abadidea16h ago

“Do not underestimate small problems: one crack can sink a ship. Do not underestimate small creatures: one fly can poison you. Do not underestimate the small-minded: one petty fool can plunder a nation.”

attributed to Guan Yinzi, the gate guard who allegedly stopped Laozi as he was abandoning civilization and got him to write down the Dao; translation mine. https://ctext.org/dictionary.pl?if=en&id=280050#sid20

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Bob Blaskiewicz 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇬🇱Feb 20

Hi, everyone! I'm pretty sure you don't know why they are doing that. This applies in most instances.

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#BruceSterlingJan 6
*Stanford or ketamine #subtweet *It's odd that this seems to be happening to programmers first rather than musicians *Maybe the AI-Revolution eats its young by grabbing for the handiest ones first
#BruceSterlingJan 6
*Am I from Stanford, or am I on ketamine. Also, is anything possible now and/or have I gone out of my mind, etc #subtweet #goodluck
Joé McKenJan 3
oh god not again #subtweet
wiredfoolNov 20

Right hand, meet left hand.
Left hand, PAY ATTENTION

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Andy RivkinNov 11
My timeline is full of people discussing James Bond for some reason that I only dimly grasp because I've never been into James Bond. No need to tell me, I'm perfectly happy seeing people enjoy themselves discussing something they love even though I'm not involved. See? Was that hard? #subtweet
jjleiriaOct 8
Tanto é "um tema que queima", que isto podia ser uma citação ipsis verbis do Carr(l)itos. 😔 #subtweet
Dudula the DudAug 19, 2025

I hate voicemail.

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Alastair SomervilleMay 11, 2025
Argument that seems to be about complex 3d space but can only be argued in terms of simple 2d geometry. Of course, it doesn’t make sense #SubTweet
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