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Invention
I'm an inventor ( Read more... ) -
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"When I was alive, I believed -- as you do -- that time was at least as real and solid as myself, and probably more so. I said 'one o'clock' as though I could see it, and 'Monday' as though I could find it on the map; and I let myself be hurried along from minute to minute, day to day, year to year, as though I were actually moving from one place ( Read more... ) -
Paradigms Part I
Thomas Kuhn wrote of paradigms in his book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, popularizing the term and introducing the concept into the mainstream. By attempting to chart the progress of scientific advancement, his studies led him to the development of the concept of the paradigm, the framework of ideas and concepts through which the world ( Read more... ) -
Know For What You Work
Rearden heard Bertram Scudder, outside the group, say to a girl who made some sound of indignation, "Don't let him disturb you. You know, money is the root of all evil - and he's the typical product of money."
Rearden did not think that Francisco could have heard it, but he saw Francisco turning to them with a gravely courteous smile.
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I pictured you in the sun wondering what went wrong ( Read more... ) -
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01. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?
Experienced people in a new way, did a long scuba diving trip, applied for Peace Corps, swam with dolphins, and had many new adventures.
02. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Yes, and yes.
03. Did anyone close to you give birth?
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It's better this way. Sometimes not saying anything's the only way to really help a situation. -
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Time to launch back into my writing with reckless abandon. The last few months have seen some very rapid development and change in my life and in my perception of the world, so I'll start with the basic framework of the last six months ( Read more... ) -
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Off to Africa, off to Africa! But where shall I go? I'm currently planning a trip out to that far-off continent in January to visit a friend in the African bush and get some hands-on experience for the Peace Corps lifestyle at its most poverty-stricken levels. This will be a most interesting time getting away from everyone and everything familiar ( Read more... ) -
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Why my Firefox was running at 1gb of used memory ( Read more... )