Apparently, the process from commonplace to big accomplishment was not a cumulative one, just like you will never accurately measure how many straws can break the camel's back. What is ordinary?

碌碌无为到有成就的过程明显不是个逐步累积的过程，就想你永远不会精确地测量出到底第几根稻草会压死一头牛。

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Ordinary and commonplace technologies have been made illegal by default without any serious policy consideration.

CNN: Unlocking your cell phone is no crime

Cellphone unlocking is an important issue because a free society should not require its citizens to petition their government every three years to allow access to technologies that are ordinary and commonplace.

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