WIST Quotations3d ago

A quotation from Thomas Fuller

Never trust a malicious Man upon the Account that thou hast done him good Offices: For thou hast but fed a Dragon that will devour thee, if ever thou comest within his reach.

Thomas Fuller (1654-1734) English physician, preacher, aphorist, writer
Introductio ad Prudentiam, Vol. 1, # 948 (1725)

More about this quote: wist.info/fuller-thomas-1654/8…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #thomasfuller #badperson #betrayal #evilperson #faithlessness #favor #malice #quidproquo #selfbetrayal #transaction #trust #trustworthiness

Introductio ad Prudentiam, Vol. 1, # 948 (1725) - Fuller, Thomas (1654) | WIST Quotations

Never trust a malicious Man upon the Account that thou hast done him good Offices: For thou hast but fed a Dragon that will devour thee, if ever thou comest within his reach. Fuller repeated this item as # 2443 in his second volume (1727), slightly altered: Never trust a…

WIST Quotations
Osna.FMNov 18
The German stock exchange experienced a pronounced downturn on Tuesday, continuing a weak start to the trading day and prompting cautious investor sentiment. Th... https://news.osna.fm/?p=23914 | #news #dax #declines #defensive #favor
Osna.FMOct 10
A cautious undertone permeated Friday's trading session on the German stock market, with the DAX index retreating into negative territory amid a broader trend o... https://news.osna.fm/?p=18757 | #news #dax #defensive #falls #favor
Dax Falls as Investors Favor Defensive Stocks - Osna.FM

Stocks slide as midday trading sees Dax dip - proceed with caution on hyped investments.

Osna.FM
WIST QuotationsOct 2

A quotation from Eric Hoffer

The pleasure we derive from doing favors is partly in the feeling it gives us that we are not altogether worthless. It is a pleasant surprise to ourselves.

Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
Passionate State of Mind, Aphorism 113 (1955)

More info about this quote: wist.info/hoffer-eric/79459/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #erichoffer #dogood #doingfavors #favor #gooddeed #goodworks #selfdeprecation #selfimage #worth

Vivian Schey 🏳️‍🌈 🇩🇪 <(FSM)<{Sep 12

#Addendum to #Yesterday

I'm out of #Trouble.

The #Package was picked up by the regular #Mail girl because someone up in the #Office decided to do me a #Favor, and made her aware that there was something laying around.

They could have told me, but why bother...🙄

Osna.FMSep 10
A recent opinion poll conducted by Verian and reported by Der Spiegel indicates that a majority of German voters would support the Federal Republic's endorsemen... https://news.osna.fm/?p=14810 | #news #eu #favor #german #israel
German Voters Favor EU Sanctions on Israel - Osna.FM

German voters largely support EU sanctions against Israel - discover the poll results and understand the implications for international relations.

Osna.FM
WebHallaSep 4

Recent #research from universities af Maryland/Singapore/Ohio warn #HRM in organizations using #AI to #evaluate #resumes. AI systems #favor resumes (over 70%!) written by (other) AI #LLM systems rather than the ones written by the humans themselves.

https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.00462

AI Self-preferencing in Algorithmic Hiring: Empirical Evidence and Insights

As generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools become widely adopted, large language models (LLMs) are increasingly involved on both sides of decision-making processes, ranging from hiring to content moderation. This dual adoption raises a critical question: do LLMs systematically favor content that resembles their own outputs? Prior research in computer science has identified self-preference bias -- the tendency of LLMs to favor their own generated content -- but its real-world implications have not been empirically evaluated. We focus on the hiring context, where job applicants often rely on LLMs to refine resumes, while employers deploy them to screen those same resumes. Using a large-scale controlled resume correspondence experiment, we find that LLMs consistently prefer resumes generated by themselves over those written by humans or produced by alternative models, even when content quality is controlled. The bias against human-written resumes is particularly substantial, with self-preference bias ranging from 68% to 88% across major commercial and open-source models. To assess labor market impact, we simulate realistic hiring pipelines across 24 occupations. These simulations show that candidates using the same LLM as the evaluator are 23% to 60% more likely to be shortlisted than equally qualified applicants submitting human-written resumes, with the largest disadvantages observed in business-related fields such as sales and accounting. We further demonstrate that this bias can be reduced by more than 50% through simple interventions targeting LLMs' self-recognition capabilities. These findings highlight an emerging but previously overlooked risk in AI-assisted decision making and call for expanded frameworks of AI fairness that address not only demographic-based disparities, but also biases in AI-AI interactions.

arXiv.org
WordofTheHourSep 1

#favor : an act of grace or good will, as distinct from justice or remuneration

- French: service

- Italian: favore

- Portuguese: favor/ favorecer

- Spanish: favor

------------

Fill in missing translations @ https://wordofthehour.org/r/translations

We need your help!! Help us improve our translations. :)

We rely on community members to help us improve our translations. If you are a native speaker in one of our supported languages, we strongly...

Tyrone Tony Reed Jr.Aug 23

God’s favor often shows up through unexpected helpers—the people you never saw coming. 🙌🏾

✨ New #FavorFridays with Tony™ (Post #320) 👉🏾 https://wix.to/n22QbDF

#Faith #Favor #DivineHelp #TrustGod #FaithInAction #SpiritualEncouragement #GodsTiming #KingdomFocus #Encouragement #Blessed

WIST QuotationsAug 21

A quotation from Ben Franklin

The cringing Train of Pow’r, survey;
What Creatures are so low as they!
With what obsequiousness they bend!
To what vile actions condescend!
Their Rise is on their Meanness built,
And Flatt’ry is their smallest Guilt.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard (1741 ed.)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/franklin-benjamin/78…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #benfranklin #benjaminfranklin #poorrichardsalmanac #asskisssing #bowing #condescension #courtiers #favor #flattery #flunkies #guilt #hangerson #insincerity #lackeys #obsequiousness #power #praise #servility #subservience #sycophant #kowtowing #followers