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.
09/22/2020
Models need to be judged by what they eliminate as much as by what they include—like stone carving, the art is in removing what you do not need.
— John H. Miller and Scott E. Page, Complex Adaptive Systems
09/21/2020
It is foolish to answer a question that you do not understand. It is sad to work for an end that you do not desire.
— G. Polya and John H. Conway, How to Solve It
09/20/2020
Today, programmer aptitude testing is a dead issue (or so I hope). If this chapter had any part in killing this ridiculous practice, then I take pride in having done my job. Yes, intelligence is a factor in programming success—people with an IQ less than 50 are probably not going to create operating systems (although they might design new languages—the Devil made me say that).
— Gerald Weinberg, The Psychology of Computer Programming
09/19/2020
LTP is a process that increases the efficiency of synaptic transmission, which is now widely believed to be the neural basis of most, if not all, forms of learning and memory.
— Moheb Costandi, Neuroplaticity
09/18/2020
…like the Spanish Inquisition, no one really expects floating point.
— Peter Seibel, Coders at Work
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