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Marcin Wichary
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Marcin Wichary

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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

San Francisco, Calif.
Joined October 2009

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    1. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 30 Jan 2017
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      Specifically, what motivates people to embark on a voyage to try to create something new when it’s almost certain no one will ever use it.

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    2. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 30 Jan 2017
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      (Just like with professional comedy, the reasons are often darker and sadder – and humane – than I imagined.)

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    3. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 30 Jan 2017
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      I mention the book and move on. Then, a few hours later I stumble upon a small pile of obscure language books that someone left at a table.

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    4. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 30 Jan 2017
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      They catch my attention. I look through them, and then notice a Twitter handle of the owner of the pile.

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    5. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 30 Jan 2017
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      I think “This must be a cool person, I should say hi.” So I open Twitter and punch in the handle.

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    6. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 30 Jan 2017
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      And, as you already suspect, this happens to be @arikaokrent… author of In The Land Of Invented Languages. She is at the same conference!!!

      1 reply 0 retweets 12 likes
    7. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 30 Jan 2017
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      Marcin Wichary Retweeted Marcin Wichary

      At this moment I show the kind of remarkable restraint I am a well-known paragon of:https://twitter.com/mwichary/status/825527671912267776 …

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      Marcin Wichary @mwichary
      @arikaokrent OMG OMG OMG YOU ARE AT ORD CAMP. I WAS JUST MENTIONING YOUR BOOK TO SOMEONE EARLIER. CAN WE BE FRIENDS Y/N_
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    8. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 30 Jan 2017
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      Luckily, I don’t scare Arika away, and we eventually meet! And chat. And she walks me through her book collection. Three highlights:

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    9. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 30 Jan 2017
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      Here’s a Klingon–Italian dictionary, which is an unusual pair! (Okay, stop looking at me. I’ll confess I know more Klingon than Italian.)pic.twitter.com/wTFwgAChYG

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    10. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 30 Jan 2017
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      Here’s a comparison of the languages of countries surrounding Baltic Sea – including my native tongue of Polish. (I really want this book.)pic.twitter.com/MG5qOEOU6Q

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      Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 30 Jan 2017
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      And here’s a little booklet that has few reasons to exist: an explanation of baseball rules in… the rather rare Mi'kmaq language.pic.twitter.com/ru2UApmYxh

      10:26 PM - 30 Jan 2017
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      • Félix ᕖᓕᒃᓯ ᏈᎵᏏ 펠릭스 菲力猫 𐓄𐓟𐓧𐓣𐓤𐓮 (?) Tina Holt Bernat Bardagil Mas Anne Petersen Trevor Callaghan Morgan Fahey Erin owlpellet 🌱 Karl Wong soren ☃️ 💬
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        2. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 30 Jan 2017
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          Funniest detail: Apparently I was the only person who contacted Arika about the collection of books she laid out!

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        3. Marcin Wichary‏ @mwichary 30 Jan 2017
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          So, to sum it all up: 1. It’s crazy awesome to meet an author you admire in such a serendipitous way, and I wish that to all of you.

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        1. Félix ᕖᓕᒃᓯ ᏈᎵᏏ 펠릭스 菲力猫 𐓄𐓟𐓧𐓣𐓤𐓮 (?)‏ @ChimalpahinXIII 10 Feb 2017
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          I don't know why it would have few reasons to exists. Mi'kmaq people must've and probably still like baseball!

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