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.
07/05/2023
Confidence comes before success. Success rarely creates confidence.
— Marianne Bellotti, Kill It With Fire
07/04/2023
To exercise the love of learning is to flee what is worst in us for the sake of the better, to reach for more in the face of what is not enough.
— Zena Hitz, Lost in Thought
07/03/2023
Software engineering is fundamentally a human discipline.
— Max Kanat-Alexander, Understanding Software
07/02/2023
…product processes are, properly, designed for follow-on products. For innovation, one must step outside of process.
— Frederick P. Jr. Brooks, The Design of Design
07/01/2023
Ability is discounted without credentials, but the ability to purchase credentials rests, more often than not, on family wealth.
— David Graeber, The Utopia of Rules
1970 post articles, 394 pages.