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New Year's Observations

The years 2021-2029 sound to me like James Bond introducing himself. “Name’s Twenty. Twenty Five.”

The best gift I got for this Christmas is the teapot for making tea that has thermal insulation, and thus I can now make a tea, forget about it for 2 hour, and still have a cup of warm tea.

Everyone tolerates people staring at their smartphones during lectures/events. Even though they are obviously not having any emergency, but scrolling some feed.
Everyone tolerates people using laptops at the events. Even though they are obviously not taking notes, but side-channelling some work.
But try taking a book out to quietly read…

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Christmas Thoughts

You can’t say “No” to an open bottle of wine because it comes from “Yes"terday.

To Boldly Space Where no One has Before

Do you think a space (as a text symbol, as a " “) should be the same width in the text whether it is a “bold text”, an “italic text”, or a “plain text”, for consistency? Or should it be wider in the bold case and the italic case, to accommodate for the extra heaviness or tilt? 🤔

Santa, to Cash Register

Just heard from the loudspeaker, while waiting at the checkout line:

🎵 Santa, baby… An employee to checkouts! 🎵 hurry down that chimney tonight

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