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david927 on Sept 30, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: “I hate almost all software” — Ryan Dahl

I'm not blaming the Egyptians; I just don't want to be them.

I think we should looking for the arch, and not be happy with piling rocks in a heap.

arethuza on Sept 30, 2011 [–]

"piling rocks in a heap"

The Egyptian pyramids are quite incredible bits of engineering - hardly "rocks in a heap".

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