{"id":1754,"date":"2011-05-21T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-21T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onefte.com\/?p=1754"},"modified":"2026-07-17T15:40:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T05:40:13","slug":"the-pen-is-mightier-for-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onefte.com\/?p=1754","title":{"rendered":"the pen is mightier for now"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onefte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2011-05-21-the-pen-is-mightier-for-now.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"487\" height=\"613\" src=\"https:\/\/onefte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2011-05-21-the-pen-is-mightier-for-now.png\" alt=\"the pen is mightier for now\" class=\"wp-image-1091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onefte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2011-05-21-the-pen-is-mightier-for-now.png 487w, https:\/\/onefte.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2011-05-21-the-pen-is-mightier-for-now-238x300.png 238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 487px) 100vw, 487px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">original publish date: 21st May, 2011<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">decades on \u2026<\/h2><p class=\"onefte-placeholder wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Commentary coming soon.<\/em><\/p><details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>transcript<\/summary><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FTE #1: Do you ever think about how our line of work leaves 05 without a single skill that would help 0s if society as we know it broke down?<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FTE #2: Maybe I should spend time learning how to cultivate algae in my bathroom?<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FTE #1: Funny, don&#x27;t come to me when your powerpoint slides don&#x27;t impress the hordes.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Caption: Cal a Lt Sometimes, it just doesn&#x27;t feel real.<\/p><\/details>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>original publish date: 21st May, 2011 decades on \u2026 Commentary coming soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1091,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[108],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-comics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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