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IDEAS & NOTES.

Not a resume, that's elsewhere. Not a course, I teach at el337.com. This is a small, tended patch for things I like, things I don't, and trails back to where I found them.

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01 — 22 OCT WISDOM

Confidence. It's the food of the wise man, but the liquor of the fool

Vikram

02 — 08 OCT THOUGHTS

Contextualize everything as a compliment.

Joe

03 — 04 OCT BOOKS

“Not compromise,” said Vail. “Negotiate. In a compromise everybody loses. In a negotiation, everybody wins.”

Primal Fear ↗

04 — 22 SEPT CONTENT

An idea without a hook is just a topic. Topics are cheap.

Scrivs ↗

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$one claim refracted through seven perspectives$

22 OCT 2026 DIAGRAM

The Man from Earth: Reality Challenged

John Oldman's claim of 14,000 years ripples through seven colleagues' perspectives — biology, religion, anthropology, history, archaeology, psychiatry, and curiosity.

08 OCT 2026 DIAGRAM

The Prestige: The Cost

Angier and Borden

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