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New comment by HoraceSchemer in "Koch method to learn Morse"

HoraceSchemer — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 16:16:37 +0000

> There is no word in English dictionary with HH (°°°° °°°°).

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New comment by HoraceSchemer in "The Incredibly Stupid One"

HoraceSchemer — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 20:04:20 +0000

I'm not religious, but a particular legend has stuck with me:

> A philanthropist once came to Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi to complain that he felt he was giving charity without sincerity. “Without sincerity? Nonsense!” replied the Rebbe. “There is plenty of sincerity. Perhaps you are not sincere in giving charity, but the poor are very sincere in receiving your charity. Even if you don't mean it, they do!”

[source](https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/1885183/jewis...)

New comment by HoraceSchemer in "Forest Service officials close all California national forests"

HoraceSchemer — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 03:05:11 +0000

A moat won't protect from flying embers.

New comment by HoraceSchemer in "BlackRock’s decision to dump coal signals what’s next"

HoraceSchemer — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 01:23:11 +0000

To build on this, I found this New Yorker article interesting in explaining the underlying mechanism of why divestment is arguably not as useful unless certain other conditions are met: https://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/does-divestment-...