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Feeling worn out

People who do not have the enthusiasm which enables them to feel no regret over the thought of spending a whole lifetime investigating one missing letter from an old moth-eathen manuscript are unsuited to academic learning. – Max Weber
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MacMobsters

“If you’re a bad guy and you want to frustrate law enforcement, use a Mac.” — Dave Thomas, former chief of computer intrusion investigations at FBI headquarters, unwittingly auditions for Apple’s next “Switch” commercial. (via Silicon Valley.com)
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Lacking context

In dealing with states that are outright criminal, the United States may at times need to take unilateral action to protect its citizens, its interestes, its integrity. This need not take as dramatic a form as our invasion of Panama and arrest of General Manuel Noriega, though it would be unwise in dealing with criminal […]
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What do I do?

Douglas Coupland, in a recent televised interview: I wish people came with a pie chart on their chest that showed in slices how they spent their day–a slice for health, for work, for family…
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