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Augie
@augierakow
Former translator, startup lawyer, Orrick partner, and a16z-backed founder. Now mostly Japanese novels, cooking for my wife, and enjoying home life.
Palo Alto, CA
Joined November 2008
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    Augie
    @augierakow
    Jun 15
    夜市 恒川光太郎、2005年 読了 「5月に読み終えたのに感想は書き損ねていた」シリーズは、本作をもって幕を引く。 相互フォローをさせていただいているサネユキ(@st9Ozrq4coIPGcm)さん、こと「サネユキ姫」の読了ポストに惹かれて手に取ったものだ。
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    @augierakow
    Jun 3
    Today I learned … 主に恒川光太郎の『夜市』より… 【名詞】 CRIME 人攫い(ひとさらい not ざ)Kidnapping, kidnapper 箱磔(はこだく)Edo-crucifixion style with a box at the base for the criminal’s feet ・vs アイアン・メイデン(鉄の処女) NATURE 中天(ちゅうてん)Middle of the
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    Augie
    @augierakow
    Jul 5, 2025
    Replying to @NFL_DovKleiman
    Different skill sets. Sumo = stop opponent from pushing you back in a straight line Football = stop opponent from going around you Very different footwork etc.
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    Augie
    @augierakow
    Aug 1, 2025
    Replying to @sk1tguru
    Bad advice imo. A good partner will see your potential before it’s fully developed and will help you reach it better than you will on your own.
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    Augie
    @augierakow
    Mar 10, 2024
    Replying to @Yoda4ever
    Once he felt the water his choice was clear.
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    Augie
    @augierakow
    May 12, 2025
    Replying to @KitaguroNorth
    三島は本当に太宰のことが好きじゃなかったみたいですね。「治りたくない病人」として三島が批判したのは太宰ではなかったかな。
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    Augie
    @augierakow
    Jul 18, 2025
    Replying to @OrthodoxTao
    I hate the infantilization of teenagers more than *almost* any other modern trend.
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    Augie
    @augierakow
    Mar 14, 2024
    “I see the moon And the moon sees me. And the moon sees the somebody I want to see. God bless the moon And god bless me. And god bless the somebody I want to see.” 🎶
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    @augierakow
    Feb 6, 2025
    Yo! Yo! Yo! Taxpayers pay $114 million to the American Bar Association … and $113 million of that goes to ABA executives’ COMPENSATION ????????? We don’t even need a federal bar association. Wth?!?!?! @ABAesq @DOGE @elonmusk @DataRepublican
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    Augie
    @augierakow
    Jan 6, 2025
    Replying to @growing_daniel
    The laugh.
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    Augie
    @augierakow
    Jun 8, 2024
    Replying to @AdameMedia
    Community Note needed on Aisle 6.
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    Augie
    @augierakow
    Sep 22, 2025
    Replying to @broiledcrawfish
    He wants the clout without doing the work.
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    Augie
    @augierakow
    Sep 22, 2025
    Replying to @tarmactomato and @broiledcrawfish
    Or either (a) make one you can carry, or (b) don’t pretend to carry one. Extreme virtue signaling lol. 🤷‍♂️
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    Augie
    @augierakow
    Jul 7, 2025
    Replying to @DrDeath1776
    S&M is boring.
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    Augie
    @augierakow
    Jun 8, 2025
    Replying to @BarstoolPAT and @Delta
    As someone with no kids myself, I think your take here is retarded.
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