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Writing a book about the history of keyboards: http://aresluna.org/shift-happens  · Design manager @figmadesign · Typographer · Occasional speaker · He/him

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    1. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Nov 2020
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      So, just by coincidence, I lucked into the best name day. Ever year I get a second birthday with gifts/cake/celebration, a baked good popular enough to have many imitations, a delicious geese dish if I choose to – and all of that happening on a school/work-free day to boot.

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    2. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Nov 2020
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      …or, at least, I got it all before I left Poland. Here in America, there is no national holiday, no special cakes, and – the worst transgression of them all – no name days whatsoever!

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    3. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Nov 2020
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      This sucks coming from a place where every printed calendar would have a section listing all of the name days, and every internet portal had today’s names listed on its homepage.pic.twitter.com/TrfA7esxKR

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    4. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Nov 2020
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      To add insult to the injury, Saint Martin is popular around the world, so today November 11 is observed in many more countries than Poland (for example The Netherlands has its own mini Halloween that day)… but not in America: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Martin%27s_Day …

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    5. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Nov 2020
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      So, help me celebrate – and if you can, please donate so that good people have a chance at senate majority, and enacting some real change. And if an idea of a name day appeals to you, claim your own! I can help you find your saint, if you want.https://secure.actblue.com/donate/fair-fight-1 …

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    6. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Nov 2020
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      Thank you so, so much, @mischa! You were first and I just matched your donation. Your name day is September 29 (the closest Polish name is Michał), but there are other choices if you don’t like it!pic.twitter.com/iP6SzBLWfT

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    7. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Nov 2020
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      @benwerd, you are awesome. Thank you. You get to choose between March 31 or December 19! https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beniamin pic.twitter.com/bWnO3TGusq

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    8. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Nov 2020
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      @kvox, thank you for your generosity! Your name in Polish is related to Katarzyna, so I’ll pick one for you that’s close: November 25! but you can swap it to many others: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katarzyna pic.twitter.com/HU1H4To2Mo

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    9. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Nov 2020
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      @exwooton, this is great. Thank you. Your contribution gets us to $260 total! Your name is related to Polish “Helena,” and you have a bunch of options: https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_(imię) … Let me suggest April 17!pic.twitter.com/n0nlIhj8eb

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    10. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Nov 2020
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      @GlennF’s name doesn’t have the obvious equivalent, but Glenn → glen → valley → dolina (valley in Polish) → Lina! So your name day is henceforth September 23. https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lina_(imię) … Thank you for donating!pic.twitter.com/Th1OjUaxDg

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      Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Nov 2020
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      Thanks, @lbudorick! A creative naming license led me to “Larysa,” which means your name day is March 26! https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larysa pic.twitter.com/mmP7f1CYqi

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        2. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Nov 2020
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          Thanks so much, Greg (@spkr4thedead51)! A popular name (Grzegorz) means many options, I’m going to pick May 9! https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grzegorz pic.twitter.com/PEi9mlt8Is

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        3. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Nov 2020
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          Thank you to a generous benefactor who’d like to remain anonymous. We are now at $665 total, multiplied by two! Let’s get to $1000!!!pic.twitter.com/DWOC8jxoBM

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        4. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Nov 2020
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          Thanks, @vinibaggio! Your Polish name is… Winicjusz (pretty straightforward), and your name day is April 3! We’re at $765 × 2!pic.twitter.com/vpCkCpMDXE

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        5. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Nov 2020
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          Thank you for your generosity, @mbquilts! Your Polish name (Maria) has… 62 name day options. I’m not joking! https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria  I’m going to pick October 10! A nice celebration before winter holiday season.pic.twitter.com/5X8I1IKobN

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        6. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Nov 2020
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          @wynkenhimself’s donation brings us to over $800! Sarah, your name has six name day options: https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_(imię) … I think October 9 feels strategically great in the calendar for more gifts!pic.twitter.com/wAvqD5Mtvp

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        7. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Nov 2020
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          Thanks, @adobbs! The Polish equivalent of your name is the awesome-sounding Andrzej, with thirty-two name day options! https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrzej  Let’s pick the traditional November 30! (see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_the_Apostle …)pic.twitter.com/B4y5fjg6M0

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        8. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Nov 2020
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          Another donation comes from @KariaYoungEagle! Thank you. The closest Polish name I could think of (both phonetically and in terms of meaning) is Karyna, and your name day is August 2! https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karina pic.twitter.com/VG0gm9tIWl

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        9. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Nov 2020
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          And thanks to @jf, another donation makes its way to Fair Fight! Joël’s name day? July 13: https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_(imię) …pic.twitter.com/Me6nzqgQmw

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        10. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Nov 2020
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          And this puts us over $1,000! Together, we’ve sent $2,170 today towards what I think is a great, worthwhile, and important cause. I really appreciate everyone who donated and engaged with this, and looking forward to celebrating 14 new (I think?) name days with y’all!!!

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        11. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Nov 2020
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          Thank you again, @mischa @benwerd @kvox @exwooton @GlennF @lbudorick @spkr4thedead51 @vinibaggio @mbquilts @wynkenhimself @adobbs @KariaYoungEagle @jf + 1 secret person – I have never tried doing this before, and it means a lot that you helped.

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        12. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Nov 2020
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          Marcin Wichary Retweeted Emily Wood

          I am over my budget for matching, but this is still awesome and appreciated (and if someone else wants to match, that would be even more so):https://twitter.com/kettering/status/1326680485930545152 …

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          Emily Wood @kettering
          Replying to @mwichary
          I love this and I donated! pic.twitter.com/PLSiPdNfoa
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        13. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Nov 2020
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          We received a generous offer from @skuwamoto to match another $1,000, so the thread continues! Emily, you have 7 name day options, and some cool saints in your collection! https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilia  May I suggest May 23, just when it’s getting warm?

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        14. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Nov 2020
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          Marcin Wichary Retweeted Josh D

          Joshua, thank you for your donation – your name in Polish is Jozue, with a frustrating name day of December 24… but you can always change it!https://twitter.com/schwa23/status/1326683679746240512 …

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          Josh D @schwa23
          Replying to @skuwamoto @mwichary
          💪 pic.twitter.com/ZRKVmuXm0j
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        15. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Nov 2020
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          Marcin Wichary Retweeted spara

          Sophia! You are amazing. In Polish, you are Zofia (which is a classic beautiful name), and you have 7 name day options… let’s pick September 2! https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zofia_(imię) …https://twitter.com/spara/status/1326684939987906567 …

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          spara @spara
          Replying to @mwichary @fairfightaction
          Thank you for doing this! pic.twitter.com/cUhY8lJ1EC
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        16. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Nov 2020
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          Marcin Wichary Retweeted Ryan Cuppernull

          Ryan is here with another donation – thanks! The closest I could get in Polish is “Brajan,” and your name day is now December 10. We are now at $405 doubled for the second batch (thanks, @skuwamoto) – let’s get to $1000!!!https://twitter.com/rcuppernull/status/1326686537459916802 …

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          Ryan Cuppernull @rcuppernull
          Replying to @mwichary @skuwamoto
          Love this & missed the first round, happy to contribute either way! Thanks for doing this y'all! pic.twitter.com/SwsQlzS6rQ
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        17. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Nov 2020
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          (I have to disappear for a few hours to actually celebrate my name day! But I will be back later. Please donate if you can!!!)

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        18. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Nov 2020
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          A donation by a secret benefactor puts us at $455 in the second run – thank you!!!pic.twitter.com/ao1o8cD0k2

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        19. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Nov 2020
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          And here’s another anonymous donation! $505 matched by @skuwamoto!!!pic.twitter.com/iBlFXdWPfn

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        20. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Nov 2020
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          A donation from @kelseymwhelan (thank you!) was a challenge. Her Old English name, which means “ship’s victory” or “fierce island” has absolutely no Polish equivalent. But then I thought “fierce island” = Fyre Festival, which was on April 28.pic.twitter.com/EHq1Kv1c6n

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        21. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Nov 2020
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          So Kelsey’s name day is now April 28! …but please hear me out, since so far this is horrible. One of the saints attached to April 28 is Przybycześć, which is a super bad-ass old-school Polish name meaning “come bearing honour and valour,” which maybe redeems it somehow!

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        22. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Nov 2020
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          Here is a donation from @kayessgordon – I think your saint should be Karyna, which makes your name day November 7 (https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karina ). We just missed it. :·( We’re now at $585, which is almost 2/3 towards the matching goal of $1,000!pic.twitter.com/Avlk8TfRfp

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        23. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Nov 2020
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          Thanks for your generosity, @nlevin! You get two options, and I’m going to pick May 31! https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noe_(imię)  (↑ If you follow the footnote here you can learn the story of your patron saint and the date’s significance. There is no happy ending, but that’s often the case.)pic.twitter.com/5LkHF7JAQd

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        24. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Nov 2020
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          This is a reminder that the wonderful @skuwamoto is matching the second $1,000 and we’re at almost $700 now! Sho’s name means “crystal/pure,” and there is a Polish name (via Latin) that means something similar. That name is Laudo, and your name day is thus September 21!

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        25. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Nov 2020
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          This means that if you donate before midnight to Fair Fight, you can get your money doubled = you will save our democracy TWICE AS HARD, and also will get a cool name day and maybe even a cool saint as part of the package!

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        26. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Nov 2020
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          Thank you so much for your generosity, @sharonw! Your money will be matched, and your name day is now July 13! (via https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_(imię) …, which seems the closest to your name that doesn’t quite exist in Polish)pic.twitter.com/0uM5daMBot

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        27. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Nov 2020
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          There are still two hours left in the day, and if you are feeling generous, your donation to Fair Fight up to $200 will be doubled!!!

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        28. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Nov 2020
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          Whoa! And @twright0 gets us there with his donation – thank you. Tomasz is a popular name, and so you have a bunch of saints looking after you, and eight name day options: https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomasz . I think March 7 feels like the best one to me!pic.twitter.com/oJix3WKaOA

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        29. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Nov 2020
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          So here we are, all of your generosity meaning Fair Fight will now put a combined donation of $4,140 to good use! (And, personally, I didn’t get to have any geese or special croissants today, but this was even better. Thank you.)

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        30. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 11 Nov 2020
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          Thank you to @kettering @schwa23 @spara @rcuppernull @kelseymwhelan @kayessgordon @nlevin @sharonw and @twright0 for the second batch of donations, and particularly @skuwamoto for generously matching the second $1,000!

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