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Commented on Some thoughts on turning 50
After 65 years I have come to believe that "grumpiness" among, um, experienced people, is often the result of that experience. We've simply seen so many people not doing their job competently that, unfortunately, we come to expect it. And,...
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Jay commented on
Some thoughts on turning 50
My other tomb is a pyramid....
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Atropos commented on
Some thoughts on turning 50
Here lies Atropos. In death, as in life, Late....
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keithmasterson@yahoo.com commented on
Some thoughts on turning 50
Of all unlikely sources, Billy Joel (Christie Brinkley's ex), said something genuinely profound on a recent PBS show about the boomer generation: "You gotta keep your mind occupied or it'll occupy YOU, that's where you got a problem."...
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Heteromeles commented on
Some thoughts on turning 50
Taking that off on a tangent, I keep wondering what would useful to bury in one's grave, on the assumption that, when it's dug up centuries or ideally millennia from now, it will blow the discoverer's brains. I'm thinking here about the equivalent of the Antikythera mechanism, which demonstrated that the ancient Alexandrians (or whoever) had enough math and engineering skill, even without zeroes, to build an analog computer. Suggestions? Right now, I'm thinking about something like a miniature Clock of the Long Now, but bronze (or perhaps aluminum) plaques that had some cool science laser etched into them are...
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dsgood commented on
Some thoughts on turning 50
Seems like only yesterday that 16-year-olds were older women....
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