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Re:First batch of student’s washing machines shipped to Iraq by UI_at_80x24 on Friday August 13, 2021 @10:39AM (#28169444)
I can't find a citation for this, but a favorite quote of mine from Twain(?) is:

"The bicycle is unique in that it's engine is also it's cargo."

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Re:First batch of student’s washing machines shipped to Iraq by hiddencache on Friday August 13, 2021 @11:06AM (#28169790)
Until the invention of the pogo stick. Which the internet informs me was only a few years later...
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Re:First batch of student’s washing machines shipped to Iraq by deltarholamda on Friday August 13, 2021 @11:00AM (#28169706)
I always liked Steve Jobs's description of the Mac as "a bicycle for the mind." It's not like he was unaware of the Ferrari or whatever, he chose to use a human-powered vehicle for his analogy.
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