https://geoffreychen.com/isolation-keeps-one-failure-from-becoming-everyones-failure/ 2026-09-08T06:08:14Z Geoffrey Chen en Isolation: Why Must Shared Systems Limit Mutual Interference? 2026-09-08T06:08:14Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/ai-philosophy-observation-inclusion-is-not-representation/ 2026-09-08T06:05:53Z Geoffrey Chen en AI Philosophy Observations | Including More Voices Is Not Yet Representing Them 2026-09-08T06:05:53Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-a-good-outcome-can-make-a-poor-decision-look-wise/ 2026-09-08T06:04:58Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Doesn't a Good Outcome Necessarily Mean a Wise Decision? 2026-09-08T06:04:58Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/when-many-hands-share-one-decision/ 2026-09-08T06:02:38Z Geoffrey Chen en When Everyone Does Only One Part, Who Is Responsible for the Whole? 2026-09-08T06:02:38Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/backoff-spaces-retries-after-failure/ 2026-09-08T05:58:24Z Geoffrey Chen en Backoff: Why Shouldn't We Retry Immediately After Failure? 2026-09-08T05:58:24Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/lets-grab-a-coffee-means-lets-get-one-casually/ 2026-09-08T05:56:12Z Geoffrey Chen en “Let’s Grab a Coffee” Means Getting One Casually 2026-09-08T05:56:12Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/help-complete-the-good-not-the-harm/ 2026-09-08T05:54:14Z Geoffrey Chen en Help Others Complete the Good, Not the Harmful 2026-09-08T05:54:14Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-short-bursts-at-tempo-reveal-what-slow-practice-hides/ 2026-09-08T05:52:02Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Do Short Bursts at Tempo Reveal What Slow Practice Hides? 2026-09-08T05:52:02Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/normanton-why-an-isolated-railway-still-runs/ 2026-09-08T05:49:59Z Geoffrey Chen en Normanton: Why Does an Isolated Railway Still Run? 2026-09-08T05:49:59Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/how-paper-clothes-dressed-a-cardboard-doll/ 2026-09-08T05:47:46Z Geoffrey Chen en How Did Paper Clothes Dress a Cardboard Doll? 2026-09-08T05:47:46Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-the-celesta-has-a-keyboard-but-does-not-sound-like-a-piano/ 2026-09-08T05:45:20Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Does a Celesta Have a Piano Keyboard but Not Sound Like a Piano? 2026-09-08T05:45:20Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-observers-sometimes-blame-people-who-suffer/ 2026-09-08T05:42:45Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Do Observers Sometimes Blame People Who Suffer? 2026-09-08T05:42:45Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-emotions-for-fictional-characters-can-be-real/ 2026-09-08T05:40:21Z Geoffrey Chen en Can Emotions for Fictional Characters Be Real? 2026-09-08T05:40:21Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/national-redress-150000-assessment/ 2026-09-08T05:00:00Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Is the National Redress Scheme Payment Capped at A$150,000? 2026-09-08T05:00:00Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-coriander-tastes-soapy-to-some-people/ 2026-09-08T00:28:58Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Does Coriander Taste Soapy to Some People? 2026-09-08T00:28:58Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/friction-can-improve-a-decision-without-removing-options/ 2026-09-08T00:26:54Z Geoffrey Chen en Friction: Why Can One Extra Step Improve a Decision? 2026-09-08T00:26:54Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-the-same-proposal-seems-worse-from-an-opponent/ 2026-09-08T00:24:39Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Can the Same Proposal Seem Worse When It Comes from an Opponent? 2026-09-08T00:24:39Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-anothers-report-of-pain-deserves-default-credibility/ 2026-09-08T00:22:22Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Does Another Person's Report of Pain Deserve Initial Trust? 2026-09-08T00:22:22Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-stars-twinkle-more-than-planets/ 2026-09-08T00:20:13Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Do Stars Twinkle More than Planets? 2026-09-08T00:20:13Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/lease-makes-authority-expire-unless-renewed/ 2026-09-08T00:18:07Z Geoffrey Chen en Leases: Why Must Authority Be Renewed to Remain Valid? 2026-09-08T00:18:07Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-harmful-inaction-often-seems-less-wrong-than-action/ 2026-09-08T00:16:05Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Does Harmful Inaction Often Seem Less Wrong than Action? 2026-09-08T00:16:05Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/does-free-expression-include-a-right-to-an-audience/ 2026-09-08T00:13:55Z Geoffrey Chen en Does Freedom of Expression Include a Right to an Audience? 2026-09-08T00:13:55Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-breath-can-cool-soup-and-warm-hands/ 2026-09-08T00:11:43Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Can Breath Cool Hot Soup Yet Warm Cold Hands? 2026-09-08T00:11:43Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/checkpointing-preserves-recoverable-progress-not-a-backup/ 2026-09-08T00:09:47Z Geoffrey Chen en Checkpointing: Why Is Saving Intermediate State Not the Same as a Backup? 2026-09-08T00:09:47Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/sustenesis-observation-2026-09-07/ 2026-09-08T00:07:36Z Geoffrey Chen en Sustenesis Daily Briefing — 7 September 2026: China, Australia and the United States 2026-09-08T00:07:36Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/ill-leave-you-to-it-means-ill-let-you-continue/ 2026-09-08T00:06:44Z Geoffrey Chen en “I’ll Leave You to It” Means “I’ll Let You Continue” 2026-09-08T00:06:44Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/learning-enters-the-ear-and-appears-in-action/ 2026-09-08T00:04:47Z Geoffrey Chen en Learning Enters the Ear and Appears in Action 2026-09-08T00:04:47Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-shifting-accents-can-unlock-fast-passages/ 2026-09-08T00:02:34Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Can Shifting Accents Unlock a Fast Passage? 2026-09-08T00:02:34Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/permanent-impairment-10-11-compensation/ 2026-09-07T23:00:00Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Can Lump-Sum Compensation Start from Zero Between 10% and 11% Permanent Impairment? 2026-09-07T23:00:00Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/mannum-why-the-riverboat-came-before-the-town/ 2026-09-07T13:46:50Z Geoffrey Chen en Mannum: Why Did the Riverboat Come Before the Town? 2026-09-07T13:46:50Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/how-waste-paper-became-desk-football/ 2026-09-07T13:44:36Z Geoffrey Chen en How Did Waste Paper Become Football on a School Desk? 2026-09-07T13:44:36Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-the-trombone-uses-a-slide-rather-than-valves/ 2026-09-07T13:42:34Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Does the Trombone Use a Slide Rather than Valves? 2026-09-07T13:42:34Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/under-the-pump-means-under-pressure/ 2026-09-07T13:40:02Z Geoffrey Chen en “I’m Under the Pump” Means “I’m Under Pressure” 2026-09-07T13:40:02Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/examine-every-claim-and-test-it-by-reason/ 2026-09-07T13:38:04Z Geoffrey Chen en Examine Every Claim and Test It by Reason 2026-09-07T13:38:04Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-the-pedal-often-changes-after-the-new-chord-sounds/ 2026-09-07T13:35:47Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Does the Pedal Often Change After the New Chord Sounds? 2026-09-07T13:35:47Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/adaminaby-why-moving-buildings-did-not-move-the-whole-town/ 2026-09-07T13:33:40Z Geoffrey Chen en Adaminaby: Why Moving Buildings Did Not Move the Whole Town 2026-09-07T13:33:40Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/how-a-clay-bowl-turned-a-hole-into-a-stake/ 2026-09-07T13:31:21Z Geoffrey Chen en How Did a Clay Bowl Turn a Hole into the Stakes? 2026-09-07T13:31:21Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-the-bassoon-uses-a-curved-metal-bocal/ 2026-09-07T13:29:12Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Does the Bassoon Use a Curved Metal Bocal? 2026-09-07T13:29:12Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-greater-effort-can-make-an-outcome-seem-more-valuable/ 2026-09-07T13:26:33Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Can Greater Effort Make an Outcome Seem More Valuable? 2026-09-07T13:26:33Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/does-one-good-deed-show-that-someone-is-virtuous/ 2026-09-07T13:24:25Z Geoffrey Chen en Does One Good Deed Show That Someone Is Virtuous? 2026-09-07T13:24:25Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-the-moon-looks-larger-near-the-horizon/ 2026-09-07T13:22:23Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Does the Moon Look Larger Near the Horizon? 2026-09-07T13:22:23Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/monotonicity-keeps-valid-conclusions-under-added-information/ 2026-09-07T13:20:19Z Geoffrey Chen en Monotonicity: Why Shouldn't New Information Undo an Old Conclusion? 2026-09-07T13:20:19Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-we-underestimate-how-long-our-own-tasks-will-take/ 2026-09-07T06:04:19Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Do We Underestimate How Long Our Own Tasks Will Take? 2026-09-07T06:04:19Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/does-hypocrisy-cancel-the-truth-of-criticism/ 2026-09-07T06:02:09Z Geoffrey Chen en Does Hypocrisy Cancel the Truth of a Criticism? 2026-09-07T06:02:09Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-mint-feels-cool-without-lowering-temperature/ 2026-09-07T05:59:52Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Does Mint Feel Cool Without Lowering the Temperature? 2026-09-07T05:59:52Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/graceful-degradation-preserves-core-use-under-strain/ 2026-09-07T05:57:48Z Geoffrey Chen en Graceful Degradation: Why Is Partial Use Better Than Total Failure? 2026-09-07T05:57:48Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-a-small-box-of-plasticine-was-used-again-and-again/ 2026-09-07T05:55:41Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Was a Small Box of Plasticine Used Again and Again? 2026-09-07T05:55:41Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-the-concert-flute-is-played-sideways/ 2026-09-07T05:53:29Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Is the Concert Flute Played Sideways? 2026-09-07T05:53:29Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/does-being-observed-always-improve-performance/ 2026-09-07T05:50:56Z Geoffrey Chen en Does Knowing You Are Observed Always Improve Performance? 2026-09-07T05:50:56Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/is-suspending-judgement-an-evasion/ 2026-09-07T05:48:41Z Geoffrey Chen en Is Suspending Judgement an Evasion When Evidence Is Insufficient? 2026-09-07T05:48:41Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/does-a-mirror-really-reverse-left-and-right/ 2026-09-07T05:46:38Z Geoffrey Chen en Does a Mirror Really Reverse Left and Right? 2026-09-07T05:46:38Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/timeout-gives-uncertain-waiting-a-boundary/ 2026-09-07T05:44:38Z Geoffrey Chen en Timeout: Why Must Waiting Have a Boundary? 2026-09-07T05:44:38Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/qaly-pbs-no-fixed-threshold/ 2026-09-07T05:00:00Z Geoffrey Chen en How Much Is One QALY Worth, and Why Does the PBS Have No Published Fixed Cost-Effectiveness Threshold? 2026-09-07T05:00:00Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/what-is-a-strata-special-levy-and-can-an-owner-refuse-to-pay/ 2026-09-07T00:00:00Z Geoffrey Chen en Strata special levy是什么，业主可以拒绝吗？ / What Is a Strata Special Levy, and Can an Owner Refuse to Pay? 2026-09-07T00:00:00Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/ai-philosophy-observation-work-volume-does-not-make-a-researcher/ 2026-09-06T23:51:35Z Geoffrey Chen en AI Philosophy Observations | Doing More Research Work Does Not Yet Make an AI a Researcher 2026-09-06T23:51:35Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/ai-technology-observation-2026-09-07-08/ 2026-09-06T23:50:43Z Geoffrey Chen en AI Technology Observations | 7 September 2026, 08:00 2026-09-06T23:50:43Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/how-to-answer-do-you-mind-if-i-sit-here/ 2026-09-06T23:49:56Z Geoffrey Chen en How Do You Answer “Do You Mind If I Sit Here?” 2026-09-06T23:49:56Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/praised-by-all-unmoved-condemned-by-all-undaunted/ 2026-09-06T23:48:10Z Geoffrey Chen en Praised by All, Unmoved; Condemned by All, Undaunted 2026-09-06T23:48:10Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-a-fermata-does-not-mean-the-music-stops/ 2026-09-06T23:46:12Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Does a Fermata Not Mean the Music Stops? 2026-09-06T23:46:12Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/lakes-entrance-why-the-towns-sea-opening-must-be-maintained/ 2026-09-06T23:44:33Z Geoffrey Chen en Lakes Entrance: Why Must the Town’s Ocean Opening Be Continually Maintained? 2026-09-06T23:44:33Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/how-bottle-caps-became-a-rattling-toy/ 2026-09-06T23:42:32Z Geoffrey Chen en How Did Bottle Caps Become a Rattling Toy? 2026-09-06T23:42:32Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-the-viola-often-uses-the-alto-clef/ 2026-09-06T23:40:30Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Does the Viola Often Use the Alto Clef? 2026-09-06T23:40:30Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-the-same-personality-description-can-feel-personal-to-everyone/ 2026-09-06T23:38:12Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Can the Same Personality Description Feel Personal to Everyone? 2026-09-06T23:38:12Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-an-indistinguishable-forgery-is-not-the-same-work/ 2026-09-06T23:36:04Z Geoffrey Chen en If a Forgery Looks Identical, What Still Makes It Different? 2026-09-06T23:36:04Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-super-glue-bonds-skin-so-quickly/ 2026-09-06T23:34:12Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Does Super Glue Bond to Skin So Quickly? 2026-09-06T23:34:12Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/circuit-breaker-stops-repeated-failure-from-spreading/ 2026-09-06T23:32:14Z Geoffrey Chen en Circuit Breakers: Why Can Temporarily Rejecting Requests Protect a Service? 2026-09-06T23:32:14Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/statistical-life-587-million-policy-value/ 2026-09-06T23:00:00Z Geoffrey Chen en A ‘Statistical Life’ Is Valued at A$5.87 Million—Whose Life Is Policy Pricing? 2026-09-06T23:00:00Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-two-rare-events-can-seem-related/ 2026-09-06T16:18:51Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Can Two Rare Events Seem Related? 2026-09-06T16:18:51Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/does-a-rule-with-vague-boundaries-have-to-be-unfair/ 2026-09-06T16:16:47Z Geoffrey Chen en Does a Rule with Vague Boundaries Have to Be Unfair? 2026-09-06T16:16:47Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-wilted-celery-becomes-crisp-again-in-water/ 2026-09-06T16:14:45Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Does Wilted Celery Become Crisp Again in Water? 2026-09-06T16:14:45Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/race-conditions-make-timing-part-of-the-result/ 2026-09-06T16:12:48Z Geoffrey Chen en Race Conditions: When Two Correct Actions Produce a Wrong Result 2026-09-06T16:12:48Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-seven-harp-pedals-can-retune-more-than-forty-strings/ 2026-09-06T16:10:45Z Geoffrey Chen en How Can Seven Harp Pedals Retune More Than Forty Strings? 2026-09-06T16:10:45Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-frequent-success-can-create-an-illusion-of-control/ 2026-09-06T16:08:22Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Can Frequent Success Create an Illusion of Control? 2026-09-06T16:08:22Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/can-you-know-how-without-being-able-to-explain/ 2026-09-06T16:06:06Z Geoffrey Chen en Can You Truly Know How Without Being Able to Explain? 2026-09-06T16:06:06Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-eating-ice-cream-too-fast-causes-a-headache/ 2026-09-06T16:03:58Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Can Eating Ice Cream Too Quickly Cause a Sudden Headache? 2026-09-06T16:03:58Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/consistency-keeps-copies-within-shared-rules/ 2026-09-06T16:01:45Z Geoffrey Chen en Consistency: Why Must Multiple Copies Follow Shared Rules? 2026-09-06T16:01:45Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/sustenesis-observation-2026-09-06/ 2026-09-06T11:52:39Z Geoffrey Chen en Sustenesis Daily Briefing — 6 September 2026: China, Australia and the United States 2026-09-06T11:52:39Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/ill-shout-you-a-coffee-means-ill-pay-for-it/ 2026-09-06T11:51:48Z Geoffrey Chen en “I'll Shout You a Coffee” Means “I'll Pay” 2026-09-06T11:51:48Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/the-exemplary-person-is-inclusive-not-partisan/ 2026-09-06T11:50:02Z Geoffrey Chen en The Exemplary Person Is Inclusive, Not Partisan 2026-09-06T11:50:02Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-the-highest-note-is-not-always-the-phrases-climax/ 2026-09-06T11:48:03Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Is the Highest Note Not Always the Phrase's Climax? 2026-09-06T11:48:03Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/moruya-why-a-sydney-bridge-created-another-town-300-kilometres-away/ 2026-09-06T11:46:17Z Geoffrey Chen en Moruya: Why Did a Sydney Bridge Create Another Town 300 Kilometres Away? 2026-09-06T11:46:17Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/how-seven-paper-pieces-became-a-tangram-world/ 2026-09-06T11:44:18Z Geoffrey Chen en How Seven Paper Pieces Became a Whole World 2026-09-06T11:44:18Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-a-conductors-baton-does-more-than-mark-the-beat/ 2026-09-06T11:42:13Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Does a Conductor's Baton Do More Than Mark the Beat? 2026-09-06T11:42:13Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-losing-fifty-dollars-can-feel-weightier-than-gaining-fifty/ 2026-09-06T11:39:41Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Can Losing $50 Feel Weightier Than Gaining $50? 2026-09-06T11:39:41Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/can-a-manipulated-choice-still-be-autonomous/ 2026-09-06T11:37:43Z Geoffrey Chen en Can a Deliberately Shaped Choice Still Be Autonomous? 2026-09-06T11:37:43Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-a-mobius-strip-has-only-one-side/ 2026-09-06T11:35:49Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Does a Half-Twisted Paper Loop Have Only One Side? 2026-09-06T11:35:49Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/rate-limiting-controls-how-fast-actions-can-accumulate/ 2026-09-06T11:33:51Z Geoffrey Chen en Rate Limiting: Why Does Permission Not Mean Unlimited Speed? 2026-09-06T11:33:51Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-an-inferior-third-option-can-change-what-we-choose/ 2026-09-06T05:43:14Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Can an Inferior Third Option Change What We Choose? 2026-09-06T05:43:14Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/does-not-knowing-your-place-make-a-rule-fairer/ 2026-09-06T05:41:16Z Geoffrey Chen en Does Not Knowing Your Place Make a Rule Fairer? 2026-09-06T05:41:16Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-pine-cones-close-when-wet-and-open-when-dry/ 2026-09-06T05:39:15Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Do Pine Cones Close When Wet and Open When Dry? 2026-09-06T05:39:15Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/least-privilege-limits-access-to-what-a-task-needs/ 2026-09-06T05:37:22Z Geoffrey Chen en Least Privilege: Why Should Access Be Limited to What a Task Needs? 2026-09-06T05:37:22Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/how-sorghum-stalks-became-a-pair-of-glasses/ 2026-09-06T05:35:27Z Geoffrey Chen en How Did Pieces of Sorghum Stalk Become Pretend Glasses? 2026-09-06T05:35:27Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-the-highest-piano-notes-have-no-dampers/ 2026-09-06T05:33:25Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Do the Highest Piano Notes Have No Dampers? 2026-09-06T05:33:25Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/group-average-individual-judgment-framework/ 2026-09-06T05:00:00Z Geoffrey Chen en How Far Can a Group Average Be Used to Judge an Individual? 2026-09-06T05:00:00Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/core-human-capabilities-in-the-ai-age/ 2026-09-06T01:53:18Z Geoffrey Chen en Core Human Capabilities in the Age of AI 2026-09-06T01:36:36Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-easy-to-recall-events-seem-more-common/ 2026-09-06T01:34:11Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Do Easy-to-Recall Events Seem More Common? 2026-09-06T01:34:11Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/is-treating-someone-as-a-means-always-wrong/ 2026-09-06T01:32:11Z Geoffrey Chen en Is It Always Wrong to Treat Someone as a Means? 2026-09-06T01:32:11Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/checksum-detects-change-without-recovering-content/ 2026-09-06T01:28:49Z Geoffrey Chen en Checksums: How Can a Short Value Reveal That Content Has Changed? 2026-09-06T01:28:49Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/ai-philosophy-observation-no-standard-does-not-remove-accountability/ 2026-09-05T23:55:57Z Geoffrey Chen en AI Philosophy Observations | The Absence of a Disclosure Standard Does Not Remove Accountability 2026-09-05T23:55:57Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/ai-technology-observation-2026-09-06-08/ 2026-09-05T23:55:13Z Geoffrey Chen en AI Technology Observations | 6 September 2026, 08:00 2026-09-05T23:55:13Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/have-a-good-one-is-a-casual-farewell/ 2026-09-05T23:54:28Z Geoffrey Chen en What Does ‘One’ Mean in ‘Have a Good One’? 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