March 2010
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“Paul was desperate and changed the “df” command such that it executed a shell...”
– The Certified DBA [via The Daily WTF]
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“It isn’t long before they start drawing up lists of punishments for all...”
– ‘Golden Compass’ author Philip Pullman challenges church tenets in book
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You have everything you need to run Linux. →
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Public domain engravings: Historical Anatomies... →
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“The only things all Anarchists have in common is: being against exploitation in...”
– Black Bloc vs. Liberal Shlock, Anarchistnews.org (9 March, 2010) (via fuckyeahanarchism)
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“I’m sort of a foodie, and I’m not going to do the ‘living off...”
– Hipsters on Food Stamps at Salon Magazine
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Bedrooms of the fallen... →
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“No one balances Life, Craft, Vagina, and Pimpdom like the Jewish Sinatra.”
– Arthur Kade
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Ain't no gangstas - gangstas is in jail. →
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… or are they your best fears, if they’re actually coming true unlike all the rest?
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“We’re destroying the creative middle classes; we’re destroying...”
– Jaron Lanier, Jaron Lanier says Internet has fallen short
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“So, please: Make stuff. Don’t just consume the things produced by others. If you...”
– Made by Hand: In Praise of Amateurs at Get Rich Slowly
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“Automation does not remove humans but tends to redefine their roles: operators...”
– Nancy Leveson [via Operator Roles, System Complexity, and Failure at Operator Speaking]
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“Who are they going to put in jail?
The programmer who wrote code that allowed...”
– Nancy Leveson in Risks Digest
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It's fun to use learning for evil. →
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“When you feel yourself being sucked in by mindless activities, ask yourself if...”
– Resisting the Time Suck at Get Rich Slowly
Key phrase: “as you intended”
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Precise: the same result Accurate: the right result
Accuracy without precision is called “dumb luck”. Efficient: do things the right way Effective: do the right things
Efficiency without effectiveness is called “wasted effort”.
Mastery: win with a strategy Genius: change the game
Genius without mastery is called “cheating”.
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“Hope deceives more men than cunning does.”
– - Vauvenargues
[via Steve Dekorte]
The cunning manipulation of others’ hope? Therein lies the rub… ergo religion, scams, and politics.
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“All that clutter isn’t just annoying. It’s expensive. That’s right: excess stuff...”
– The High Cost of Clutter at Get Rich Slowly
Oddly enough, this article was published just as I was thinking about clutter. The effects of clutter on the individual psyche are numerous and profound, though a cluttered environment does seem to be a natural choice for many people.
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Easy things are tempting, but only if they are... →