Though this time I was working on a writing project, the two cases had startup symmetry: the amount of time spent developing was just as stressful, the need for the type of funding that allows you to refine a finished product just as crucial.

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Apple had chosen not to adopt Flash on the iPhone, but I assumed it was just a matter of time before Apple and Adobe figured out a way to fix that.

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From that time on, I got high just about every day, unless I was sleeping or arrested.

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And as much as I was already aware of his legendary status, it really hit home the time I decided to do a piece on steroids in baseball in 2004, when the issue was just hitting the fan.

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