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Terry Pratchett's Study

My comment on Terry Pratchett's Study — Hacker News. Terry Pratchett once wrote about the concept of "horizontal wealth". Vertical wealth is where you spend money on rich people stuff - yachts and suchlike. Horizontal wealth is where you spend more money on the things you liked before you got rich: https://chibuikeani.blogspot.com/2017/02/the-price-of-happin... But horizontal wealth means not…

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Trump Asks UFC Chief Dana White to Be His New Press Secretary

White has not formally accepted the role, but he cheekily responded on Instagram that it's time for his "next chapter" The post Trump Asks UFC Chief Dana White to Be His New Press Secretary appeared…

  • President Trump invites UFC CEO Dana White to be his new press secretary.
  • White humorously responds with photoshopped image of himself at White House podium.
  • Trump outlines White's additional roles as press secretary and team leader for various fighters.

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