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Ryan Parks

@rnparks

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Former PE CIO, 2x tech exits, Investor, UChicago Econ, BJJ practitioner, skydiver, mixed gas diver, motorcycle rider. I once ran a marathon in Antarctica.

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Ryan Parks
4 months
@sweatystartup People have a hard time holding two thoughts in their heads simultaneously. As in, I simultaneously believe in the efficacy and statistical safety of vaccines while ALSO believing that we shouldn’t give people vaccines they don’t need (all while holding a healthy skepticism of
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@glengyron @Peachs_Almanac @SSYGrunt @elonmusk Elon Musk is a stud. Why don’t you spend your time trolling people that aren’t progressing the human race—May I suggest the Kardashians.
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@whstancil Anyone can juice an economy by dumping a bunch of (borrowed) money into it. In the same way we could have a great time in Vegas running up credit card debt. Talk to me after the money is paid back (i.e. the complete cycle). And to be clear this is a problem for both political
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2 months
@jadler1969 So innocent students have to explain why they have NRs? Yeah, I had some leftist professors that were unhappy with things outside of my control so they didn’t turn in my grade. These clowns are making a great case against tenure.
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4 months
@ArmandDoma I don’t care where a person is politically, this is a cool all-American love story. Good for them.
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2 years
@CliffordAsness When an exchange can behave the way a tech company can citing “terms of service”; it ceases being an exchange and gets in the business of picking winners and losers. Terrible long term.
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Ryan Parks
3 months
@IamScottlarson It’s rare to see a tweet capture the truth so succinctly. Although I wouldn’t say this was true of the private equity partners. Just the PE associates.
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Ryan Parks
6 months
@mynameisjro @ShahanaFromBK @alexaforcouncil You don’t get to steal a good or service then offer to pay once caught. He was also resisting arrest. The NYPD did a great job and I hope they arrest more people jumping the turnstiles. Congratulations on catching the @nypd doing their jobs.
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Ryan Parks
6 years
@Rabidcow1 They are great people to help. You should reach out to @KenStruggleWell and @BCRforHeroes . You have a lot of great people that want to help warriors stay strong in a crazy world. You have to be there for your kids buddy.
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Ryan Parks
6 years
Not only is @NateDiaz209 one of the baddest men on the planet, he’s also a really nice human being. I feel great about rooting for him and his no nonsense style all these years. Nate, please come by the @RenzoGracieBJJ academy when you’re in NYC—you have a ton of fans there.
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3 months
@PhilWMagness @realchrisrufo You know someone has lost the plot when they resort to the “they don’t even have a Phd defense”. A professor that doesn’t understand the appeal to authority fallacy probably shouldn’t be in classroom.
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4 months
@CliffordAsness I become increasingly convinced that social media is just an elaborate reading comprehension exam.
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Ryan Parks
2 years
@peterframpton @Neilyoung @SpotifyUSA I’m a @peterframpton , Neil Young, and @joerogan fan. We need more discussion, not less. There was a time when “rock ‘n roll” understood this.
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3 months
@ProfNoahGian Actually it’s not the same. I don’t know many investors that think a 60/40 portfolio is going to have higher returns than stocks over a long horizon. You diversify to increase return per unit of volatility. This analogy, while clever, actual doesn’t make sense to anyone guided
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Ryan Parks
4 months
@mychal3ts @SolanoLibrary As someone that grew up watching @readingrainbow , I love the energy. Nice work.
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Ryan Parks
4 months
I don’t care what political party someone is in. Interrupting the President’s State of the Union Address is conduct unbecoming of anyone that should be in that chamber. The office is bigger than any one person. Absolutely classless. #StateOfTheUnion
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Ryan Parks
2 months
@zerohedge The @USMC follow up was a lesson in world class trolling. Hats off.
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Ryan Parks
3 years
@gelbach @asymmetricinfo Another asymmetry: workers don’t invest large sums of money to get businesses going. And I not talking fancy tech but a restaurant, bar, or dry cleaner in a city. Large Corps can pay more, local biz’s can’t. Yet people say they want local. Can’t have it both ways.
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Ryan Parks
5 years
@ajplus They want to avoid the legal immigration queue and get a bunch of free shit. Shocking.
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4 years
@lexfridman Don’t forget the Martian Chronicles by Bradbury.
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6 years
@Rabidcow1 I hope that you’re joking. You’re an American and you’re standing in front of an Apache! You have a lot of reasons to live. Don’t be silly. If you’re going through shit let’s figure it out. My dad and grandfather were career military. Lots of people to help, mate.
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3 months
@nickgraynews I love that your friend is not so subtly saying “I don’t have friends that use Android devices”. Ouch. #apple #iphone #mac
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Ryan Parks
11 years
@nntaleb I'll never get why people don't understand A implies B but B doesn't necessarily imply A; on Wall Street no less.
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Ryan Parks
4 years
@RenzoGracieBJJ Let’s put together a charity match between one of our girl MMA fighters against @ChrisCuomo (aka Fredo) for charity to benefit the small businesses his brother is killing. #fredo #restaurantsnyc #nycrestaurants #NYC #BJJ
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5 months
@jakehmccoy @GKBesterfriend To put this into perspective you’d need $495,738 in New York City to equal $200k in Columbus according to Bank rate. People are fixated on “A” number but it’s very location dependent. And higher paying jobs are frequently in expensive places.
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3 months
@aryal1994 It has a Barad-dur vibe.
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Ryan Parks
1 year
River and her band killed. The last song was some real rock star shit. I wish that I took a video but I was too busy singing (poorly). Her lead guitar player / harmonizing singer @Blake_Tallent was something else—that telecaster! I only wish this photo captured the
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Ryan Parks
3 months
@jeremyphoward The second paper written nearly 20 years later.
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Ryan Parks
4 months
@Jason Immigration isn’t a meaningless issue, Jason.
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@shaunmmaguire It tells you he didn’t work for the government.
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Ryan Parks
8 years
@RenzoGracieBJJ I just went by the Ralph Gracie academy in San Francisco. I think I found my away gym. #BJJ
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Ryan Parks
10 years
@RenzoGracieBJJ even in dangerous neighborhoods the 3rd word the Logo is met with high fives and free drinks. http://t.co/zX8ndUiltm
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Ryan Parks
10 years
What's better than @StarTalkRadio live with @neiltyson ? Great to see so many excited by science.
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Ryan Parks
7 years
Do yourself a favor and go see @sarahshook . Killer voice/guitar #rocknroll #country #livemusic #guitar
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Ryan Parks
6 years
@sarahshook is not only a amazing performer but one helluva human being. See her now because in a year or two you’re going to pay a fortune to sit 500 seats back. Thank you Sarah. You made a friends night. In fact, you made my night.
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3 months
@PhilWMagness I would love to go back 25 years and see some of these people’s answers on a price theory exam. Econ departments should let in more Marxists for comic relief.
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Ryan Parks
4 months
@sweatystartup When I was 6 years old my father and I read Tolkien every night (really he read to me). I never forgot it and still look back on it fondly. The teamwork and sacrifice nessisary to confront not only the evil in the world but the evil temptations inside ourselves. #Tolkien
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Ryan Parks
3 months
@sarahshook “I hurt myself today, to see if I still feel”. Technically a cover turned into a country song of sorts.
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Ryan Parks
5 years
@NYCMayor @NYCMayorsOffice Helping people avoid federal immigration laws? The lengths you will go to for votes is something.
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Ryan Parks
6 years
@Rabidcow1 I once did CPR on a motorcycle crash victim for over 20 mins. Also did the same for a drowning victim—I’m 1 for 1 which is an F. That kid stayed in my head for years. All the more reason to go on. We are the luck ones. But we do our best.
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Ryan Parks
4 years
@CliffordAsness But @CliffordAsness , they put the winner in a gold color. How can you not be convinced?
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@PhilWMagness I feel the same way when I hear someone say “we need rent control”. I think, okay, you are susceptible to feel good impulses over economic reasoning. Although it does save time when dealing with them.
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Ryan Parks
5 years
@CNBCnow It’s bizarre how many companies don’t encrypt data at rest. #Encryption #hacking
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Ryan Parks
3 months
@buzzfeedjenny I’ve noticed that no one ever says “I’ll mine the lithium” or “I’ll keep the sewage system working”. All the jobs mentioned are community theater meets farmers market with lattes in hand. Capitalism does a fantastic job—probably too good of a job—of abstracting reality away
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Ryan Parks
2 years
@CliffordAsness @GovHowardDean This is the new “I’ll move to Canada if…”. He’s going no where.
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Ryan Parks
6 years
@ggreenwald @SamSeder Well, like, if Kyle, like at like says he doesn’t like like @SamHarrisOrg then like must be true. Laughable. If this is all Glenn can provide he���s got nothing. Move on Sam and get back to work. Imaginary men in the sky await...
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Ryan Parks
3 months
@paulg @Austen I don’t think this take is fair. She was, by far, the best journalist (most correct) covering the OpenAI drama. I view journalists the same way Warren Buffet views daily stock prices: you only have to act on the information when relevant. Most “takes”/price action can be
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Ryan Parks
1 year
@garbage sounded incredible and the stage presence of Shirley Manson was off the charts. What a great trip down memory lane.
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5 months
@jakehmccoy @GKBesterfriend You are correct that some of it is a choice. Much of life is. But many companies require people to be in person—despite your beliefs on what “should” happen. Also, I think you are discounting the network and mentoring benefits for younger workers that come from being in a
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Ryan Parks
4 months
I’m surprised more people aren’t talking about Odysseus. We just landed a craft on the moon! #Odysseus #NASA
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Ryan Parks
9 years
@nachofigueras is super nice if you ask him in Spanish and use the Argentine pronoun "vos". http://t.co/IKv1bEJpZg
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Ryan Parks
2 years
I always fly delta because they have the most courteous staff. But holy smokes did they out do themselves today. Private Porsche ride to the other terminal. Thank you @Delta (I won’t post a photo bc I have to respect employee privacy). Wow, just wow.
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Ryan Parks
4 years
@fawfulfan @spstanley What you’re missing is that @joerogan may be the best person to cut the bullshit and ask real questions in long form as the talking points fade. This is good for the country—real talk, not prepackaged BS.
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4 years
@nntaleb And the person with a gun isn’t trained! Try taking it away from anyone with effective CQB training.
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Ryan Parks
6 years
@MaraGay @paulkrugman Yeah, because these #antifa activists are just dressed up for a civil exchange of ideas. Anyone advocating for violence or the destruction of property needs to be held accountable—on all sides. Channel the anger towards the ballot box.
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Ryan Parks
3 years
@dbongino Neighbors ratting each other out over gatherings. How very Stalin era Russia of them. #COVID19 #canada #wtf
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Ryan Parks
4 months
@gregisenberg Reminds me of the way people talk about the Samsung model XYZ being better than the iphone as Apple continues to print money. I’ve used both headsets and there is no comparison. Also, people under estimate the value of an ecosystem and Apple controls the most value ecosystem of
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@CliffordAsness There is so much I could say on this one. What’s that line from the movie Braveheart? “The mere sight of [this tweet] would only encourage an enemy to take over the whole country".
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Ryan Parks
9 years
Great to see my buddy Max is so loved. The great @RenzoGracieBJJ leading the charge. http://t.co/md68jaZ5ch
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Ryan Parks
4 years
As a long time Park Slope resident I’ve seen many businesses go under during this time but it’s particularly sad to see Dizzy’s fold after 22 years. So many conversations there. @ParkSlopeGossip #Parkslope
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Ryan Parks
4 years
@CliffordAsness one of your nightmares might arrive: #buybacks #bailouts
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@CliffordAsness I really despise when they call taxes revenue.
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Ryan Parks
5 years
@theJeremyVine Don’t forget he also gave many Bristish musical legends their first intoduction to the Stratocaster. #fender #stratocaster
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Ryan Parks
11 years
Learned a new choke and some alternative Kimura finishes from the legend himself. Thank you @RenzoGracieBJJ
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Ryan Parks
9 years
@h16b @RenzoGracieBJJ John Danaher is the closest thing to a real life Yoda.
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Ryan Parks
4 years
Perfect! What a stud.
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4 years
This is cool
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@NYCMayorsOffice @nycgov @NYPDTransit why hasn’t alternate side parking been suspended? Come on folks. #alternatesideparking #nyc #parkslope
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Alternate Side Parking should be canceled for this week and potentially longer.
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11 years
@wikileaks the fact is he is detaining himself so he doesn't have to stand trail in Sweden. Nice try in changing the facts.
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7 months
@mulholo You drawing a straight line from dropout to CEO. You’re leaving out where he founded and sold a startup. Then co-founded Y combinator where he was in the room with some of the best startups from that generation. Then Co-founded OpenAI. @sama for the win.
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Ryan Parks
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@Jason Simple heuristic: when Google can OPENLY work with the US Military without a sizable portion of their workforce protesting like geopolitically naive toddlers we will know their “woke”problem is fixed. #google #woke $goog
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Ryan Parks
3 months
@johncoogan @squirtle_says He should have said I work on the software that keeps all your dating matches in order. Let me show you. SELECT * FROM matches WHERE user_id = “dip shit”; -> (0 rows) Never mind. Just write R2D2 stuff.
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Ryan Parks
3 years
I have long been a fan of @geoffreyhinton . And if you’re into AI I recommend @CadeMetz ’s excellent book Genius Makers. #summerreading #ai #NeuralNetworks
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@GiannaToboni There was a documentary years ago called How to Kill a Human where a former PM Michael Portillo travels around the world looking for the most humane way to execute prisoners. He is actually against capital punishment but took the position that if the state is going to do it we
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Ryan Parks
5 years
@clairlemon @theintercept Gated community? That almost sounds like the support of walls.
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Ryan Parks
4 years
@EricRWeinstein You never cease to impress with the random knowledge.
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3 months
@pmddomingos Innovation? Non monsieur. We tax les Américains.
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4 years
@rensa_co @hadleywickham Happens to the best of us. I always feel like I’m re-learning regex.
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Ryan Parks
2 years
I found these keys in prospect park and would like to get them returned. Please DM me if you’re the owner. Please RT #lostkeys #nyc #prospectpark #parkslope
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Ryan Parks
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@Jason Right now people are using AI for largely silly purposes. Eventually we’re going to want their help in understanding and predicting complex systems (think gene+chemical interaction for neurological diseases). We can only hope for that if AI represents facts/accuracy to the
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@CliffordAsness Now if only one could find a way to put the stock into a private vehicle so volatility goes to zero (😉). Round out the portfolio with some collateralized drop shipping & crypto and behold: alpha so large it’ll have to be written as ALPHA. This is the type of “winning” that
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@Philosophi_Cat @Blondes_tweets In fairness we are tired of listening to you complain. People have a device in their pocket where they can learn almost anything for free yet use it to make cat videos (for hours a day). How about less drop shipping & crypto and more common sense?
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2 years
@RenzoGracieBJJ when will people learn? Its so easy. Danaher and you were such key people in my life. People want to fight? Doesn’t go well.
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Ryan Parks
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@CliffordAsness You’re yelling into the wind. These idiots talk about “fair share” but when you ask them what is the fair share rate or percentage of taxes paid they mumble. I’d be happy for the top 5% to pay all the taxes if they’d STFU and we got smaller govt.
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Ryan Parks
1 year
@WalterIsaacson I don’t think that you are giving John Locke enough credit in this.
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1 year
@daggerandpen @RenzoGracieBJJ Says the dork. Come by the academy.
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Ryan Parks
1 year
The HBO documentary on @JasonIsbell was one of the most inspiring pieces of art I’ve seen in a while. If We Were Vampires always makes me cry (embarrassingly). @samjones Very well done—wow! Just wow.
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Ryan Parks
6 years
@seanjtaylor Did they have a Russian accent? Perhaps they got your number through all the Facebook privacy leakage... #facebook #privacy
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Ryan Parks
3 months
@CliffordAsness The only argument more annoying (and weak) than the “wrong side of history” defense is a parent’s “because I said so” explanation.
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@therobotjames I wouldn’t say improved bc all his stuff is great but @JasonIsbell still rocks after getting sober. Both his records and his shows.
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9 years
Paris is beautiful and fun. The French haven't let the tragic events take away from anything. #paris #friends #wine
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8 years
@business the real question is how long until Chinese hackers steel the code and release the game as Chinoman in #China . #hacking #Pokemon
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Ryan Parks
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@VivekRammaswamy @JGreenbergSez I guess those trucks employ that new light bending stealth technology so as to not show up on satellite images. Magic trucks, if you will.
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4 years
@nntaleb Sharing private correspondence or conversations in a public forum is dishonorable.
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@nickgraynews It was a joke I’m sure will earn me the wrath of the android community.
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6 years
@sarahshook I wouldn’t say no to a Shook EP. But you can keep the EDM...
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@arielhelwani I hope Conor got this kid ring side seats. @MickK_music
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