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Scott Adams<\/strong> passed away yesterday.\u00a0 I did an updated version of my article on his humor and legacy which the New York Post<\/a> <\/strong>published yesterday.<\/p>\n

Time Magazine<\/strong> used a few of my quotes in their obituary article<\/a><\/strong> on Adams today.<\/p>\n

Here’s a jpeg of my 2 cents on Dilbert’s creator included in the Time article.<\/p>\n

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Scott Adams passed away yesterday.\u00a0 I did an updated version of my article on his humor and legacy which the New York Post published yesterday. Time Magazine used a few of my quotes in their obituary article on Adams today. 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