a gift or superpower in some instances.
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love
"i opened the book, picking a passage at random, and came across a tale about alexander the great. the emperor, as the story went, received as a gift some wondrous glass dishes. he liked the gifts very much, but smashed them all nonetheless. "why? are they not beautiful?" he was asked. "precisely because of that," he answered. "they are so beautiful that it would be hard for me to lose them. and with time they would break, one by one. and i would be sorrier than i am now."
the tale was naive but it still astonished me. its lesson was bitter: one should renounce everything he might ever begin to love, because loss and disappointment are inevitable. we must renounce love in order not to lose i…
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forgetting
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hodl
hold on for dear life.
(see: hold)
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5g
for now, it is not faster than lte in reno, nevada. it stands for the fifth generation technology standard (doesn't cause the covid-19 pandemic).
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marshall plan
even though turkey remained neutral until the final stages of world war 2, it also received help.
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at&t
it was the most important conglomerate of my media economy class. it is under every stone. it was founded as bell telephone company by alexander graham bell, thomas watson, gardiner greene hubbard, and thomas sanders.
total assets: us$525.76 billion (as of 2020)
some of its subsidiaries:
hbo
cinemax
turner broadcasting international
cartoon network
adult swim
hulu (10%)
cnn
joint ventures
dc entertainment
warner bros.
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knowledge
knowledge is power *
that's why some people don't want to share it with anyone. -
san francisco
reminds me of istanbul and its traffic. i'd rather live in istanbul though *
must-see places:
marshall beach
lands end
filbert steps
golden gate bridge
baker beach
sutro baths
crissy field
arsicault bakery
16th avenue tiled steps
b. patisserie
twin peaks
palace of fine arts
dragon gate
saigon sandwich
marin headlands
oliveto cafe & restaurant
dolores park
bi-rite creamery
tartine bakery
dandelion chocolate
urban putt
taqueria el farolito
la ciccia
union square
saison
fisherman's wharf
ghirardelli square
san francisco premium outlets
lombard street
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hamburger
is derived from the city of hamburg/germany.
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cheating
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fast food
eating it 4 times a week increases the risk of heart attack by 80%.
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the office
one and only american tv show that made me laugh loudly. i was surprised when i saw my american friends watching it again and again. friends is way more popular than the office in turkey.
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mcdonald’s
one of the largest real estate holders in the world. it feeds 1% of the word's population every day.
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confessions
even the worst outcome is better than uncertainty.
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prejudice
a defense mechanism.
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favorite quotes
when you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. but if you listen, you may learn something new.
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