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The Sapient Simian

@bokettoshiyou

Quixotic, Chimerical, Eremitic, Syncretic, Polymath, and Autodidact

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The Sapient Simian
@bokettoshiyou Mar 10, 2018, 8:27 PM UTC

Favorite Quotations 4 - Albert Maysles

"Tyranny is the deliberate removal of nuance." - Albert Maysles --- As a documentary filmmaker known for honest and unscripted work during the 1960s and 1970s, it is unsurprising that A.Maysles would…

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@bokettoshiyou Mar 7, 2018, 1:01 AM UTC

How To: Clean Silver by Boiling

Cleaning Pure Silver With Baking Soda and Aluminum Foil Silver is a Remarkable metal. A better electrical conductor than Copper, it has been prized for millennia. While it's surface is remarkably res…

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@bokettoshiyou Mar 1, 2018, 11:49 PM UTC

Mastering the 4-way Stop : Good Driving 1

As someone who has driven commercially for years, it dismays me to witness the confusion and panic of my fellow drivers when approaching this fairly common and rather simple intersection. For the sak…

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@bokettoshiyou Feb 28, 2018, 2:25 AM UTC

Understanding Abstract Art - Getting the Idea...

Jackson Pollock inspired piece. --- Among all styles of art, it could be argued that none is as divisive and ridiculed as the Abstract. Often, when touring a museum or gallery, it is among these arti…

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@bokettoshiyou Feb 27, 2018, 4:28 AM UTC

Favorite Quotations 3 - Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain)

Ah, so many to choose from! And more than one on my list. The writer known as Mark Twain had a power for summation of truths seldom matched, and even more seldom executed with such a deft satirical h…

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@bokettoshiyou Feb 26, 2018, 12:47 AM UTC

The Color Conundrum! RGB, RYB, or CMYK!

Color is something we take for granted these days. From the impossibly bright colors manufactured by man, to an abundance of colors we can conjur at will from a world where nature itself may hold cer…

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@bokettoshiyou Feb 23, 2018, 5:03 AM UTC

Favorite Quotations 2 - Sir Francis Bacon

"He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune." - Sir Francis Bacon --- I came across this quote in a disconnected context but it jumped out at me straight away. Of my three brothers…

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@bokettoshiyou Feb 18, 2018, 7:48 AM UTC

Favorite Quotations 1: Michael Crichton

I find the quotation to be one of the most powerful condensates of wisdom we are readily privileged to come across on a day to day basis. As an avid reader and linguistic nerd, I often find seemingly…

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@bokettoshiyou Feb 11, 2018, 8:40 PM UTC

Introduceyourself

Hello Steemit. ... My brother, the IT guy, has been singing the praises of Steemit for months now. Perhaps counter intuitively, he has a rather successful blog running on Homesteading and DIY. From h…

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