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Tammany is dead, and there’s no use in blackguarding a corpse.

TAMMANY AND CROKER

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series. 

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Chapter XL

On an individual basis, the merits of a Mac or a PC appear to be subjective and relative to necessity. Some prefer Macs because of their dedication to simplicity, security, and their free suite of software. Some prefer the low entry fee, hardware freedom, and the status quo inherent to PCs running on some flavor of Windows. Further and even though they have access to the same productivity software and platform agnostic cloud solutions, others seem to think that Apple products are reserved for creative types while PCs are for business folk. All are welcome to their opinion in this regard as either solution can still empower us in a manner that makes telepathy seem futile, but is there a way that we can tell which architecture is the definitive best? Yes and no.

Mac vs. PC

<strong>It’s all about the presentation.</strong> The moment you start thinking like an engineer of Sauron and think “how many sponsors can I put under the dominion of this one application” that’s when you’ll find you’ve lost your focus. <strong>Just don’t try to incorporate more than three sponsors.</strong> Like the Elven rings, three is a better number than seven or nine.

Five quick tips from a fool who won a hackathon on their first try

"There seems to have been a regular manufactory of Mexican Railway scrip."

MR. COHENLUPE LEAVES LONDON.

Each colour requiring a distinct set of blocks, those oilcloths with the greatest variety of colours are most expensive.

Of Copying

There is a growing tendency to "block" the different parts of a letter; that is, to begin each item of each part directly below the first, with no indentation.

BUSINESS LETTERS

Why all these wars? What are we REALLY fighting over? is it just oil?

Oracle on Lombard Street: The Harrapan Revelation

White. Ice Plant, Sweet Alyssum, White Leptosiphon, Walker's Schizopetalon, Blumenbachia insignis, *Candytuft.

ON THE CARE OF YARDS AND GARDENS.

“Well,” I said, reflectively, “you have certainly punished the bad people and rewarded the good.”

A LITTLE JOURNEY INTO THE WORLD

Musquitoes. Close nets around a bed, are the only sure protection at night, against these insects.

ON THE CARE OF THE KITCHEN, CELLAR, AND STOREROOM.

"You're the biggest idiot that ever I heard of, and you'll know it yourself some day. Go away now, and let me know when Gogram comes."

The Last Will of the Old Squire

Straw matting is best for chambers and Summer parlors. The checked, of two colors, is not so good to wear.

ON THE CARE OF PARLORS.

"Taking the peerage generally, I am not up to it," said Vavasor, with a curl on his lip.

George Vavasor Takes His Seat

"Ah! you'd better go away, if you're going to teach Miss Gibson such treason as that against the master of the house."

A VISIT TO THE HAMLEYS.

"I was her lover no longer, when she once told me that she was to be your wife."

MACPHERSON'S HOTEL.

"Darryl. You picked us up together. My friend. Someone had stabbed him in the Powell Street BART. That's why we were up on the surface. To get him help."

Dedicated to Barnes and Noble

"Frank," said he—"Frank, what on earth is all this?" and as he spoke he stretched out both hands, the right to his son and the left to his friend.

Mr Moffat Falls into Trouble

"Then now I tell you in earnest. There's some folk wants such a deal of telling."

JOHN CRUMB

Dr Thorne, so counselled, at such a moment,—so informed then, when he most required comfort from his love, at once swore loudly that he agreed with her.

Long, Long Ago

"There is nothing on earth, Mrs. Greenow, I desire so much, as permission to dry those tears."

Which Shall It Be?

"If so, I won't ride the brown horse at all. But do you take care to let me have him if there's a chance. Do you understand?"

Of all sights in the world there is, I think, none more beautiful than that of a pack of fox-hounds

"But then you don't sell it as you get it. You stretch it."

Mr. George Vavasor at Home

"It isn't quite the same, my dear. After all religion is religion."

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TAMMANY AND CROKER

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Chapter XL

Mac vs. PC

Five quick tips from a fool who won a hackathon on their first try

MR. COHENLUPE LEAVES LONDON.

Of Copying

BUSINESS LETTERS

Oracle on Lombard Street: The Harrapan Revelation

ON THE CARE OF YARDS AND GARDENS.

A LITTLE JOURNEY INTO THE WORLD

ON THE CARE OF THE KITCHEN, CELLAR, AND STOREROOM.

The Last Will of the Old Squire

ON THE CARE OF PARLORS.

George Vavasor Takes His Seat

A VISIT TO THE HAMLEYS.

MACPHERSON'S HOTEL.

Dedicated to Barnes and Noble

Mr Moffat Falls into Trouble

JOHN CRUMB

Long, Long Ago

Which Shall It Be?

Of all sights in the world there is, I think, none more beautiful than that of a pack of fox-hounds

Mr. George Vavasor at Home

THE BISHOP AND THE PRIEST

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