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The entire purpose of our existence is to overcome our negative habits -Vilna Gaon

[miles rice @mileswrice]

Sometimes I forget but I always remember

[miles rice @mileswrice]

Last google search:

How do I spell “dummer”?

[miles rice @mileswrice]

@alphafcxyz genius and justice have a shared friend with AlphaFC

[miles rice @mileswrice]

97% of wine sells for less than $14

[VV @visualizevalue]

Ask.

[Jon Erlichman @JonErlichman]

Commercial for first mobile phone:

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This was a hard drive in 1956.

Today, it would store 1 iPhone photo.

[Ramp Capital @RampCapitalLLC]

When the government bails out a bank for doing something stupid https://t.co/Ob0C0nTMjc

[miles rice @mileswrice]

Fold printing paper 103 times. It’s thickness is now larger than the observable universe. 👻

[miles rice @mileswrice]

@ScottAdamsSays It’s neither powerful nor credible. @ScottAdamsSays you KNOW that.

[Jon Erlichman @JonErlichman]

Things that didn’t exist on Thanksgiving 10 years ago:

Snapchat
Facebook Messenger
Apple Maps
Uber Eats
TikTok
Twitch
Zoom
Lyft
Slack
Peloton
Ethereum
AirPods
Apple Watch
Google Classroom
Microsoft Teams
Alexa
Tinder
Telegram
Oculus
Tesla Model S
Apple Music
Chromebook
Minecraft

[Jon Erlichman @JonErlichman]

Evolution of the desk:

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“What’s the big deal about Internet?”

~1993 interview:

[Krystal Ball @krystalball]

Surreal

[World of Engineering @engineers_feed]

In 1891, Chicago issued a challenge to all engineers to build a structure that would surpass the Eiffel Tower. The engineer who won proposed a giant rotating wheel that will lift visitors high above the city. The inventor of this giant wheel's name was George Ferris.

[Jon Erlichman @JonErlichman]

Some of their first jobs:

Jeff Bezos: McDonalds fry cook
Elon Musk: video game coder
Oprah Winfrey: grocery store clerk
Warren Buffett: paperboy
Reed Hastings: vacuum salesman
Indra Nooyi: receptionist
Michael Dell: dishwasher
Mark Cuban: garbage bag salesman
Jack Ma: tour guide

[Jon Erlichman @JonErlichman]

On this day in 1889: the pay phone was patented.

[miles rice @mileswrice]

11 * 11 = 121
111 * 111 = 12321
1111 * 1111 = 1234321
11111 * 11111 = 123454321
111111 * 111111 = 12345654321
1111111 * 1111111 = 1234567654321
11111111 * 11111111 = 123456787654321
111111111 * 111111111 = 12345678987654321

[miles rice @mileswrice]

“Your beliefs become your thoughts,

Your thoughts become your words,

Your words become your actions,

Your actions become your habits,

Your habits become your values,

Your values become your destiny.”

― Mahatma Gandhi