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Blueprint for a Soyuz rocket
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John William Waterhouse’s Hylas and the Nymphs
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quintessince: “The 36-inch (91 cm) refracting telescope on Mt. Hamilton was Earth’s largest refracting telescope during the period from when it saw first light on January 3, 1888…”
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Amazing to think that so much of my life experiences took place in this area that is between the top left and bottom right playing fields, less than one square mile.
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On the flights to games, I read history books. Basically, I was a secret nerd who just happened to also be good at basketball. … If I could, I’d tell that nerdy Kareem to suck it up, put down that book you’re using as a shield, and, in the immortal words of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard…
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In case you missed it, the new Jimi Hendrix album has some good, good funky music for your ass.
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Books I Read in 2012
Last year I read 10 fiction books and 10 non-fiction. Three of these were audiobooks I listened to in the car or on bike rides, and only two Star Trek novels. My favorite book was Self-Reliance (actually a long essay, you can read it in an hour or so). I read it once as a…
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One of my favorite things I did last year was camping at Twin Lakes with Wren. We hiked in and out eight miles. We slept underneath the stars. We sat around in our birthday suits on top of a mountain. I’m psyched for some more quality camping this summer. True backpacking stuff, none of that…
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“” by Super Beagle Well it is a weeping, and a moaning, and a gnashing of teeth In the dance hall, and who no have teeth will run pon them gums Caw when time it comes to my sound, which is the champion sound The bugle has blown the many times, and it still have…
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You’re only as good as your last comp. Dann Petty I’m reminded of this quote a lot. I was looking through some old Photoshop files today—I remembered defending some of those design choices when I could have listened to feedback, and then iterated over and over to get it right. It made me feel humbled…
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If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, author of Le Petit Prince. Via Zach Klein.
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Does Jay-Z have: A. The dopest rhymes B. The sickest rhymes C. The illest rhymes D. The common cold ?
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“How much would you pay for the Universe?”
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If you have goals in life, you’re probably going to need some sort of organization. Even if it’s an organization of just you, it’s still helpful to think of it as a kind of machine. You don’t need to do every part of the process yourself — you just need to set up the machine…