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.
05/23/2021
“current trends” always look linear, while history’s full arc almost never does.
— Ben Orlin, Change Is the Only Constant
05/22/2021
The consequences of negative news are themselves negative. Far from being better informed, heavy newswatchers can become miscalibrated.
— Steven Pinker, Enlightenment Now
05/21/2021
Relentlessness wins because, in the aggregate, unseen details become visible.
— Paul Graham, Hackers & Painters
05/20/2021
Wernher Von Braun had this to say on the matter: “One good test is worth a thousand expert opinions.”
— Peter Hollins, Mental Models
05/19/2021
Interdisciplinary communication works only if there is a real problem to be solved, and if the representatives from the various disciplines are more committed to solving the problem than to being academically correct.
— Donella H. Meadows, Thinking in Systems
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