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by zw123456 4y ago
I know this gets said a lot. But this is another example why I keep coming back to HN, I love all the tech talk for sure, but every once in a while, something sweet and inspirational like this gets slipped in and sometimes is just what I ne
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by zw123456 4y ago
That brought back memories for me, it was 1981 or 82, the company that I worked for at the time flew us to New Jersey for some meeting. But three of us "younger engineers" (I was about 22 at the time) wanted to go into New York Ci
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Elon Musk Launches Fragrance Line ‘Musk by Musk' (Satire)(thesatiricalpost.com)
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by zw123456 4y ago
My situation is not exactly the same, but I am feeling much the same way lately. Thank you to everyone on HN who gives sincere advice and words of support. I think there is a lot of good advice here. Thank you for the post. Good luck my f
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by zw123456 4y ago
My new word for the day: incunabulum
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Why Are We Addicted to Our Phones?(factinate.com)
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by zw123456 4y ago
This brings up an interesting legal issue... https://www.quora.com/Why-isnt-fraud-free-speech?share=1 https://www.npr.org/2012/02/22/147257716/is-a-lie-just-free-... https://p
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by zw123456 4y ago
You guys are so sharp...
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by zw123456 4y ago
It would be sucking in a metaphorical vacuum. Ugh. Apologies :)
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by zw123456 4y ago
Man, wouldn't it suck if it turned out the only place in that vastness that supported sentient life was Earth and we fucked it up?
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by zw123456 4y ago
Well. I would agree. You have to see it at least once to appreciate it :)
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by zw123456 4y ago
Agree. Too much here is more of the same. Ugh. I like cowbell. Here is an endless loop of cowbell ringing and nothing else. It's like torture.
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by zw123456 4y ago
Exactly! Going to the video store was organic and analog. Like going to your barista that still insists on using the hand pump espresso machine. Perhaps the human touch still is the best?
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by zw123456 4y ago
I am old enough to remember when the wife would call me at work on a Friday and say hey, stop by the video store and get a movie for tonight and I'll stop and get wine and take out. What was special was the "Dave" at the vide
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by zw123456 4y ago
Agree. No proof, I know, but such an interesting idea to think about!
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by zw123456 4y ago
They used to be land mammals. Maybe they had a civilization, but they ruined the climate with it, then evolved to be sea mammals but kept their intelligence? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silurian_hypothesis
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by zw123456 4y ago
Something to ponder.... https://whalesanctuaryproject.org/the-worlds-most-intelligen... > "we’ve known that the neocortex of a whale or dolphin brain has more folds than ours. All those folds mean that the surface a
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by zw123456 4y ago
Wonderful parable. But both the fisherman and businessman focus on the reward for themself. I don't have a parable, but for me, my reward has been sharing what I have with others.
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by zw123456 4y ago
but she introduced him to a side of himself he never knew, now, they site on the beach and write music and poetry together
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by zw123456 4y ago
perhaps they stayed up all night finding a mental connection as they discussed quantum physics late into the night.
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by zw123456 4y ago
hmm, does he do weed, based on some of his tweets... um...
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by zw123456 4y ago
I am taking notes for a sci-fi romance novel.
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by zw123456 4y ago
Hey, everybody, take it easy on my fantasy!! :) just kidding, all in good fun.
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by zw123456 4y ago
Man, I am old. What gen is it then? Gen Z ?
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by zw123456 4y ago
I went to the article, but everything after the first sentence was faded out and they wanted me to sign in to read it. Instead, I made up my own fictional back story about how this happened: Rich CEO meets young sexy tattooed gen-X intern,
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China says it detected alien signals using giant 'Sky Eye' telescope(upi.com)
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by zw123456 4y ago
Interesting side note: Golay codes were used by pagers. Ya, you know, those little devices doctors and a few others would wear, it would receive a number that you were to go find a land line and call them back on. That thing. https:/&
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What did ancient Maya see in stars – descendants team with scientists find out(science.org)
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by zw123456 4y ago
Fair point on survivor bias, it worked out for me, I am sharing my experience. I think I could amend my statement to something like owning a home is still the best investment for the little guy, if owning a home is important to you. It is f
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by zw123456 4y ago
When I was 25 (1985) I asked my Dad that exact question. He said, it's the worst time to buy a house and it's the best time to buy a house, and, that's always true. I asked him what he meant, and he said, it always seems like

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