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• On Wealth and AccomplishmentI gave all my Apple wealth away because wealth and power are not what I live for. I have a lot of fun and happiness. I funded a lot of important museums and arts groups in San Jose, the city of my birth, and they named a street after me for being
• Some Lovely Photos Set to Miles DavisA short meditation my friend Greg Bal. The very first one is of the Pedestrian Mall in Iowa City and I absolutely love it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNmbDg5UV_c
• The Hermes Baby 1967After many years of searching, I finally found the make and model of my childhood typewriter and am beside myself with joy. Anthropic’s free-tier Claude was of tremendous help and I am much obliged. Behold, and in cursive! Source: This old e
• I accidentally committed the faux pas of hitting reply-all on a message yesterday. One of the affected participants replied-to-all starting with a “Dear Nikhil: Thank you for connecting all of us over this issue.”
• The Best Cookie Recipe I've HeardIn German so I needed a translation.
• I have spent a lot of time trying to kill a tube of toothpaste and am now convinced that the last 10% of the tube hosts 90% of its payload. The Pareto Principle in action, in defiance of physical laws.

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  MedeaNancy Pena and Blandine Le Callet (2024)

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  V for VendettaAlan Moore and David Lloyd (1989)

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  The MysteriesBill Watterson and John Kascht (2023)

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  There Are Moms Way Worse Than YouGlenn Boozan (2022)

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  Black HoleCharles Burns (1995-2005)

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  Se7enDavid Seidman and Ralph Tedesco (2008)

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  The Strangest ManGraham Farmelo (2009)

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  Adventures of the Magic Monkey Along the Silk RoadsEvelyn Nagai-Berthrong and Anker Odum (1983)

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