RustedCorpse

RustedCorpse t1_iv0rabf wrote

Reply to comment by defcon212 in Apis Cor may be America's most advanced 3D printing construction company, yet it is shunned by traditional capital markets; 8 years after being founded, it still relies on crowdfunding websites. by lughnasadh

BlackRock deals in trillions.

The difference between a billion dollars and a trillion dollars, is about a trillion dollars.

They absolutely bully anyone, including imo the Fed.

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RustedCorpse t1_itl1dvq wrote

Reply to comment by bathands in TIL that the famous author Thomas Pynchon has avoided publicity during his fifty-year career to the point that almost all known photos of him are from the 1950s. However, he voiced himself in two episodes of The Simpsons, where his dialogue consisted entirely of puns on the titles of his books. by IHad360K_KarmaDammit

See I feel you just described why I like Pynchon and hate Wallace...

I feel Pynchon is funny and plays with you. DFW is the snobby "I shall walk you through the spires of my intellect... Till you see how clever I am..."

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RustedCorpse t1_itl1069 wrote

Reply to comment by sektabox in TIL that the famous author Thomas Pynchon has avoided publicity during his fifty-year career to the point that almost all known photos of him are from the 1950s. However, he voiced himself in two episodes of The Simpsons, where his dialogue consisted entirely of puns on the titles of his books. by IHad360K_KarmaDammit

Children of Time. I recommend it to all my programmer buddies who miss literature.

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