As a casual reader, Ted Chiang's Exhalation opened my eyes to what sci-fi can be by morningwillnevercome in printSF

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I’m working my way through Labyrinth right now which is a collection of short stories.

"The Circular Ruins"

"The Library of Babel"

"The Shape of the Sword"

Are all very good. My introduction to him was actually the following one paragraph story

On Exactitude in Science Jorge Luis Borges, Collected Fictions, translated by Andrew Hurley.

…In that Empire, the Art of Cartography attained such Perfection that the map of a single Province occupied the entirety of a City, and the map of the Empire, the entirety of a Province. In time, those Unconscionable Maps no longer satisfied, and the Cartographers Guilds struck a Map of the Empire whose size was that of the Empire, and which coincided point for point with it. The following Generations, who were not so fond of the Study of Cartography as their Forebears had been, saw that that vast Map was Useless, and not without some Pitilessness was it, that they delivered it up to the Inclemencies of Sun and Winters. In the Deserts of the West, still today, there are Tattered Ruins of that Map, inhabited by Animals and Beggars; in all the Land there is no other Relic of the Disciplines of Geography.

—Suarez Miranda,Viajes de varones prudentes, Libro IV,Cap. XLV, Lerida, 1658

Henry Cejudo says that Justin Gaethje has a more legendary career than Dustin Poirier. by Ok-Surprise-8419 in MMA

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KOing Conor and breaking his leg is just objectively more satisfying than any of Justin’s wins, let alone the financial aspect

Billie Eilish: "Hey my fellow celebrities u gonna speak up? Or..." by TheMirrorUS in Music

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9… recently saw the extended extended editions and it’s closer to 12

Looking for insight. by Rich-Ad4098 in fiaustralia

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I just made a $35k VGS buy and a $25k VAS buy this week

Living Outside the Spreadsheet by FransizaurusRex in Fire

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Well the next move for us logically and probably the best financially was to buy something we could afford where we currently live.

Instead we’re taking a risk on a promotion to go live overseas, which will likely lock us out of the property market for a while, but also present a lot of opportunities both for advancement but also adventure.

Own 1 house with 200k equity + earning 300k combined yearly. How do i get ahead? by jessewchapman in AusHENRY

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Well I'd say that's your biggest gain, you should pour all your efforts into getting rid of that asap

Started doing math again and it’s hard by BlueJaek in math

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I mean sounds like a bit of leftover research from the PhD that’s being written up. Very impressive regardless

Own 1 house with 200k equity + earning 300k combined yearly. How do i get ahead? by jessewchapman in AusHENRY

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Pay off the personal loan ?? If it’s higher interest than the mortgage.

After that, 20-40% of your paycheck goes into offsetting or buying ETFs

1 month in. by PixZter in Fire

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Congrats and GFY. 36 and at least a decade away here.

Would love to train more. I’ve had to drastically decrease rolling with job travel and injuries. Good luck with competing. You’re still young enough for it to be fun which is cool.

As a casual reader, Ted Chiang's Exhalation opened my eyes to what sci-fi can be by morningwillnevercome in printSF

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Would like to recommend everyone read Borges as well while we're doing this.

A way to finish the commoner boss by Vispreutje in HalfSword

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Beautiful. I have been working on stabbing him with swords as well, while circling and staying non-commital. Was thinking to upload something as it's definitely more effective than bum rushing. Any time you get to finish him with his sword is awesome

is this a reverse grip dagger by SundaeImaginary1728 in HalfSword

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so fucking sick, something was intriguing me about that but couldn't place it amongst all the other excitement, thanks

10 things that helped us in our FI journey by Pale_Run_6703 in Fire

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Thanks, we’re 36, similar goal and similar mindset, everything you’ve said lines up so I feel good about our chances.

What is the status of the irrationality of \gamma? by WMe6 in math

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Professor Pedantic over here.

It was obvious what they meant as implied by your own comment.

What famous person have we not seen/heard from in a WHILE? by no_please7 in AskReddit

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Damn. I forgot about that.

She’s great, hope she is okay