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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.

02/10/2025

…when we have very little or no experience with an activity (perhaps only book-knowledge). Then we are prone to represent it completely fictitiously, with very little correlation to reality, and often with a lot of anxiety besides.

— Roman Gelperin, Addiction, Procrastination, and Laziness

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02/09/2025

In the United States, eleven nuclear reactors have recently been closed or are threatened with closure, which would cancel the entire carbon savings from the expanded use of solar and wind.

— Steven Pinker, Enlightenment Now

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