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Write Slowly
I write slowly. This is chiefly because I am never satisfied until I have said as much as possible in a few words, and writing briefly takes far more time than writing at length. —Carl Friedrich Gauss
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That’s a polite way of putting it
During the ensuing investigation, A.T.F. agents repeatedly overestimated their capacity for subterfuge. When a group of undercover agents posing as college students moved into a house across the street from the Branch Davidian compound, their rental cars gave them away. The agents hosted a party to deflect suspicion,
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WTF Dumbo
After Trump officials mocked him for being beaten by Mickey Mouse, DeSantis today suggested he is determined to use the power of the government to force Disney, a private company, to bend to his authority. He threatened to build a rival amusement park or a state prison on land next
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The Great Desire
The great desire of this age is for a Doctrine which may serve to condense our knowledge, guide our researches, and shape our lives, so that Conduct may really be the consequence of Belief. —George Henry Lewes
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I see what you’re saying, but…
OP’s graphic apparel from the brand’s heyday dramatically illustrates the shifting visual aesthetic of the era, from the earth tones and primary color stripes of the late ’70s to the bright neon and jittery geometric shapes of the ’80s. The change is reflective of both the second surfing
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They Don’t Know Why
These schools reflect an increased interest in chess that began in 2020, credited in part to Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit. Chess hadn’t seen this level of popularity since the 1972 World Chess Championship, according to the New York Times. That was the first chess boom. Since then
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Location of Authority
Excavation of the site is planned to take 18 months all told. When it is concluded, the city’s new main fire station will be built where Mithras and, more recently, the police once presided. The relief is currently undergoing conservation at the Rheinisches Landesmuseum in Trier. What I found
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Fight for Kindness
Empathy and cruelty are rarely as distant from each other as we’d like to believe; good guys, under the wrong circumstances, can all too easily go bad. Nate’s descent bears that out. His transformation is jarring and confusing and maddening and a little bit heartbreaking. It turns the
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Happy Sad
There may, in fact, be a deeper connection between happy crying and sad crying: They are both a response to emotional extremes, which suggests that tears help bring us back to equilibrium. Overwhelming negative emotion is important—even lifesaving—in a crisis like being separated from loved ones or being
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Face The Tasks
“One faces one’s life tasks. In other words, one takes steps forward on one’s own, without avoiding the tasks of the interpersonal relations of work, friendship, and love. If you are “the center of the world,” you will have no thoughts whatsoever regarding commitment to the community; because
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Just discovered that Apple Notes on macOS will append links to other open windows into a note. For example, I can embed a shortcut to specific sheet in Ulysses that's referring to something in an Apple Note. That's really handy.
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To be a Flower, is profound Responsibility — Emily Dickinson