Mackin <mackin.paul at verizon.net
>         <mailto:mackin.paul at verizon.net>>
>         *Cc:* pynchon-l at waste.org <mailto:pynchon-l at waste.org>
>         *Sent:* Wednesday, August 1, 2012 4:33 PM
>         *Subject:* Re: Is the uncertainty principle culturally deranging?
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>         Oh der/anging/.  Mr. Kohut is certainly /that/.  I would never
>         use that word though, or any deranged derivative there, hem,
>         of.  If I did it would be in the best sense possible, which
>         for me would be exceedingly /good/.
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>         Does anybody write here?  I just got an email, who knows why
>         I'm on their list, I haven't tried to publish anything in
>         years, from a place called AuthorHouse, subject says Publish
>         today and get a no-cost bump-up.  So I guess it's free, today,
>         if you want to get published.  I'm currently stuck on page 400
>         hell with no end in sight.  432.  What is it about 400?  The
>         Moon is 400 times smaller than the Sun and 400 times closer to
>         it than the Earth, or something.  Bumping-up, m
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>         On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 2:58 PM, Paul Mackin
>         <mackin.paul at verizon.net <mailto:mackin.paul at verizon.net>> wrote:
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>             On 8/1/2012 10:23 AM, Prashant Kumar wrote:
>>             Yes.
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>             but not pejoratively so I hope
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>>             On 1 August 2012 23:52, Paul Mackin
>>             <mackin.paul at verizon.net
>>             <mailto:mackin.paul at verizon.net>> wrote:
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