SID metric of the month
“Malware code is often written very simply and quite securely, server administration isn’t nearly as good.” (Peter Gutmann, professional paranoid, on Malware as a Service)
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quotes of the day
“As in any crisis, I looked around for chocolate. But found tea instead. Which was almost as good. And my brain exploded. Which wasn’t so good.” (NannyOgg contemplates attacking an L+1 group) “It’s odd that people think of programming as … Continue reading
quote of the day
“Children are the wealth of nations, provided that their nations can put tools in their hands and the rule of law at their back.” (Spengler, in the Asia Times)
second thought of the day
“The silence I’m talking about, the silence we as writers must have to be productive, is silence inside ourselves. That silence travels anywhere. We carry it with us as if it were a private retreat in the mountains nestled next … Continue reading
thought of the day
“Readers swallow these inconsistencies because people are also adaptable, and if you’re already suspending your disbelief to allow magic, it’s not too hard to stretch it a little further and believe that an Empire could stand unchanged for five thousand … Continue reading
thought of the day
“The result is a state of still restlessness; of calm excitement. I laugh out loud simply because I can.” (kifudancer, doing it correctly)
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quotes of the day
“Usually you expect the induction step to fail, but sometimes it’s the base case that gets you.” (mjd, on induction) “Why can’t I just present them with a long list of dates and names, and beat them when they don’t … Continue reading
quote of the day
“Science is not like religion; it’s not about finding true doctrines. It’s about demolishing wrong ones. Ideas are two a penny; it’s the efficient destruction of error that leads us to truth. And we really need such a method. The … Continue reading
“Ah, Whitecloaks: Just like Jehovah’s Witnesses, except instead of pamphlets, they want to give you grievous bodily harm.” (Leigh Butler, in the Tor public reread of the Wheel of Time)
better thought of the day
“Doing my best to follow Jesus but I think He’s trying to shake me.” (Maciej Ceglowski, random tweet)
thought of the day
“As a manager, you are caretaker of No for you group. When it is time to do the right thing by stopping, it’s your job to bust out the No. You defend your team against organizational insanity with No.” (Rands, … Continue reading
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quote of the day
“Remember, most women would rather chew off a leg than be rude to a man to his face, so it may be difficult to get an honest answer.” (Val Henson, on the scarcity of women in most Linux communities)
thought of the day
“If I were to try to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on me, this shop might as well be closed for any other business. I do the very best I know how—the very best I can; and … Continue reading
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the secret’s out
“People become librarians because they know too much.” (Erica Olsen, on appropriate objects of worship)
thought of the day
“History is made at night. Character is what you are in the dark.” (Lord John Whorfin, Buckaroo Banzai)
this is why reading ahead is a useful skill
“Science is the game we play with God to find out what His rules are.” (Cornelius Krasel)
wisdom
“You can never know everything, and part of what you do know will always be wrong. Perhaps even the most important part. A portion of wisdom lies in knowing this. A portion of courage lies in going on anyway.” (Robert … Continue reading
thoughts of the day
“Never regard study as a duty but as an enviable opportunity to learn to know the liberating influence of beauty in the realm of the spirit for your own personal joy and to the profit of the community to which … Continue reading
motto of the day
“Only the paranoid survive.” (Andrew Grove)
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a pragmatic attitude
“We’re not evil, but we reserve the right to be evil in the future.” (a comment on Charlie Stross’ blog entry in respect of Google)
Orgel’s Second Rule
“Evolution is cleverer than you are.” (Leslie Orgel)
lucky, hey
“Console yourself with the knowledge that it was only your lover of the last six months who dumped you, not your best friend of the last fifteen years.” (Justine Larbalestier, advice for a sudden relationship deficit)
quote of the day
“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” (Viktor Frankl)
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thought of the day
“But there too from the first was the light; and life will prevail against death, though hell may bar the way.” (Richard Fernandez, on the nihilistic terror as a political tool)
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insight of the day
“I could give excuses, but the truth works much better.” (kifudancer, explaining herself)
