MargaretC
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MargaretC
I'm usually reluctant to make predictions about technology, but I feel fairly confident about this one: in a couple decades there won't be many people who can write.
Paul Graham • Writes and Write-Nots
laughter
I’ve been doing improv comedy for the last twelve years. Over that time I’ve realized there are at least two types of laughter you hear from the audience. One is a response to something clever or smart, like ‘ha ha I see what you did there, very nice.’ It’s a shallow sort of laugh and one that comes mainly from the mind.
The other - my... See more
I’ve been doing improv comedy for the last twelve years. Over that time I’ve realized there are at least two types of laughter you hear from the audience. One is a response to something clever or smart, like ‘ha ha I see what you did there, very nice.’ It’s a shallow sort of laugh and one that comes mainly from the mind.
The other - my... See more
The Community Community
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Loneliness and Community
The difference with a concrete community of moral calling is that it, at the very least, forces us out of our own individuality in order to learn how to reckon with others. At its best, it calls us to be better than we are.
Understanding this distinction helps us recognize that self-acceptance, self-worth, and the common good depend not on indulging our proclivities or tastes but on growing together with our neighbours into better people.
Thelma Toole interview
youtube.com“My LASIK is wearing off.” When LASIK is the one thing that patients know about ophthalmology, it’s no wonder they come to the incorrect conclusion that LASIK must be the answer to their problems again. They often then have a reasonable followup question: “How many times am I going to need this?”
The answer? Most of the time, they don’t. The average... See more
The answer? Most of the time, they don’t. The average... See more
How Should I Manage the 10-Year Post-LASIK Patient Who is Now Unhappy With His or Her Vision?
A Clock In The Forest | NOEMA
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Using techniques he’s honed over a lifetime, Abernethy will machine the gears by hand in traditional materials such as steel and brass. But the pendulum will respond to the forest: When trees grow quickly, the hours will advance more rapidly; more lethargic growth will result in a slower tempo. Over centuries, the long-term fate of the canopy will be registered on a calendar that may deviate from the Gregorian date by decades or more.
“I’ve often noticed that we are not able to look at what we have in front of us unless it’s inside a frame.” - Abbas Kiarostami
Jake Orthwein • Why Frame Problems? — Frame Problems
Seinfeld | Inside Looks Season 5
youtube.comat 11:56 mins:
"What really amazed me was Jerry, Julia Louis, Michael, and Jason gathered around the camera. They formed a little semicircle and a separated me from the audience. They've stood there like they were holding me like, like, like I was. I felt like I was in the womb, and they were protecting me. It's telling me, we love you. You're going to be good. You're going to be wonderful".