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Alexander

@maintcraft

Industrial lament

 Portugal 🇵🇹
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Joined September 2013
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Fortune presents gifts not according to the book When you expect whistles it's flutes When you expect flutes it's whistles Dead Can Dance youtube.com/watch?v=QOunrC2Q…
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She said “Goodbye,” he stared after her in despair. For her, it was just a night that passed; for him—three thousand years. A dozen empires thrived and collapsed into darkness for good, But some folks get married, and some remain in an indifferent mood. old Russian song
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A genuine quote :) @Bg53G open.spotify.com/track/6rUdw…
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There is no Nirvana except where is Samsara; there is no Samsara except where is Nirvana. Alan Watts
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tips on escaping samsara?
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If you ever come to understanding that samsara is truly nirvana, all your sorrows will be gone. —old Russian song @Bg53G open.spotify.com/track/0Ng2t…
Не Пей Вина, Гертруда

Не Пей Вина, Гертруда

Aquarium · Кострома Мon Amour · Song · 1994

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Don’t reply “I know” at work, especially to your supervisor. A better version: “Yes, you’re right…” or “Got it” or “Yes, understood”
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My wife suggested, and it's a great series indeed. Le Bureau des Légendes
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Finished season 3. High quality one. The most common phrase is surprisingly “Je sais”. (“I know.”) Weird, is it in the French culture? @nicolas_ruf I always thought it was a rude phrase. —Je t’aime. —Je sais.
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And yet, they keep saying 'I know' even in English. (Don't say 'I know' at work. Better version: 'Yes, you're right ...')
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Accidently read a bio: Cod, Family, Country
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Put my glasses on: God, Family, Country
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— Kids don’t read anything anymore. Don’t even know who Dostoevsky was! How can anyone live without knowing Dostoevsky’s works? — Well, Pushkin managed somehow…
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KT is my Chinese friend who owns a €1.2 million apartment in Hong Kong, a €1.5 million apartment in Estoril, and a house in London. KT: We tipped too much at the restaurant on Saturday… Me: OK. (The tip was €13.)
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My work is simple. I type in boxes.
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Deep tweets are like a glass of cognac: they take time to open up fully.
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— Are you doing well? — I guess. We use 12-year-old single malt for cocktails. — Ah, got you.
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Login—The Son of The Carpenter Password—The Beginning of Beginnings old Russian song
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Сын плотника

Сын плотника

Aquarium · Пси · Song · 1999

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There are secrets in this world you may reach accidentally @flightradar24
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Genève, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, where else do rich folks travel to? Interesting that the plane landing in the wake of this one is from Portugal too
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Japan’s MMX mission aims to retrieve samples from Mars’s mysterious moon. They could reveal how it formed—and hold pieces of Mars itself. Learn more: scim.ag/4sgWWRI @NewsfromScience
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The future is a time when it’s already too late for anything you haven’t tried. A business book on planning
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