The Observer Effect

“ when you don’t create things, you become defined by your tastes rather than ability. your tastes only narrow & exclude people. so create. ”

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“ A cheeseburger cannot exist outside of a highly developed, post-agrarian society. It requires a complex interaction between a handful of vendors—in all likelihood, a couple of dozen—and the ability to ship ingredients vast distances while keeping them fresh. The cheeseburger couldn’t have existed until nearly a century ago as, indeed, it did not. ”

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“ WHY YOU WANT RAIL FOR KALASHNIKOV? IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH AS PROCURED FROM IZHEVSK MECHANICAL WORKS? YOU THINK NEEDS IMPROVEMENT? THEN MAYBE YOU FIND JOB WITH ARMY OF RUSSIA! YOU HAVE DRINKS WITH MIKHAIL KALASHNIKOV, TRADE STORY OF MANY WEAPONS DESIGNED AND DETAILS OF SCHOOL FOR ENGINEERING! ”

“ Tires with the Smartguard layer have relatively high rolling resistance and are heavy for their size, so you won't be winning any races with these, unless the race is being held on a road paved with roofing nails, in which case you'll win by a country mile ”

“ One of my previous bosses used to look at pile of CVs, pick up half of it at random, and stick in the bin, saying "I don't want to work with unlucky people" ”

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“ F.M. Esfandiary changed his name to FM-2030 for two main reasons. Firstly, to reflect the hope and belief that he would live to celebrate his 100th birthday in 2030; secondly, and more importantly, to break free of the widespread practice of naming conventions that he saw as rooted in a collectivist mentality, and existing only as a relic of humankind's tribalistic past ”

“ Bereits in den 50er Jahren haben Gustafsson et al. herausgefunden, daß für die Entstehung von Karies nicht die Absolutmenge verzehrter Süßwaren entscheidend ist, sondern ihre Klebrigkeit und die Häufigkeit der Aufnahme. Der Genuß von täglich 24 klebrigen Toffees über den ganzen Tag verteilt verursachte etwa zehnmal soviel Karies wie der Verzehr der entsprechenden Menge Zucker auf einen Schlag ”

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“ He handles those transactions like a Boy Scout because Amazon doesn’t mess around, he says — the company just kicks you off its site if you infuriate customers ”

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