MacGregor The Bridge Builder

Astral Codex Ten Podcast by Jeremiah Prophet

Sep 5, 202606:08Technology

Old Scottish joke: A man at the bar is complaining: "You see that bridge there? I built it with my own hands! But do they call me 'MacGregor The Bridge-Builder'? No! And I raised five beautiful children! But do they call...

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