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cory zanoni

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Writes about making the most of your day with Buddhism + philosophy → dyz.email Also: posts about basketball. 📍 Dja Dja Wurrung Country, Aus

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cory zanoni @coryzanoni.com · Dec 23

The newsletter pitch: grounded deep dives into Buddhism and philosophy. ‘How to live an intentional life’ stuff + my fuckups along the way.

My latest essay as an example: looks at existential philosophy + Buddhism to find a practical way to think about the future. designyourzen.co/the-practica...

The practical way to think about the future

There are two ways to think about the future. It’s easy to fall into the less-than-helpful one.

designyourzen.co

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cory zanoni @coryzanoni.com · 18h

Kristen Bell mean mugging at the WNBA Championship trophy in celebration.

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Leena 🌵 @leena.reuben.games · 26d

that’s your money, folks

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · Aug 31

Negative gearing on short-stay rentals costs Australia up to $556m a year, report estimates

Almost 170,000 homes are estimated to be operating as short-stay accommodation, which can still claim tax breaks * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Tax breaks for investors using houses as short-stay accommodation could be costing Australian taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars per year, according to a new report by Everybody’s Home. The short-stay subsidy report estimates that the budget could be losing between $111m and $556m in forgone revenue this financial year through negative gearing deductions claimed on short-stay rental properties. Continue reading...

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cory zanoni @coryzanoni.com · 29d

I have some good ideas

#NBAsky

Things Steve Ballmer could’ve thrown $50 million at and achieved the same result for the Clippers (nothing) - Everybody Clap Your Hands

Steve Ballmer, owner the LA Clippers, may have splashed $50 million in fraud to help his team not win. Here are some things he could’ve spent that money on to...

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cory zanoni @coryzanoni.com · Sep 11

This is true. But, also, counterpoint: beast crest, go ham.

Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · Sep 11

If you're struggling with Silksong, here is a tip: It is more important to avoid getting hit than it is to hit. Every single enemy attack follows a pattern that can be identified and dodged. Patience is the key. Think of it more as a platformer than an action game and you'll have a much better time

cory zanoni @coryzanoni.com · Sep 11

Every blog I write inevitably gets a rant about capitalism. Now, it's my silly basketball blog's turn.

#NBAsky

Adam Silver doesn’t care about basketball (or its fans) - Everybody Clap Your Hands

Walt Disney once said the following: “We don’t make movies to make money. We make money to make more movies.” Now, the truth behind that is debatable: Walt was as...

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cory zanoni @coryzanoni.com · Sep 10

Ahhh, that's rough. Cathy fully wearing a dress with the NY skyline to present the Liberty with their trophy made it extra weird. And they just straight up didn't stop the weirdness.

Justice for the Lynx this season.

cory zanoni @coryzanoni.com · Sep 10

Either! (Was a typo tho – should've been 25. Thanks for the spot.)

cory zanoni @coryzanoni.com · Sep 10

i cannot overstate how messy my WNBA fandom is rn

I – an Aces fan – want the Lynx to win the WNBA Championship - Everybody Clap Your Hands

This is a confusing time for me. I refer you again to the title of this article. I’m a Las Vegas Aces fan. I have an Aces tattoo of a cartoon...

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cory zanoni @coryzanoni.com · Sep 10

back on my bullshit

#WNBA #LVAces

I wish Chelsea Gray was my emergency contact - Everybody Clap Your Hands

Chelsea Gray should already be your go-to whenever things get out of hand. If you need a ride home from the airport, Chelsea Gray will be waiting with coffee and...

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cory zanoni @coryzanoni.com · Sep 9

Same here. I just feels richer in every sense of the word (e.g. the cultural focus on singing, the sense of movement on a mechanical level). While also feeling like it's own thing. While also feeling like the logical next step in whatever conversation HK started.

It's just good art. Love that.

cory zanoni @coryzanoni.com · Jul 6

Finished the Arlong Park arc on the weekend and I'm so in. Love it. Thanks for the prompt to dive in.

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cory zanoni @coryzanoni.com · Jun 26

I could see his karaoke song being "Dear Maria, Count Me In" by All Time Low (or whatever his generation's pop-punk equivalent is)

cory zanoni @coryzanoni.com · Jun 25

God, open-source documentation is a mess. I've been setting up a bunch of small things on a VPS and it's a slog. One day, I'll dedicate some time to rewriting some FOSS wikis.

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cory zanoni @coryzanoni.com · Jun 25

Is this sentence – an exceptional and original, albeit slightly run-on, sentence – grammatically accurate (going purely off of your own understanding of English grammar)?

cory zanoni @coryzanoni.com · Jun 25

Breaking this sentence down, the core clause is "Is this sentence grammatically accurate?" The rest is dependant but not presented in a way that properly supports the core clause.

To keep the tone and intent, I'd do:

cory zanoni @coryzanoni.com · Jun 25

Technically yes, insofar as grammar and punctuation are two different things. Buuuuut I personally think the distinction is overplayed in writing since grammar is about structure and punctuation delineates structure.

cory zanoni @coryzanoni.com · Jun 24

Fave movies of the 21st century, plain text edition:

Portrait of a Lady on Fire (GOAT'd)
Godzilla Minus One
Spirited Away
Hot Fuzz (So fun)
Hundreds of Beavers (Unhinged genius)
Into the Spider-Verse
Mad Max: Fury Road
Parasite
Anatomy of a Fall (Beautifully tense)
The Raid (The door kill)

cory zanoni @coryzanoni.com · Jun 23

the broadcast showing Hali's injury like

#nbafinals

a freeze frame of Ralph Wiggum's heart breaking in The Simpsons

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John Hollinger @johnhollinger.bsky.social · Jun 23

PSA for studio analysts: This is why you don't "just nut up and play" with a calf strain

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cory zanoni @coryzanoni.com · Jun 17

Ugh that stuff’s gonna get served to so many people who have lost kids. Absolutely awful.

cory zanoni @coryzanoni.com · Jun 17

just tried to put some trash in the bin: SGA blocked me and JDub ran across the road to dunk it in my neighbour's bin

#nbasky

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cory zanoni @coryzanoni.com · Jun 16

Also: go read @wtevs.bsky.social's fantastic BASKETBALL FEELINGS. Obv, what Katie does is on a whole other level but, yeah, I'm not writing about my dad and hoops with even the slightest bit of emotional vulnerability without reading a whole lot of her stuff first.

BASKETBALL FEELINGS | Katie Heindl | Substack

Reconciling life with basketball, or else the other way around. Click to read BASKETBALL FEELINGS, by Katie Heindl, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

www.basketballfeelings.com

cory zanoni @coryzanoni.com · Jun 16

Personal highlights:

"Let’s recap the Magic from the late 90s to now: wow, oh, oh?, oh, wow, ah, ah…, wooooooooooof."

And:

"Caldwell-Pope had a real 'honeydew melon season': looked nice on the plate, disappointing once you have a taste."

#NBAsky

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cory zanoni @coryzanoni.com · Jun 16

In the spirit of father's day (in the US) and Orlando trading for Desmond Bane, I put together a quick article about my dad and the Magic.

He chose the Magic as his team when I was a young kid – and, honestly, never really cared about them – but I still love the team all the same.

#NBAsky

The Orlando Magic slap the bag - Everybody Clap Your Hands

I didn’t know how to watch the NBA when I was a young kid getting into basketball in Australia. It wasn’t really around. But I was a youth who loved...

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cory zanoni @coryzanoni.com · Jun 16

Dug a frog pond in the backyard and spent the next 12 months giving my partner daily updates on: frog spawn, tadpoles, tadpoles with tiny legs, tadpoles with slightly bigger legs, tadpoles with full legs and tails, frogs with stubby tails, and, finally just-plain frogs.

Ryan Nanni @celebrityhottub.bsky.social · Jun 15

Once again it is Father’s Day, which means it’s time to share the most Dad* thing you did in the last year. As is custom, I will go first:

Watching YouTube videos for small repair jobs around the house has turned into watching YouTube videos for large repair jobs I cannot and should not attempt.