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a city in nevada where you can ski and play golf on the same day.

since i haven't read the book, i'll comment on the show. first off, i'm a sucker for period dramas set in old istanbul, so it satisfied me on that front. the acting is quite good and the netflix production quality shows. coming back to the story, while the first half of the show is a pretty nice, enjoyable love story, the second half felt quite stifling and boring to me. honestly, in the second half i found myself thinking let's just get this over with.

also, on my first trip to turkey with my american wife, this museum was the first place we went.

isaac newton basically helped write the rules for how we understand motion, gravity, and light.

einstein’s biggest idea was basically this:

time and space are not fixed. they can stretch and bend.

really heavy things, like stars and planets, bend space around them. that bending is what we feel as gravity.

and if you move really, really fast, time can actually pass differently for you than for someone standing still.

he also showed that mass and energy are basically two forms of the same thing:

e = mc^2

if you've been standing directly in front of the same product for more than 30 seconds, you're no longer shopping. you're holding a meeting. pick one or move over so the rest of us can see the shelf.

apple's big september event is happening today at apple park.

iphone 18 pro and pro max are basically the main event, but the interesting part is whether apple finally shows the long rumored foldable iphone.

new apple watches should be there too, along with final release dates for ios 27 and the rest of the new software.

basically one of those apple events where the regular iphone upgrades are expected, but everyone is waiting to see if they actually pull out the foldable.

the color of nobility and aristocracy.

the most successful soccer team in turkey. their goal is to beat the non-turkish teams.

for sure.

keeping silent sometimes looks like broken glass pieces! they fill your mouth. if you remain silent, they hurt you; if you speak, they make you bleed…

oguz atay

judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

dalai lama

the game that'll be selling for $79.99 for the standard edition and $99.99 for the ultimate edition.

many foreign people think that nevada has nothing but deserts. also, they might ask you if nevada is a part of las vegas. means home*

udictio’s logo and theme color. spent quite a bit of time finding the turquoise tone.

the most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. these persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. beautiful people do not just happen.

elisabeth kubler-ross