Billderness

Family man and builder

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9yo, "My friend speaks the hardest language in the world. Serbian. When you write it out, it is a mix of Chinese, English, and Math. Seriously, try to google translate “hi”.

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kid quote...
Dad, "Do you need a light to find the buckle."
7yo, "No, I’m using my sense of fingers."

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9yo, "That [weightlifting] woman is definitely taking stereotypes."

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Instructions for Arabian adventure
Eat dates
Hear prayers
Pet the neck of a camel
Drive a motorcycle over the desert
Study Lawrence, Bedu and Sauds
Stream the history of Isreal
Walk the medina
Feast while locals fast
Use Arabic greetings
Study 100yo maps
And plan the next trip

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Some fav ideas:

This is not a drill.
Remember kindness.
The chaos is real.
The future is unwritten. HT- Ibn Saud. Jane St. The Wrights
Stress is for performance. HT- NJTransit, Prof Yeager
We are time. HT- my wife

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My profile picture is of Wilbur Wright. I want to accomplish what he did, use imagination and hard work to bring something amazing into the world. I have a few more decades to do it.

[Pessimists Archive @PessimistsArc]

Exactly 120 years ago today the Wright Bothers took their first flight.

9-WEEKS earlier @nytimes said it might take between 1 million and 10 million years to achieve.

https://t.co/rx9eny8np3

[Pessimists Archive @PessimistsArc]

Exactly 120 years ago today the Wright Bothers took their first flight.

9-WEEKS earlier @nytimes said it might take between 1 million and 10 million years to achieve.

https://t.co/rx9eny8np3

[Billderness @billderness]

Ironic that they make the best minivan.

[Birth Gauge @BirthGauge]

New age pyramid of South Korea was released. This is how a TFR of barely above 0.7 kids per woman looks like: The cohort of the 30 year olds is roughly three times the size of the newborn cohort (even larger, as there is also a big male surplus among the 30 year olds).

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Taking a moment today to teach my kids the meaning of "skeuomorph."

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Surprisingly little change since 2000. What will this look like in twenty years?

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@patrick_oshag @tylercowen @tferriss Partner in crimethink 👌

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Rewatched Karate Kid with my sons. No good. Amazingly sticky memes, but it aged like sashimi. Makes Rocky look even better.

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Rewatched Rocky with my sons. So fun to see what was tattooed on my own brain as a kid. Also, 70s Philly is fascinating. Couple the movie with Episode 136 of Mike Rowe's podcast, plus some clips of Stallone's genesis story. The film has so many great American journeys..

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@historyinmemes Just another example of guys in their 20s on the West Coast of America doing amazing things. Magic.

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The wistful feeling when you listen to an old favorite song from the 90s on spotify and finally see all the lyrics. Mystery gone forever.

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@JohnOberg Octopus farming is a big step the wrong direction.

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@intangiblecoins @nic_carter @Hickenlooper @SenThomTillis Senator Tillis, a great leader.

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@Chris_arnade Fun success backstory: Steve Miller’s godfather was Les Paul, co-inventor of the electric guitar.

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@sammarelich @Empty_America Cool idea.