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title: Since I should be working
date: 2005-02-23 01:24:00.000000000 -08:00
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<p>10 things I've done that you probably haven't.</p>
<p>10. Had somebody punch me in the face for my political beliefs.</p>
<p>9.  Scratched my cornea. Twice.</p>
<p>8.  Met people who'd been to my house (but I had never met or even seen before) on the subway in a city in another country.</p>
<p>7. Had a New York cop try to sneak me into a bar. (He failed).</p>
<p>6. Written an IETF Working Group charter.</p>
<p>5. Convinced a major-label artist to release a single on the internet before anyone had heard of mp3</p>
<p>4. Started a company that earns me and others a decent living giving away software that we make.</p>
<p>3. Been swept out to see by the undertow and only lived to tell the tale because there was a kind surfer nearby.</p>
<p>2. Been on a heroin buy in a country where drug trafficking gets you locked up for life.</p>
<p>1. Convinced thousands of people trust me with lists of their crushes, so that I could get them laid. </p>
<p>(Friends locked for #2)</p>