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.
04/11/2022
There is really only one way to implement locks, but there are many ways to present them to programs.
— Jonathan E. Steinhart, The Secret Life of Programs
04/10/2022
Tell me how you measure me, and I will tell you how I will behave.
— Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt,The Haystack Syndrome
04/09/2022
…one of the most common ways people retreat from boldness or defer work/thinking is by calling for research…
— David Komlos and David Benjamin, Cracking Complexity
04/08/2022
Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. It will keep you cramped and insane your whole life, and it is the main obstacle between you and a shitty first draft. I think perfectionism is based on the obsessive belief that if you run carefully enough, hitting each stepping-stone just right, you won’t have to die. The truth is that you will die anyway and that a lot of people who aren’t even looking at their feet are going to do a whole lot better than you, and have a lot more fun while they’re doing it.
— Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
04/07/2022
Data, information, and knowledge are important raw materials, but in their typically fragmented abundance, they don’t easily lead to understanding and wisdom; rather, they hamper that progression and thus become another facet of the complexity.
— David Komlos and David Benjamin, Cracking Complexity
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