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@Test: Are you mocking me?
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The But/Therefore Technique of Plotting
Find boring scenes that may not belong in the story by listing the beats (scenes, maybe in some cases chapters) of the story, and if you can put a “but” or a “therefore” between two of these beats, you’re good to go.
If on the other hand you have to put an “and then” between them, you’re in trouble and likely creating a story that isn’t entirely glued together and as cohesive as it could/should be.
Escaping Windows Folders
I’m trying to escape Windows folders, but I’m stuck!
DELETE WITH STATS 10
You know you’re in trouble when you find yourself wishing the DELETE-clause had a WITH STATS 10 setting…
Let’s not have a world war
Let’s not have a world war. I’ve heard it’s really not good for you. I mean, I don’t get all the details, but they say it’s a bad idea so I guess we’ll steer clear of it… Right?
From a completely different Universe
Sports commentator 1: He’s from a completely different universe when it comes to soccer.
Sports commentator 2: Yeah, and he’s made of energy and he eats gravitation.
Sports commentator 1: But he plays soccer like no one else.
The Nuclear Triad
What scares me most about nuclear non-proliferation is the nuclear triad. I mean, what idiot decided it was a good idea to give nukes to the mafia?
On Failure
Imagine a goal you wish to achieve. You see four different strategies to achieve this goal, but only one will be successful.
Given your knowledge and experience, you deem the likelihood of each of these strategies being the right one as equal.
The chance that you will pick the correct strategy on the first go is then 1/4 (or 25%), right?
Imagine that you start applying one of these strategies to the problem. Either you’ve picked the right one and you’re successful. Or, you’ve picked the wrong one and you’ve failed.
If you fail but get back to work on the problem again, you now have a 1/3 (or 33%) chance of success.
Your failure increased the chance of success.
Fail two more times and success is guaranteed…
If you fail, you’ve successfully found one way your problem cannot be solved.
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I Bet You Hate Puppies
“I bet you hate puppies.”
“I love puppies!”
“Yeah? Cooked or fried? Perhaps grilled?”
“I love puppies!”
“Yeah? Cooked or fried? Perhaps grilled?”
“Global” in Canada
Our conventional television network, Global, reaches almost 100% of Canadians…
Someone should probably tell the Canadians about the rest of the world…
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