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A quotation from Josh Billings
The reputashun that a man gits from hiz ansesstors often wants az mutch altering to fit him, az their old clothes would.
[The reputation that a man gets from his ancestors often wants as much altering to fit him, as their old clothes would.]Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1877-10 “Blossoms” (1877 ed.)More about this quote: wist.info/billings-josh/85419/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #joshbillings #ancestors #family #familytree #forefathers #heritage #legacy #reputation
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A quotation from Richard Steele
The prevailing humour of crying up authors that have writ in the days of our forefathers, and of passing slightly over the merit of our contemporaries, is a grievance that men of a free and unprejudiced thought have complained of through all ages in their writings.
Richard Steele (1672-1729) Anglo-Irish writer, journalist, playwright, politician
Essay (1713-04-09), The Guardian, No. 25More about this quote: wist.info/steele-richard/85367…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #richardsteele #ancestors #authors #era #forefathers #generations #goldenage #goodolddays #greatness #literarycriticism #nostalgia #past #perspective #present #writers
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The fact is, very few men are right in everything. Great virtues may draw attention from defects, but they cannot sanctify them. A pebble surrounded by diamonds remains a common stone, and a diamond surrounded by pebbles is still a gem. No one should attempt to refute an argument by pronouncing the name of some man, unless he is willing to adopt all the ideas and beliefs of that man. It is better to give reasons and facts than names. An argument should not depend for its force upon the name of its author. Facts need no pedigree, logic has no heraldry, and the living should not awed by the mistakes of the dead.
Robert Green Ingersoll (1833-1899) American lawyer, freethinker, orator
Lecture (1881-05-01) “The Great Infidels,” Booth’s Theater, New YorkMore about this quote: wist.info/ingersoll-robert-gre…
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Hey Tech bro media billionaires,
I gotta great pitch for a scifi anthology series set in an office with the greatest characters and stories ever told.
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image of text passes or fails WCAG?
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#ADVERTISING Internet #Ads
but First the #Discovery Reminds me of #Radiohead
https://youtu.be/0c5BDNWUM1k?si=W2WjevlVoAGLpO1l
Now the #aside which is no longer aside! Someone like @Meyerweb might #appreciate this.
(the #Forefathers of web)So, @Vivaldi is different. It must be the the only that blocks ads correctly.
My attestation: I have recognized "ads" (#CDN #embed #media content maybe) being "invisible" as display:hidden not display:none oddly, i digress...
Whatever about countermeasures!
Point is:
Why must we suffer ads at all? We don't have to, you know. We let it happen.Remember when we sat at the "HUB Desk" #HetzelUnionbuilding #HUB #PennState in 1994? i was a Junior (first year at #UniversityPark , #WorkStudy)
Anyway. Mozilla. No!
Not Mozilla!
#Mosaic@Catweazle follows me.
There were no Ads on anything in Mosaic!The pretty young miss in front is supposed to email me it this weekend! An real EMAIL! To me! Aww, I'm in!
:DI came here to post this song.
That's why.See how #TERRIBLE #Ads are! Esp if you have #ADHD
The distraction, and this interjection has ruined it.
I thought it sounded like RADIOHEAD::share==%Distracted%
Has anyone seen the exit sign? :micdrop: