True, most of this stuff is sleazy, and Plan9 is a complete ass, but there are some useful nuggets in there. For one, Plan9 says that you should practice your game on everyone. Although what ´game´ is, is up for debate, it´s generally good advice that if you want to be more socialable, than you should talk to everyone you meet.
And personally, I have my shy moments, and am at a complete loss as to what to say. So one thing that I pulled from the Seduction Guide was the question, So what´s your story? I´ve made my own version of that, by asking something that´s revelent to what they do for a living. So if she´s working at a Starbucks, I´ll say in a sarcastic tone, So what´s your story? Are you going to open your own coffee shop someday?
Personally, I enjoyed the
Sex Tips for Geeks much more:
http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/sextips/