Posted by MrTim (152.163.252.134) on July 18, 2003 at 22:05:46:
In Reply to: Rules for Unconventional Research posted by ovyyus on July 18, 2003 at 03:17:20:
: Hi All,
: In case you've not read Bill Beaty's "Rules for Unconventional Research". Great suggestions and food for thought, IMO.
: Orffyreus may have been a very cleaver inventor but his secrecy, greed and paranoia caused his family and himself enormous life-long suffering - and to what end?. Why would anyone in their right mind wish to follow in his footsteps? Yet we see the same madness recurring again and again and again.
: IMO, If Bessler went public with his invention in 1712 he'd have led a happier, more prosperous life and everyone today would know the name Orffyreus.
: Regards, ovyyus
In the words of Maddox: "It doesn't matter how much you give, there will always be greedy bastards out to take more."
Bessler asked for a modest payment up front, knowing damn well he wouldn't have gotten a pfennig if he'd given the secret away beforehand.
If you think the world is going to reward you for being so generous, you are being naive.
Ever Cynical,
MrTim