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    Thinking about time.

    I saw this article, really enjoyed it and thought I'd share:

    https://www.noemamag.com/the-tyranny-of-time/

    Which reminded me of this:

    https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/w...morrow.289382/

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    Porous Membrane skywatch's Avatar
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    That's a well-written article. I tend to agree with the writer's point of view. I posted a wordy rumination on time in the IWL blog area about 6 years ago, with similar points: https://www.intlwatchleague.com/entr...ches-Represent

    Are you still giving lectures at the gifted school? That looked like fun.
    Too many watches, not enough wrists.

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    That was an enjoyable article to read. It also backs up, although in a sort of negative way, my assertion that time is one of our greatest inventions.
    Once in awhile you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Matt View Post

    Very good, especially the discussion of flat 4s.

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