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Personal pride is probably a bad guide to merit.
Charles Stross
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Charles Stross
Age: 59
Born: 1964
Born: October 18
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Any civilization where the main symbol of religious veneration is a tool of execution is a bad place to have children.
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Time is a corrosive fluid, dissolving motivation, destroying novelty, and leaching the joy from life.
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Can I remember I remember lots, I say. How much of what I remember is true is another matter.
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I write almost entlirely on Macs, because: Windows gives me hives.
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I was an early adopter: have been on the internet continuously since late 1989, barring a six-month loss of access in the early 90s.
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