philosophy is interested in questions instead of answers.
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"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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all human wisdom is contained in these two words - wait and hope
alexandre dumas -
los pollos hermanos
a fried chicken fast food restaurant. its owner (gustavo fring) is so humble, meticulous, and works together with the employees. this place also welcomes student workers and overpays.
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apple
they just released a new apple watch band and it's the best band i have ever seen.
the pride edition braided solo loop -
forgetting
a gift or superpower in some instances.
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hodl
hold on for dear life.
(see: hold)
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eclair
i used to eat 1 kg (2.20 lb) of this tempting dessert after dinner with my brother.
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berlin
one of europe's most cosmopolitan cities. you can survive without knowing german and english if you speak turkish. tempelhof airport is my favorite place to spend entire day.
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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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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.
the cw (50%) -
marshall plan
even though turkey remained neutral until the final stages of world war 2, it also received help.
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genocide
according to united nations, genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:
a. killing members of the group;
b. causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;
c. deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part;
d. imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;
e. forcibly transferring children of the group to another group. -
jesse owens
he wore adidas shoes at the 1936 summer olympics *
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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 image
palace of fine arts image image
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 image image
saison
fisherman's wharf
ghirardelli square
san francisco premium outlets
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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.