Mastodawn

Somehow, things just didn’t work out the way the books on administration and on leadership said they should, and I early became aware that I could never qualify as a leader, if it were really necessary that I possess the twenty or so qualities most books or articles on leadership claimed to be necessary. So far, I have found no one in the Navy or in industry who possesses more than a few of these qualities, and so I have regretfully come to the conclusion that the only person who ever possessed all of them died some 1900 years ago.

Hyman Rickover (1900-1986) American naval engineer, submariner, US Navy Admiral
Speech (1954-03-16), “Administering a Large Military Development Project,” US Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California

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Rickover, Hyman - Speech (1954-03-16), “Administering a Large Military Development Project,” US Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California | WIST Quotations

Somehow, things just didn't work out the way the books on administration and on leadership said they should, and I early became aware that I could never qualify as a leader, if it were really necessary that I possess the twenty or so qualities most books or articles on leadership…

WIST Quotations

Quick Quotes Dec 15

“It might not be about perfection. Rather, it may be that that which is imperfect is that which has the most character.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

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Mike Brandly, Auctioneer Blog Dec 1

What is your reputation?

Your auctioneer brand is your professional reputation in motion. It is the combination of your character, competence, and consistency. It is how bidders, sellers, attorneys, and the public describe you when you are not in the room. In auctioneering, perception and performance must align. Authenticity is not a marketing tactic. It is a professional obligation. Auctioneering is a people centered business built on trust. If bidders question your fairness, or sellers question your transparency, […]

https://mikebrandlyauctioneer.wordpress.com/2025/11/30/what-is-your-reputation/

damian entwistle Oct 21

Today's Flickr photo with the most hits: this home art, made by me (nearly 20 years ago). It features the titles of the eponymous statues at the Library of Celsus, Ephesus.

Sophia - wisdom

Arete - excellence, virtue

Ennoia - thought, intention, mind

Episteme - knowledge, understanding, science

(Damian made this)

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sawdahsalib Sep 25

Describe the good qualities of your men.

اپنے مردوں کی اچھائیاں بیان کیا کریں

For more info: https://www.dawateislami.net/

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WIST Quotations Has Moved!Sep 8

A quotation from Joseph Addison

Temperance and abstinence, faith and devotion, are in themselves perhaps as laudable as any other virtues; but those which make a man popular and beloved are justice, charity, munificence, and, in short, all the good qualities which render us beneficial to each other.

Joseph Addison (1672-1719) English essayist, poet, statesman
Essay (1711-12-08), The Spectator, No. 243

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eicker.news ᳇ tech news Aug 2, 2025

#Anthropic researchers studied how #AI systems’ #personalities change and what makes them #evil. They found that #data influences an AI model’s #qualities, and by identifying which parts of the #neuralnetwork correspond to specific traits, they could predict and control these impulses: flagging problematic data and injecting undesirable traits. https://www.theverge.com/anthropic/717551/anthropic-research-fellows-ai-personality-claude-sycophantic-evil?eicker.news #tech #media #news

Anthropic studied what gives an AI system its ‘personality’ — and what makes it ‘evil’

On Friday, Anthropic debuted research unpacking how an AI system’s “personality” — as in, tone, responses, and overarching motivation — changes and why. Researchers also tracked what makes a model “evil.”

The Verge