And all dared to brave unknown terrors, to do mighty deeds, to boldly split infinitives that no man had split before — The Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy by Douglas Adams, pg. 98

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There is a belief that all things stem from Inner Peace. That it will provide everything because it prepare the internal environment which is optimally receptive to the right experiences. Peace comes through self-acceptance, which in turn comes through self-understanding. The purest way to self-understanding is through …

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Below are some of my favourite quotes from Terry Pratchett: A Life with Footnotes by Rob Wilkins. The objection to fairy stories is that they tell children there are dragons. But children have always known there are dragons. Fairy stories tell children that dragons can be killed. — G. K. Chesterton, ALiF pg. 56 Many …

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I am often frustrated by how difficult it can be to be productive. I grew up in and live in a culture with a significant emphasis on productivity, working, and careers. This history and structure can be useful when it comes to being productive along well-trodden paths of productivity, but it holds many pitfalls. It can …

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The woodcutter ran through the woods. The demonic spider flew after him. The woodcutter tripped on a fallen tree branch and was immediately set upon and eaten by the spider. Fortunately, Postman Steve had reached the last house on his route. Unfortunately, this house was home to Gnasher, the Very Hungry Dog. …

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Unexpectedly Strong, bitter hot chocolate. From the bakery. — ML

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I'm not a rich man, I'm a poor man with a shitload of money. — Terry Pratchett

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CATL have recently (30/07/2021) announced a new sodium-ion battery. Sodium-ion batteries are a potential alternative to lithium-ion batteries, the most common battery technology around today. Sodium-ion batteries have not previously been a viable commercial option due to their comparatively low energy density. In other …

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Simon Willison's Talk on Productivity YouTube video of talk Notes Commits should contain: Implementation (a single change) Documentation Unit tests Link to an issue thread Always write over-verbose issue threads To help you track decisions made To document false starts and possible approaches To document the reason for …

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Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for. — Epicurus

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