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great deal of luck

"Before you win, everyone will ask you why you’re working so hard. After you win, the same people will tell you how lucky you are"

Carefull with that axe Eugene

"You don't put high-grip tires and suspension on a car and call it a race car. It changes everything, and you have to account for everything affected by those changes." https://www.gr-zoo.com/threads/broken-engine-on-gr-yaris-after-120-000km.5489/post-86180

Salary dependency

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Работа, работа, работа ...

Наградата за добре свършената работа е още повече...Наградата за добре свършената работа е още повече работа. Сайт за цитати, мъдрости, поговорки, пословици, сентенции, афоризми и всякакви други мисли на популярни…Citat.bg Наградата за добре свършената работа е още повече работа.

conspiracy

" Just wait until conspiracy theorists discover they’re part of a conspiracy to use conspiracy theorists to spread disinformation via conspiracy theories." https://twitter.com/engineers_feed/status/1727959483270443481

Culture

"A cultural species behaves differently than a species where everything is determined genetically. ... The culture in groups of orcas is so profound, that scientists even believe that orcas are the only non-human organism whose evolution is driven by it."

The things you own ...

“The things you own end up owning you. It's only after you lose everything that you're free to do anything.” ― Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club A quote from Fight ClubThe things you own end up owning you. It’s only after you lose everything that you’re free to do anything.

I am in tears, while carrying you to your last resting place as much as I rejoiced when bringing you home with my own hands 15 years ago.

The Romans created tombs for their dogs and gave them epitaphs to remember them by. One such inscription read: "I am in tears, while carrying you to your last resting place as much as I rejoiced when bringing you home with my own hands 15 years ago." The Ancient Greeks

Мразя ги съзнателно

" — У вас има дълбоко вкоренена тревога за живота ви. И вие не обичате фанатици, тирани, сноби и лицемери. Вие подсъзнателно мразите много хора. — Съзнателно, сър, съзнателно — поправи го Йосарян с желание да помогне. — Мразя ги съзнателно."

Когато не знаеш къде искаш да идеш ...

"Когато не знаеш къде искаш да идеш, винаги ще стигнеш там"

self-awareness

"Humans are terrible at self-awareness. But we are great at spotting things in other people."

Take care, pls ...

Compounding ftw

"Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it ... he who doesn't ... pays it.” ― Albert Einstein https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/76863-compound-interest-is-the-eighth-wonder-of-the-world-he

Wisdom

Knowledge is having the right answers. Intelligence is asking the right questions. Wisdom is knowing when to ask the right questions. https://twitter.com/proffeynman/status/1673032400278896640?s=61&t=Hx1P0W4lU3MjgtkudmG3yA

Russia has always known how to buy people through their vanity

The Curious Case of a Delusional Codependency | The ArcGermany’s maniacal fascination with Russia goes back centuries, and was built on toxic narratives of power, violence, and deception… Story by Sergej SumlennyThe ArcSergej Sumlenny

No one is stronger than mother nature

"No matter all the technology in the world, terrain and weather still dominate, and the mud has now returned—like it did in February 2022—to be the bane of Russians," John Spencer, a retired U.S. Army major and chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Madison Policy Forum,

Education, teaching, modelling ...

Teach your children how to think, not what to think. — Prof. Feynman (@ProfFeynman) January 30, 2023

Intelligence vs Counterintelligence

"Intelligence is about trying to understand.  Counterintelligence is about making that hard for others." The Specter of 2016McGonigal, Trump, and the Truth about AmericaThinking about...Timothy Snyder

Култури ...

Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt. — Prof. Feynman (@ProfFeynman) December 21, 2022

Create dillemas, not problems for your advesaries

"A problem has one or more solutions. A dilemma has two or more solutions all of which are bad"

three ways a smart person can go broke

"There are three ways a smart person can go broke: liquor, ladies, and leverage."

There's only two kinds of music

"Ever since I can remember, I've always loved music. You know I didn't know anything about these titles Until I started dealing with people like you - the media And they started givin' it names... Rock and Roll, Rhythm and Blues, Jazz There's only two kinds of music Good and

Saving the world is easy

У России друзей нет

У России друзей нет. Есть только вассалы.  Если ты не вассал, то ты враг У России друзей нет. Есть только вассалы. Если ты не вассал, то ты враг — Maryna 🌻💗🕊💕🇺🇦💓🌻💕🌾 (@marinadrobotzf) June 28, 2022

Kрилатите хусари, най-добрата кавалерия на всички времена

The Enduring Legend of the Winged Hussars - From Defeated Exiles to Europe’s AvengersDeath comes riding a horse and he takes the form of the legendary Winged Hussars.SOFREPSean Spoonts

What do you do when a Belgian throws a grenade at you?

- What do you do when a Belgian throws a grenade at you? - You remove the pin and throw it back.

"Винаги можеш да разчиташ на Американците, че ще направят правилното нещо, след като са изчерпали всички други възможности."

"Винаги можеш да разчиташ на Американците, че ще направят правилното нещо, след като са изчерпали всички други възможности." Уинстън Чърчил A quote by Winston S. ChurchillYou can always count on the Americans to do the right thing, after they have exhausted all the other possibilities.Share on TwitterWinston S. Churchill

When your "education" limits your imagination it's called indoctrination.

> When your "education" limits your imagination it's called indoctrination. Those who cannot think for themselves are truly lost. Education should be a rewarding experience which allows you to think, imagine, question, doubt and solve problems. 🧠 — Prof. Feynman (@ProfFeynman) May 15, 2022 [https://twitter.com/ProfFeynman/status/1525723862461448193?ref_src=twsrc%

What it’s like to be a network engineer

What it’s like to be a network engineer, translated into non-tech speak: --- User: I think we are having a major road issue. Me: What? No, I just checked, the roads are fine. I was actually just on the roads. User: No I’m pretty sure the roads are

Messengers hell

Meanwhile in Bulgaria: Almost everybody : I'll send it to you in Viber Me: I don't have Viber Them: WTF, why don't you install it ?

“ The difference between Truth and Fiction is that Fiction has to make sense.”

> Regarding #Chornobaivka [https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chornobaivka?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw], as a parable for #Russian [https://twitter.com/hashtag/Russian?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw] "tactics" in general, a wise someone once said: The difference between Truth and Fiction is that Fiction has to make sense.

How bad can it be ?

Accuracy vs Precision

Тур дьо Насфелт

Покарах макло ас Tour de NassfeldI skied 89.83 kilometers in 7h26m20s with TrailsTrails · GPS tracker [http://trails.io/s/trutdo/]

MOTD 20211020

> Българинът има две любими занимания: - Да прецака системата. - Да недоволства, че системата не работи. — Peter Vanev (@petervanev) October 19, 2021 [https://twitter.com/petervanev/status/1450546523041943563?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]

24ч на Мътеница

Мътеница 24ч първи рънI went mountain biking for 11.29 kilometers in 1h15m00s with TrailsTrails · GPS tracker [http://trails.io/s/krduig/]

Мътеница 24ч опознавателно

Мътеница 24ч опознавателноI went mountain biking for 13.48 kilometers in 1h38m40s with TrailsTrails · GPS tracker [http://trails.io/s/jk89hi/]

Бутаниада’2021 Велинград

Бутаниада’2021 ВелинградI went mountain biking for 29.94 kilometers in 5h49m51s with TrailsTrails · GPS tracker [http://trails.io/s/h3sotw/]

Beglik - Shiroka poliana

Beglik - Shiroka polianaI went mountain biking for 28.63 kilometers in 3h50m52s with TrailsTrails · GPS tracker [http://trails.io/s/z2ifff/]

Singer’s DLS 😍😍😍

Remember - "Thinking is uncomfortable - it takes effort."

"If you really want to learn and get better at anything, have any chance of becoming an expert, you have to be willing to be uncomfortable"

"“Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.“

Forget everything you learned in college ...

""Tech company: Forget everything you learned in college, you won’t need it here. Developer: I didn’t go to college. Tech company: Well then you’re unqualified for this job.

Джурково - Здравец - Джурково

Джурково - Здравец - ДжурковоI went mountain biking for 15.24 kilometers in 1h52m37s with TrailsTrails · GPS tracker [http://trails.io/s/mdkado/]

"Maturity is when you stop blaming."

Когато аз употребявам една дума рече Хъмпти-Дъмпти с доста презрителен тон, тя означава точно онова, което аз искам. Ни повече, ни по-малко!

“When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.’

iCircuit FTW

"It’s “us vs them” until we become them."

WHALE HUNT - BIG DATA PROTOCOL https://www.rekt.news/whale-watching-bdp/

"Text is precise, compact, indexable, transmissible, translatable, asynchronous & quick to absorb. Intelligent, busy people prefer text."

“There is no long-term stability without short-term volatility.”

"People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones"

Betteridge's law of headlines

"Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no." The reason why journalists use that style of headline is that they know the story is probably bullshit, and don’t actually have the sources and facts to back it up, but still want to

Amara's law

“We tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate the effect in the long run.” ― Roy Amara

Where seasons meet

Writing about music ...

"Writing about music is like dancing about architecture" Frank Zappa

Never make fun of ...

... someone if they mispronounce a word. It means they learned it by reading.

"And the dumber they are the smarter they think they are."

"Ако една маска може да ти затвори устата, значи няма какво да кажеш!"

So long and thanks for all the fun.

Good bye old friend, it was fun ! Hello new one, it was worth waiting for !

И без петел ще съмне

"виновни сме. че го правихме тоя интернет, само побърка хората."

“diversification is protection against ignorance. It makes little sense if you know what you are doing.”

Diversify? Almost half of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway portfolio is now composed of a single stockBerkshire now owns more than $91 billion in Apple shares, representing 43% of the conglomerate’s entire portfolioMarketWatchShawn Langlois [https://www.marketwatch.com/story/diversify-almost-half-of-warren-buffetts-berkshire-hathaway-portfolio-is-comprised-of-a-single-stock-2020-07-07?mod=home-page]

How to exit vim

hakluke/how-to-exit-vimBelow are some simple methods for exiting vim. Contribute to hakluke/how-to-exit-vim development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHub hakluke [https://github.com/hakluke/how-to-exit-vim]

"No one remembers what you say— but they remember how you made them feel"

"He who defends everything defends nothing"

He who defends everything defends nothing. Frederick the Great

"Everything we do before a pandemic will seem alarmist. Everything we do after will seem inadequate"

Nothing more, nothing less ...

“Should a society that has elected to be tolerant be intolerant about intolerance?”

'The Most Intolerant Wins: The Dictatorship of the Small Minority' > “Let us conjecture that the formation of moral values in society doesn’t come from the evolution of the consensus. No, it is the most intolerant person who imposes virtue on others precisely because of that intolerance. The same can

My top songs for 2019

Асеновград - Бяла черква - Асеновград

Асеновград - Бяла черква - АсеновградI went mountain biking for 64.81 kilometers in 8h45m36s with TrailsTrails · GPS tracker [http://trails.io/s/utatdk/]

Велинград - Милеви скали - Кладова - Велинград

Велинград - Милеви скали - Кладова - ВелинградI went mountain biking for 50.25 kilometers in 5h31m42s with TrailsTrails · GPS tracker [http://trails.io/s/im60bi/]

Велинград - Елин връх

Велинград - Елин връхI went mountain biking for 24.98 kilometers in 3h10m55s with TrailsTrails · GPS tracker [http://trails.io/s/9vwsl6/]

Fjords / Island hoping

Fjords / Island hopingI sailed 354.92 kilometers in 12h23m06s with TrailsTrails · GPS tracker [http://trails.io/s/g7caih/]

Nova Mаhala - Fotinski Vodopadi - Ravnogor - Nоva Mahala

Nova Mhala - Fotinski Vodopadi - Ravnogor - NOva MahalaI went mountain biking for 47.84 kilometers in 7h57m25s with TrailsTrails · GPS tracker [http://trails.io/s/eymyzz/]

Копривките Куклен Юни'2018

Копривките КукленI went mountain biking for 45.22 kilometers in 6h39m25s with TrailsTrails · GPS tracker [http://trails.io/s/ukxdlv/]

Връх Ботев'2016 MTB

Връх Ботев MTBI went mountain biking for 41.47 kilometers in 8h42m50s with TrailsTrails · GPS tracker [http://trails.io/s/tqmbxq/]

Иракли - Емона - вр. св. Илия - нос Емине

Иракли - Емона - вр. св. Илия - нос ЕминеI went mountain biking for 22.64 kilometers in 3h05m05s with TrailsTrails · GPS tracker [http://trails.io/s/p3lhmb/]