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Re:Ask HN: Interested on writing a book on software design/a... by ChrisMarshallNY on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @06:32AM (#32562786)
That's like walking into a kindergarten class, and yelling "Who wants ice cream?"

You will not suffer for volunteers.

I'm probably not one of them. I've done that kind of thing, before, and I sincerely wish you luck, but my own dance card is fairly full.

Re:Ask HN: Interested on writing a book on software design/a... by smoochy on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @06:45AM (#32562881)
My only ally in this life has always been serendipity. That's why I replied to this post. It's a simple post. Ice cream is simple. Kindergartens are simple. On their surface, of course. You ever watched "Kindergarten Cop"? Try and watch it and remember that scene where Arnold reads a poem. Find that poem. Read it whole.

Sometimes things that appear shallow bring about the deepest truths: if you take effort not to ignore what you're looking at, what you're hearing at the moment, if try not to ignore all your other senses. Suspension of disbelief is crucial, ESPECIALLY if you want to write something - even non-fiction. Or else, how do you expect your readers to do the same and believe your words or least consider them, if even you yourself cannot do that little trick?

Re:Ask HN: Interested on writing a book on software design/a... by lioeters on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @04:28PM (#32571027)
> Kindergarten Cop - "Spring Morning"

> John Kimble reads the final two stanzas of the children's poem "Spring Morning," by AA Milne, to his kindergarten class

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnPsFFk0sBg

Re:Ask HN: Interested on writing a book on software design/a... by smoochy on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @04:50PM (#32571301)
It's beautiful poem for any age. It's a gem, which I discovered only recently when I re-watched the film. A gem hidden right there, in plain sight.
Re:Ask HN: Interested on writing a book on software design/a... by ChrisMarshallNY on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @09:40AM (#32564769)
amanfrommars? Is that you?