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modest - by Molly Mielke - Milky

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November 2021

Hi! I keep thinking about this scene from Good Will Hunting where after getting the girl’s number, Will turns around and taunts the pompous guy who didn't manage to. For some reason this scene feels like a metaphor for many situations in life — so often the shiny new thing quickly shows signs of being mostly hype, while the unassuming, homely area of interest steps in to once again prove its power of persuasion over you. Along those lines, here’s some long-standing-areas-of-interest type links of mine: Computers Spacewar (article) An underground portrait of classic computing history in…

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