which was great because I liked him, but at times I thought it might be a bit TOO enthusiastic. For instance, it had come up in conversation that I work for the same (large) company as his brother’s girlfriend, and one day he texted me ...
There were a couple of other big names in sf&f that lived in Eugene at the time.Dean Ingwas there (until he moved to Ashland), as well as the hot property of the moment,John Varley, who was just off of his a Hugo Award/Nebula Award/Locus Award triple crown1. Because Kate and D...
It does hurt to be called names. It hurts to be bullied and excluded because you have been labelled or set apart and called ugly, fat, stupid, ... CS Walsh - 《Transforming Practice Critical Issues in Equity Diversity & Education》 被引量: 2发表: 2012年 Fat, Drunk, and Stupid: The ...
(You never can write enough books to get over Imposter Syndrome; I think it even affects the bigger names from time to time. I guess I won’t know since I’ll never have that kind of career–which is fine. Yes, huge financial success would be lovely, but it’s not necessary. I ...
One day there were three people. Their names were Manners, Trouble and Shut up. One day they were playing hide and seek. Manners got a tummy ache so he went to the toilet. Trouble was hiding. Shut up was finding Trouble when he met a policeman. The policeman said, “What is your na...
Who came up with names for things? Like, who stood in front of a door and said ‘hmm, this is a door’? Why is it that when people are asked what they would bring to a deserted island, they never answer ‘a boat’? Do mermaids give birth to live children or do they lay eggs?
So, recently I have been exploring other languages, in particular compiled languages (not for the first time, but my entire working career has been with dynamic languages so it’s most of my programming experience). Not that much; just a little puttering around here and there withCrystal,Rust...
So, recently I have been exploring other languages, in particular compiled languages (not for the first time, but my entire working career has been with dynamic languages so it’s most of my programming experience). Not that much; just a little puttering around here and there withCrystal,Rust...
33. Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married. 34. Pound for pound, hamburgers cost more than new cars. 35. The 3 most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca-Cola, and Budweiser, in that order. 36. It's possible to lead a cow...
She even took out cards in our names and wrecked our credit ratings. My father made good money but due to my mom’s over spending they lost our family home … this happened two times until they finally ended up in the “rent vortex” in a rented apartment. My dad at one time made ...