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.
09/21/2025
Expecting others to do what you are not willing to try yourself is disrespectful and ineffective.
— Kent Beck, Cynthia Andres, Extreme Programming Explained
09/19/2025
What might be questioned, however, is whether the sort of truths the sciences provide are the truths we most fundamentally seek.
— Anja Publications, Philosophy Now
09/18/2025
…unspoken rule of the game we’re all playing: in our information economy, if you can’t learn quickly and effectively, you’re going to get left behind.
— Jonathan A. Levi, The Only Skill That Matters
09/17/2025
The alternative approach might be called the Hail Mary strategy. Instead of getting a prototype out quickly and gradually refining it, you try to create the complete, finished product in one long touchdown pass. Countless startups destroyed themselves this way during the Internet Bubble. I’ve never heard of a case where it worked.
— Paul Graham, Hackers & Painters
2019 post articles, 404 pages.