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I have just changed that - thanks. The user who posted it thought his name was Robert, and therefore unfortunately so did I!



That's great, thanks. I will mention this to my friend (the developer)


Saw this on Quora...

Many years ago I read a quote attributed to Peter Norton, "When life serves you a bigger slice of the pie, you share." It has always stuck with me.


We've just had that feedback from a user - we're add it in. Thanks for the tip.


Do you mean the original discussion? If so, it is here - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5206662

Thanks very much, very kind!



Slight tangent but if you love short stories then you'll probably like the famous "6 worded story" by Ernest Hemingway. Unbelievable that he could write such an emotional story in 6 words. If you haven't read it - it's here:

“For sale: baby shoes, never worn."


This wasn't Hemingway. It's been traced back to several newspapers from the early 1900s.

http://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/01/28/baby-shoes/


Here's a collection of modern-day 6-word memoirs: http://www.smithmag.net/sixwords/




Who would have been 134 today! Created a tribute to him - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5373903


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