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Re:Metaphors in Man Pages by kortex on Friday May 08, 2020 @11:00PM (#23121825)
Woah. There's something deep about the way we describe ideas/ingenuity.

> ideas as cutting instruments: “that’s an incisive idea”, “that cuts right to the heart of the matter”, “he’s sharp“

Ideas as fire: bright idea, that's lit, spark of inspiration, burning passion.

Sharp rock. Fire. Earliest inventions.

Also, data is food (early connection to resources):

The algo barfs on ill-formatted csvs. The database is full.

Arguably, pipes - mode of conveyance of water, sustainer of life.

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