The Hard Fork by Marvin Liao

The Hard Fork by Marvin Liao

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Dune Prophecy: Faith, Purpose & Action Wins
The Dune books and movies are works of art.
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Point Break the Remake
I find myself returning to watch the 1991 remake of “Point Break” (original one starred Patrick Swayze) when a rookie FBI agent named Johnny Utah goes…
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Marvin’s Best Weekly Reads Nov 16th, 2025
“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work.” – Steve Jobs
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Margin Call
This is the classic Wall Street movie outside of “Wall Street.” Full of top drawer Hollywood actors.
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Power Is Everything: Playing to Win
I had written previously about Resavager, a somewhat white supremacist writer.
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Andor 2: Beginning of the End of Empire
It’s probably the best thing to come out of the Star Wars Universe in many years.
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Marvin’s Best Weekly Reads Nov 9th, 2025
“Great things come from hard work and perseverance.
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You Become Your Environment: A Summer in Paris
Paris is incredible.
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Wisdom from Landman: Lessons on the Oilpatch
Landman is an excellent tv series by the brilliant Taylor Sheridan about Tommy Norris played by Billy Bob Thornton in Midland of the beautiful state of…
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Tokyo Cowboy: Waking up Before it’s Too Late
Movies and their lessons show up at the strangest and usually right time.
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Marvin’s Best Weekly Reads Nov 2nd, 2025
“Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything”--George Bernard Shaw
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Burdens or Responsibilities: Noblesse Oblige
I remember seeing a motto written by some Japanese samurai: “Life is as heavy as a mountain.
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