There was no shame in Mayer getting outcoded by Dean. But for her, the experience provided a truth. She realized that she was never going to be as good at programming as Dean—or even in his class.

Hanno, probably also seeking mineral wealth, went along the African coast. He established a trading post named Kerne—which remained a viable center until Roman times—in West Africa, perhaps in the vicinity of the Senegal River, and continued into the Bight of Biafra, where he saw Mount Cameroon during an eruption and encountered the wild tribe known as the Gorillai, whose name in the nineteenth century was applied to the species of anthropoid ape.

Don't be that one guy who shows up to boot camp in his depper clothes.

I highly recommend getting some more bread on the side—they offer small loaves and soup crackers for free, but I'm so extra, I bought my own loaf.