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Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Dec-2023 15:38:00 JST Paul Cantrell

“I don’t understand, therefore other people are stupid” is not the slam dunk reasoning your brain thinks it is.

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  Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Dec-2023 15:38:18 JST Paul Cantrell
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  This is not a subtoot, just a generic reminder to myself and everyone. Because human dang, brains really, really do gravitate toward that logic.
  
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  vorsprung (vorsprung@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Dec-2023 16:35:05 JST vorsprung
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  @inthehands I read that as "slam drunk"
  
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  Steve Lindsay (dstephenlindsay@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 21-Dec-2023 01:21:59 JST Steve Lindsay
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  @inthehands By coincidence, minutes ago I was considering launching a blog (yes, passé I know) that, lifting my hat to the awesome Simine Vazire, would be tilted “Often I’m Wrong.”
  
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  Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 21-Dec-2023 01:21:59 JST Paul Cantrell
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  That’s a good title!
  
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  Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 21-Dec-2023 01:32:02 JST Paul Cantrell
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  “The thing about being wrong is that before you know you’re wrong, it feels •exactly• like being right.” — Roman Mars
  Source: https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/episode-52-galloping-gertie/ (Listen to the audio! You won’t regret it! Starts at 1:56)
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    Galloping Gertie - 99% Invisible
    
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    Even during the construction of the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge, the deck would go up and down by several feet with the slightest breeze. Construction workers on the span chewed on lemon wedges to stop their motion sickness. They nicknamed the structure “Galloping Gertie.” The original Tacoma Narrows Bridge design by Clark Eldridge was pretty
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  Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 21-Dec-2023 02:10:43 JST Paul Cantrell
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  @nellie_m One of my all-time favorites.
  
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  nellie-m (nellie_m@autisticpri.de)'s status on Thursday, 21-Dec-2023 02:10:45 JST nellie-m
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  @inthehands
  that's a wonderful quote.
  
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