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Zen and Ruby came to the West from Japan. They enlighten us like gem reflections in daylight. Xavier Social media post of Xavier Noria: I was asked yesterday to write something in the margins of a paper edition of _why's book. There's a sidebar about Zen moments he had, and wrote this next to it: Zen and Ruby came to the West from Japan They enlighten us Like gem reflections in daylight
Zen and Ruby came to the West from Japan. They enlighten us like gem reflections in daylight. Xavier Social media post of Xavier Noria: I was asked yesterday to write something in the margins of a paper edition of _why's book. There's a sidebar about Zen moments he had, and wrote this next to it: Zen and Ruby came to the West from Japan They enlighten us Like gem reflections in daylight

In 2024 @fxn left a note in the #guestbook that feels like 🌅 a sunrise over a quiet dojo:

Zen and Ruby came to the West from Japan. They enlighten us like gem reflections in daylight. Xavier

@fxn

Now, every time I type a new method, I imagine a fox in a kimono, sipping 🍵 tea and murmuring: “The answer is not in the code, but in the spaces between.”

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  • The writer said, elsewhere:

    Some time ago, I was asked to sign a copy of _why's book.

    Got a notification from Mastodon (no longer there) that had a photo of it (ruby.social/@whysfoxes/1...).

    Xavier Noria @fxn.bsky.social on Bluesky, open ↗

see it on ruby.social ↗also on Bluesky ↗

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Reply on Mastodon ↗ if you've got something to add. It'll turn up here eventually.

A tall white fox from the chunky bacon comics, holding the replies up for you.