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From the Book of Practical Suggestions

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All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible. – T E Lawrence

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April 17th, 2009 at 4:24 pm

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From the Book of Practical Suggestions

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It is always a good idea to stop assuming malice until there are sufficient proofs to begin such assumptions

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January 30th, 2009 at 10:08 am

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From the Book of Practical Suggestions

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It is always a good idea to think about how you would like to be treated before spitting venom on other people.

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October 25th, 2008 at 6:55 am

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It is always a good idea to take time to understand both sides of the story before forming a firm opinion.

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September 23rd, 2008 at 9:42 pm

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I wonder if…

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  • … there is any study that attempts to connect the dots in the statement ‘participants in FOSS projects tend to stick because they end up liking their collaborators as opposed to having strong emotions about the projects’
  • … Linux Foundation would provide a good set of reasons for me to fork out 49 USD and become a member
  • … I’m getting old since at the end of a fairly long mail trail on a mailing list, I ended up feeling bad about the need to get involved in the first place
  • … I need to see a doctor for the odd bouts of fever, shivers and chills I get each time the temperature swings towards “being cold”
  • … reading ‘Three Cups of Tea’ slowly would mark a new way of reading books
  • … I’ll be there at foss.in this year, I’ve missed GUADEC and OOoCon already

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September 23rd, 2008 at 6:09 am