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.
11/12/2021
Literature teems with examples of how the logic of morality and that of love obey contradictory principles. Good morals have never saved anyone from being deceived or abandoned.
— Luc Ferry, A Brief History of Thought
11/11/2021
There are no true paradoxes in mathematics, just bad mathematics.
— Lance Fortnow, The Golden Ticket
11/10/2021
The hardest single part of building a software system is deciding precisely what to build. No other part of the conceptual work is so difficult as establishing the detailed technical requirements, including all the interfaces to people, to machines, and to other software systems. No other part of the work so cripples the resulting system if done wrong. No other part is more difficult to rectify later.
— Frederick P. Brooks Jr., The Mythical Man-Month
11/09/2021
We know today that political partisanship is like sports fandom: testosterone levels rise or fall on election night just as they do on Super Bowl Sunday.
— Steven Pinker, Enlightenment Now
11/08/2021
Enforcing a dress code suggests that the work itself, while important, is not of utmost importance. Enforcing strict work hours suggests the same thing.
— Steve McConnell, Rapid Development
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