8/31    I want to get into my enemies' psychy. I want to know as much as they
        do. I want to read at least one Ayn Rand novel to know what the hype
        is all about, so that I can disect their logic and understand them
        better. What should I read first, The Fountainhead or Atlas Shrugged?
        \_those books suck.  Read _The Road to Surfdom_ -a libertarian
          \_ why do they suck?                  -fuq 'em
        \_ they are both written pretty poorly btw.  There are the "good guys"
           who are noble and smart and logical, and the "bad guys" who are
           lazy and corrupt and incompetant.  Every so often there's a
           "traitor" who is smart and corrupt.  They are, at least, plot-
           heavy - sort of like romance novels for people with Asperger's
           Syndrome.  If you read fast, go for Atlas Shrugged and skip the
           last speech.  If you don't, just get the Cliff's Notes.  And yes
           I have a degree in EECS (1997) yet still can read literature at
           some depth, trolls.
        \_ Read them both, I did in high school. They are kind of polemics,
           but interesting enough. They have very simple 11th grade logic,
           which is why they appeal to boys that age.
           \_ They also appeal to girls who want to be 11th grade boys.
              \_ mmm penis envy.