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If you enjoy programming, philosophy, math, or any number of geeky topics, you're in the right place. Every day, I'll post a random quote from my extensive collection of Kindle highlights. Quotes do not necessarily reflect my views or opinions. In fact, part of my epistemic process is to consume a wide variety of contradictory material.

10/21/2022

Is it really absolutely necessary for all of them to get together physically, especially when it’s so easy to do virtually? A great deal of research has been done on the science of human connection and concludes that yes, it is necessary; it’s not just our observations that fuel this step.

— David Komlos and David Benjamin, Cracking Complexity

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10/19/2022

The renowned information theorist Claude Shannon, whose discoveries paved the way for modern technology, had a simple definition for “information”: that which surprises you. If you’re not surprised, then you already knew it at some level, so why take note of it?

— Tiago Forte, Building a Second Brain

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10/18/2022

Where conservative nostalgists discount the present in favor of a radically different past, the tech industry finds the present lacking when compared to the incredible, candy-colored future that is right around the corner.

— Adrian Daub, What Tech Calls Thinking

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