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This is not a place
For heroes or kings. This space
is saved for scoundrels

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The world falls heavy
On me, my dreams, my shoulders
I can't, I can't breathe

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"The essence of Buddhism is, if you can, to help others. If not, then at least refrain from hurting others" - Dalai Lama XIV
#zen #meditation #quotes

How do you say "bullfighter" in French? 

Mat á door

From naught, bitterness
rises up. Vinegar too.
I could kick the cat.

He that sows the storm
Leaving chaos in his wake
Shall reap the whirlwind

Did the window break?
Crack lined this winter morning
Jack Frost, at it again

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Carefully rebuilding the social network connections like...

Spoon goes tap, tap, crack
Brittle yet silky dessert
Creme brulee delights!


(An extra one today)

The wind creaks the house
As the cold front settles in
My old bones ache too

Back home with my lover
Arms tangled and breath is shared
Returned from groceries

Honest question:

*sitting down at a digital slot machine*
Ahhh... My old friend: the 3rd worst video game ever created

Does the genre of tragedy exist for movies? Outside of Shakespeare adaptations, I can't think of any

Who did prehistoric vampires keep as slaves? 

Neander-thralls

Dunno if I've said this in mastodon yet, so here goes:

EVERY union should have an explicit goal for % of board seats to control and the funding for this should be separate from all other pooled funds.

This may mean stock purchases on the open market, it may mean negotiating with institutional investors to punch above your weight. For unions at privately held companies, you should be first in line any time there is a whiff of equity being raised OR credit being sought.

Did you see The Expanse on Amazon Prime or did you read the books by James S A Corey? I can't help but think about Holden as I watch Twitter implode, and just how absolutely right the character was.

The refrain in the series is: two (or more) powers are in conflict, it's about to get existential and winner-take-all. Then ol' Jimmy Holden wanders in and forces them to stop fighting. He doesn't ask them to play nice, he forces them into a stable equilibrium.

His main drive as a character is that anyone who thinks they have all the answers is both wrong and a tyrant in the making (or already made). And I just hear that over and over with Musk. How he has the answers, then we see that his answers are simplistic and bound to fail when confronted with a complex reality.

Like Holden, I believe the only way is to empower stakeholders at various levels. It's the only way to ensure your plan will fit a complex reality. Unfortunately, it means everyone's great idea is revealed as garbage and it's emotionally and egoistically very difficult

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