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.
12/10/2021
Legend has it that while drinking wine in a boat on the river, [8th century
Chinese poet Li Po] tried to grab the moon’s reflection on the surface and tumbled in, which is probably the poet’s equivalent of dying bravely in battle.
— Matthew White and Steven Pinker, Atrocities
12/09/2021
…if I were suddenly to discover that my life was lived in a computer simulation, I would be in bits.
— Philosophy Now, Anja Publications
12/08/2021
An insecure need for obedience is the opposite of natural authority.
— Tom DeMarco and Tim Lister, Peopleware
12/07/2021
You can dismiss any claim of an ability to improve productivity by more than 25 percent per year out of hand as a silver-bullet claim.
— Steve McConnell, Rapid Development
12/06/2021
…the medium that remains after all your rigid bans may well turn out to be flexible enough to fashion precisely the items you’ve banned.
— Douglas R. Hofstadter, I Am a Strange Loop
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