I was pretty disappointed when I read Death Note that not only did the supposedly brilliant characters use plans that were too convoluted to realistically work, but Light didn't even test some simple and elegant ideas that could potentially have resolved his major problems.
N. Enaqbz Olfgnaqre. 12:13 CZ. Fgnoorq gb qrngu ol gur qrgrpgvir pbzzbayl xabja nf Y.
"Jung qbrf gung thl'f ahzore fnl? Bxnl, V'z tbaan jevgr n qngr bs qrngu bs 2200 NQ. Frr vs vg tbrf hc."
N. Enaqbz Olfgnaqre. 12:13 CZ. Fgnoorq gb qrngu ol gur qrgrpgvir pbzzbayl xabja nf Y.
Jura jevgvat bar'f qrfgval, lbh pnaabg fcrpvsl bgure crbcyr. Gubhtu lbh pbhyq purng ol jevgvat: "Fgnoorq gb qrngu ol n travhf qrgrpgvir gelvat gb pngpu n ivyynva jvgu zntvpny abgrobbx." Vs gurer vf bayl bar crefba jub pbhyq cbffvoyl svg gur qrfpevcgvba, vg jbhyq jbex.
"Jung qbrf gung thl'f ahzore fnl? Bxnl, V'z tbaan jevgr n qngr bs qrngu bs 2200 NQ. Frr vs vg tbrf hc."
Lbh unir gb fcrpvsl qrngu gvzr jvguva n gvzr yvzvg fvapr jevgvat gurve anzr.
People have been asking this question here a lot lately (not sure, why, but still). MoR has been by far the most effective ad for LW so far, but this is a one-man effort. I wonder if a web comic drawn by the regulars based on, say, recent posts and comments would be another way to get people interested. Just to set the bar really, really low, here is my quick impression of this post (the idea is stolen from #lesswrong, but the obvious bad pun is mine):