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Steve Jobs
There is a famous story about Steve Jobs luring Pepsi president John Sculley to work for Apple. In Sculley’s words: “And then he looked up at me and just stared at me with the stare that only Steve Jobs has and he said do you want to sell sugar water for the rest of your…
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A List of Words I Always Mistake for "Unicorn"
Unicom Uniform Union Uninform Peppercorn Thank you.
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The Banana Incident: Perpetuating Racism by Suppressing Satire
A few nights ago, a hockey fan threw a banana at a Wayne Simmonds, a black hockey player, during a game at the John Labatt Centre here in London Ontario. The symbolism of it was probably intentional, and it’s a disgusting act of racism. I hope the perpetrator is caught and brought to justice (even…

I’m Phronk, also known as P.T. Phronk, or Mike. I’m a writer and scientist. Here’s where to find my stuff:
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