Most software today is very much like an Egyptian pyramid with millions of bricks piled on top of each other, with no structural integrity, but just done by brute force and thousands of slaves. ~ Alan Kay
Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code [...]
. . . imagine a puddle waking up one morning and thinking, ‘This is an interesting world I find myself in’an interesting hole I find myself in’fits me rather neatly, doesn’t it? In fact it fits me staggeringly well, must have been made to have me in it!’ This is such a powerful idea that [...]
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Boredom is therefore a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.
I found one day in school a boy of medium size ill-treating a smaller boy. I expostulated, but he replied: “The bigs hit me, so I hit the babies; that’s fair.” In [...]
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Not only was Churchill one of the greatest leaders of the 20th century, he was one hell of a witty guy. These are a few of my favorite quotes and anecdotes attributed to him:
History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it.
In war it does not matter who is right, but who [...]
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I’ve posted a few quote collections before and they’ve been quite popular, so thought I’d try it again. Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World is an amazing book, so go read it if you haven’t already. Both inside and out of his novels, Huxley is extremely eloquent and insightful.
I wanted to change the world. But I [...]
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If he is infinitely good, what reason should we have to fear him?
If he is infinitely wise, why should we have doubts concerning our future?
If he knows all, why warn him of our needs and fatigue him with our prayers?
If he is everywhere, why erect temples to him?
If he is just, why fear that he [...]
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My best advice to anyone who wants to raise a happy, mentally healthy child is: Keep him or her as far away from a church as you can.
Tax the FUCK out of the churches!
Get smart and I’ll fuck you over — sayeth The Lord.
The essence of Christianity is told to us in the Garden of [...]
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