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.
08/22/2021
When there are multiple users, there are multiple specifications. When there are multiple specifications, there are multiple definitions of when the program is working.
— Gerald Weinberg, The Psychology of Computer Programming
08/21/2021
We rewarded staff for referrals—something I’ve since learned is one of the most terrible HR tactics ever invented if you want an intentionally joyful culture.
— Richard Sheridan, Joy, Inc.
08/20/2021
We are conscious, that we ourselves, in adapting means to ends, are guided by reason and design, and that ‘tis not ignorantly nor casually we perform those actions, which tend to self-preservation, to the obtaining pleasure, and avoiding pain
— David Hume, A Treatise of Human Nature
08/19/2021
…a clay tablet from Mesopotamia, dated to about 1700 B.C. and now in the Louvre, poses the following problem: How long will it take for a sum of money to double if invested at 20 percent interest rate compounded annually?
— Eli Maor, E
08/18/2021
There’s an additional depressing reason why stress fosters aggression—because it reduces stress.
— Robert M. Sapolsky, Behave
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