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103 <p>I'll do that here!</p> <p>I'll do that here!</p>
104 <p>(I think I might once have encountered a Twitter thread in this vein. My apologies to whomever I am ripping off!)</p> <p>(I think I might once have encountered a Twitter thread in this vein. My apologies to whomever I am ripping off!)</p>
105 <p>Please get in touch with any suggestions!</p> <p>Please get in touch with any suggestions!</p>
106 <p><em><strong>Update:</strong> <a href="https://artlung.com/">Joe Crawford</a> writes to point out that the on-the-nosedness of names <a href="https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20180404-do-our-names-push-us-toward-certain-jobs">might have mechanisms</a> other than the universe being a crude dissimulation!</em></p>
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108 <p>Anyway, I'm finally putting together this list here, on my "tech blog", because it's a good way to experiment with an idea that Chris Krycho <a href="https://v5.chriskrycho.com/essays/feeds-are-not-fit-for-gardening/">describes</a> as "sprouts".</p> <p>Anyway, I'm finally putting together this list here, on my "tech blog", because it's a good way to experiment with an idea that Chris Krycho <a href="https://v5.chriskrycho.com/essays/feeds-are-not-fit-for-gardening/">describes</a> as "sprouts".</p>
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