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    1. Austen Allred‏ @Austen 29 Jun 2020

      How do I simultaneously have 187 books I want to read but no books I want to read right now

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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 29 Jun 2020
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      Aspirational book buying.

      11:34 PM - 29 Jun 2020
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      • Isaac Almanza WAVES Narasimha Kanduri explicanda Hp Todd Rotolo Austin X. Volz Amshan Ashraf Yahsin Huang ♡ yahsin.eth
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        1. Ravi Kiran‏ @ravikiran_j 29 Jun 2020
          Replying to @paulg @Austen

          'Tsundoku' indeed

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        1. David Röhrscheid‏ @daviddavid 29 Jun 2020
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          The technical term for that is Tsundoku, I believe 😀https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsundoku 

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        2. Johansky‏ @Johanmejiasaenz 29 Jun 2020
          Replying to @paulg @Austen

          Japanese language has a beautiful word for that tsundokupic.twitter.com/SLCTMXXyJA

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        3. Naudikom‏ @naudikom 30 Jun 2020
          Replying to @Johanmejiasaenz @paulg @Austen

          I finally have an identity.

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        2. Thibaut‏ @Kpaxs 29 Jun 2020
          Replying to @paulg @Austen

          Thibaut Retweeted Thibaut

          Let's try to spark the curiosity that creates forward motion. Read "Why Information Grows: The Evolution of Order, from Atoms to Economies", it's the best explanation I've read about the organization of the world. ⬇️https://twitter.com/Kpaxs/status/947516453691052034 …

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          1/ Information is rare and hides in pockets as it battles the universe’s perennial march to disorder: the growth of entropy.
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        3. Fawzi‏ @FawziHalimi 30 Jun 2020
          Replying to @Kpaxs @paulg @Austen

          I read the book over the weekend because I studied info theory in college - Great book, great summary in the thread. The book’s entropy is 53 tweets - shows how densely packed it is, despite its clarity

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        1. Nick‏ @nickchuckwalter 29 Jun 2020
          Replying to @paulg @Austen

          I teach programming online and this a good chunk of my purchases :) ~50% never watch the first lecture

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        1.  ☠️ ReapDoge, A Family Company ☠️‏ @ReaperCancelled 29 Jun 2020
          Replying to @paulg @Austen

          Hahahahahahhahaha

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        1. Michaeli (Avi) Avihai‏ @MichaeliAvihai 30 Jun 2020
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          If you're looking for a book with possible solution, to the current Startup investments Covid -19 challenges, I would definitely recommend "Out-Innovate: How Global Entrepreneurs--from Delhi to Detroit--Are Rewriting the Rules of Silicon Valley"https://medium.com/@MichaeliAvihai/forget-about-unicorn-startups-investors-are-seeking-for-camels-now-acd847f42a93 …

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        1. Dave Yoo‏ @marketman 30 Jun 2020
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          Good thing there are no progress bars in the Kindle Library screen (yet?)

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