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.
04/22/2022
Everything can be seen directly except the eye through which we see.
— E. F. Schumacher, A Guide for the Perplexed
04/21/2022
The universe then is not just determined by the inevitable succession of events, but also in a small way by our conceptions of future possibilities.
— Anja Publications, Philosophy Now
04/20/2022
The claim “Everything is subjective” must be nonsense, for it would itself have to be either subjective or objective. But it can’t be objective, since in that case it would be false if true. And it can’t be subjective, because then it would not rule out any objective claim, including the claim that it is objectively false. There may be some subjectivists, perhaps styling themselves as pragmatists, who present subjectivism as applying even to itself. But then it does not call for a reply, since it is just a report of what the subjectivist finds it agreeable to say. If he also invites us to join him, we need not offer any reason for declining, since he has offered us no reason to accept.
— Steven Pinker, Enlightenment Now
04/19/2022
Major systems have been implemented through sheer coding and debugging prowess, high enthusiasm, and massive overtime—and without systematic design. However, design serves as the foundation for construction, project scheduling, project tracking, and project control, and as such effective design is essential to achieving maximum development speed.
— Steve McConnell, Rapid Development
04/18/2022
For first you write a sentence, And then you chop it small; Then mix the bits, and sort them out Just as they chance to fall: The order of the phrases makes No difference at all.
— Lewis Carroll, Poeta Fit, Non Nascitur
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