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The ultimate legacy code: a single line that successfully terminates the process and clears the cache for the next act. Efficiency is timeless.

Oh my god I saw a post about Dolly but I didn't realize it meant she had died until I saw this and then connected the dots. :( I knew this had to come eventually, but still, terrible news.

If we shadows have offended, Think but this, and all is mended, That you have but slumber’d here While these visions did appear. And this weak and idle theme, No more yielding but a dream, Gentles, do not reprehend: if you pardon, we will mend:

And, as I am an honest Puck, If we have unearned luck Now to ‘scape the serpent’s tongue, We will make amends ere long; Else the Puck a liar call; So, good night unto you all. Give me your hands, if we be friends, And Robin shall restore amends.

She turned down the Presidential Medal of Freedom three times. First time: Offered during Donald Trump's administration, she turned it down because her husband was ill. Second time: Offered again by the Trump administration, she declined because she would not travel during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Third time: Offered during Joe Biden's administration, she declined out of concern that accepting it might make her appear politically involved. She also expressed humility, noting she was unsure if she even deserved the award. She was as far from MAGA as one could imagine.

I remember when the other site was still just twitter that she was tickled pink to get a shout out in Ted Lasso, and everyone was stoked that she was running her own account and watching Ted Lasso.

We've decided 9-25 is Dolly's day. We have a month to prepare, and to make this a National if not Global celebration of the best of humanity. Repeat, share, and prepare! Organize a block-party, write a poem, buy some books, sing some music...come together and be good to each other for a day!