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      2 title = "Quotes from My Camera Roll"
      3 date = 2023-12-19
      4 [extra]
      5 type = "post"
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      8 I have been collecting fun little writings in Photos with the intent of
      9 distributing them here. Now I can delete them. This will lift a great
     10 weight from my shoulders.
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     13 
     14 > It will all be gone soon enough and you know it, so look good and
     15 > close while the close lookin's good.
     16 
     17 "Close lookin."
     18 
     19 > Musk, via email, would only say: "I have never lost money for those
     20 > who invest in me and I am not starting now."
     21 
     22 From an Axios article, in response to a question about X/Twitter. Seems
     23 ill-fated, but an impressive display of confidence.
     24 
     25 > Argentina, back in its familiar position of being a fiscal and
     26 > economic disaster zone...
     27 
     28 Funny, for me, far away from Argentina.
     29 
     30 > This put him in position to try the Hitler Slingshot Maneuver...
     31 
     32 Hell of a maneuver.
     33 
     34 > The old mantra's gotta go, even as it still rings in our ears and
     35 > echoes down deep caverns of the Web.
     36 
     37 A metaphor that makes the Web a physical place is good in my book.
     38 
     39 > We're imagination bottlenecked. There's low-hanging fruit for the next
     40 > decade.
     41 
     42 A fun but frustrating concept. How to come up with radical ideas...
     43 
     44 > The only other thing I will add is that I don't think anyone needs to
     45 > justify asking for support through "hosting costs money" or the like.
     46 > Art is worth supporting, so even if the money I send goes to paying
     47 > for your truffle brownie habit, you do you.
     48 
     49 From Manu's lovely *People and Blogs*, the [fourth edition]. A
     50 philosophy I agree with, even if I am not huge on truffle brownies
     51 myself.
     52 
     53 > Don't avoid places with beautiful women in them, ignore who's already
     54 > there and take a beautiful woman with you, or at least one who looks
     55 > beautiful in bistro lighting. Trust me, the food tastes better.
     56 
     57 From one of the most [bizarre and beautiful screeds] I've ever
     58 encountered.
     59 
     60 > Let the coffee be hot, & the liquors chosen with special care.
     61 
     62 A local restaurant menu.
     63 
     64 [fourth edition]: https://manuelmoreale.com/pb-brian-koberlein
     65 [bizarre and beautiful screeds]: https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2023/08/does-america-or-france-have-better-food.html?commentID=160646682