Quote of the Day
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.
10/22/2022
In a sense humanists still needs gods, so they can argue against them.
— Anja Publications, Philosophy Now
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
10/20/2022
“All my methods are rational,” said Captain Ahab. “Only my ends are insane.”
— Martin Gardner, The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener
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
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
1914 post articles, 383 pages.