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gurtwo
17y ago
Misleading title. This is just a standard USB memory key decorated with some parts from a mechanical watch. Nice craftmanship though.
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gurtwo
17y ago
I grew up and live in Europe. English is not my native language. When I was a teenager, the words Stanford, MIT or Ivy League were totally alien to me. In fact the world and the metaphor they represent were all unknown to me. I wish I knew
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gurtwo
17y ago
What about bigger creatures, like dinosaurs? Is there any evidence of cancer among them? (I'm totally profane on the subject, just wondering).
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gurtwo
17y ago
Unless I see a convincing citation, I strongly doubt this expression is originally french. As said in other comments, equivalent expressions exist in Spanish, Italian or German, where they are frequently used. Conversely, I find interesting
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gurtwo
17y ago
This reminds me of a sentence by Arthur Schopenhauer: "... one's choice in this world does not go much beyond solitude on one side and vulgarity on the other".
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gurtwo
18y ago
I find hard to believe that during such a special night all the company's fate depended on 3 guys with no backup and no direct supervision. If that's true, it seems to me very unprofessional.