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Randall Munroe
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October 17, 1984
in Easton, Pennsylvania, The United States
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I'll be in Newport News, Virginia this April 4th to give a talk at my old school, Christopher Newport University.
I'm really looking forward to it! The chaos of the past year and a half didn't leave me with much time or energy for travel or events, so it'll be fun to get out and meet people again. I'm also looking forward to seeing the campus, which I hear has changed substantially since I left....
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xkcd: volume 0
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2009
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Machine of Death: A Collection of Stories About People Who Know How They Will Die
by Ryan North , Matthew Bennardo (Goodreads Author) , David Malki (Goodreads Author)  4.00 avg rating — 1,389 ratings
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2010
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“Take wrong turns. Talk to strangers. Open unmarked doors. And if you see a group of people in a field, go find out what they are doing. Do things without always knowing how they'll turn out. You're curious and smart and bored, and all you see is the choice between working hard and slacking off. There are so many adventures that you miss because you're waiting to think of a plan. To find them, look for tiny interesting choices. And remember that you are always making up the future as you go.”
― Randall Munroe, xkcd: volume 0
― Randall Munroe, xkcd: volume 0
“The role of gender in society is the most complicated thing I’ve ever spent a lot of time learning about, and I’ve spent a lot of time learning about quantum mechanics.”
― Randall Munroe
― Randall Munroe
“Whatever happened to our dreams? The infinite possibilities each day holds should stagger the mind. The sheer number of experiences I could have is uncountable, breathtaking, and I'm sitting here refreshing my inbox. We live trapped in loops, reliving a few days over and over, and we envision only a handful of paths laid out ahead of us. We see the same things each day, we respond the same way, we think the same thoughts, each day a slight variation on the last, every moment smoothly following the gentle curves of societal norms. We act like if we just get through today, tomorrow our dreams will come back to us. And no, I don't have all the answers. I don't know how to jolt myself into seeing what each moment could become. But I do know one thing: the solution doesn't involve watering down my every little idea and creative impulse for the sake of someday easing my fit into a mold. It doesn't involve tempering my life to better fit someone's expectations. It doesn't involve constantly holding back for fear of shaking things up. This is very important, so I want to say it as clearly as I can: FUCK. THAT. SHIT.”
― Randall Munroe
― Randall Munroe
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