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.
11/23/2022
What is it that civilization softens in us? The only gain of civilization for mankind is the greater capacity for variety of sensations, and absolutely nothing more. And through the development of this many-sidedness, man may come to finding enjoyment in bloodshed.
— Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Notes from the Underground
11/22/2022
…don’t be the idiot that fails because he didn’t ask for help.
— Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, and George Spafford, The Phoenix Project
11/21/2022
Manufacturing is a popular metaphor for software development. One inference from this metaphor: highly skilled engineers design; less skilled laborers assemble the products. This metaphor has messed up a lot of projects for one simple reason—software development is all design.
— Eric Evans, Domain-Driven Design
11/20/2022
The present generation enjoys the greatest power in history, but it appears to have the shortest vision in history. That combination is lethal.
— SALT Summaries, Condensed Ideas About Long-Term Thinking, Stewart Brand
11/19/2022
Being able to take needless work out of the system is more important than being able to put more work into the system.
— Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, and George Spafford, The Phoenix Project
1976 post articles, 396 pages.