WIST QuotationsMar 11

A quotation from Marcus Aurelius

There is a doom inexorable and a law inviolable, or there is a providence that can be merciful, or else there is a chaos that is purposeless and ungoverned. If a resistless fate, why try to struggle against it? If a providence willing to show mercy, do your best to deserve its divine succour. If a chaos undirected, give thanks that amid such stormy seas you have within you a mind at the helm.
 
[Ἤτοι ἀνάγκη εἱμαρμένης καὶ ἀπαράβατος τάξις ἢ πρόνοια ἱλάσιμος ἢ φυρμὸς εἰκαιότητος ἀπροστάτητος. εἰ μὲν οὖν ἀπαράβατος ἀνάγκη, τί ἀντιτείνεις; εἰ δὲ πρόνοια ἐπιδεχομένη τὸ ἱλάσκεσθαι, ἄξιον σαυτὸν ποίησον τῆς ἐκ τοῦ θείου βοηθείας. εἰ δὲ φυρμὸς ἀνηγεμόνευτος, ἀσμένιζε ὅτι ἐν τοιούτῳ κλύδωνι αὐτὸς ἔχεις ἐν σαυτῷ τινα νοῦν ἡγεμονικόν.]

Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) Roman emperor (161-180), Stoic philosopher
Meditations [To Himself; Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν], Book 12, ch. 14 (12.14) (AD 161-180) [tr. Staniforth (1964)]

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Marcus Aurelius - Meditations [To Himself; Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν], Book 12, ch. 14 (12.14) (AD 161-180) [tr. Staniforth (1964)] | WIST Quotations

There is a doom inexorable and a law inviolable, or there is a providence that can be merciful, or else there is a chaos that is purposeless and ungoverned. If a resistless fate, why try to struggle against it? If a providence willing to show mercy, do your best to…

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WIST QuotationsFeb 23

A quotation from Tim Schafer

MEMBRILLO: All day long, Manny, I sort through pure sadness. I find evidence, and I piece together stories. But none of my stories end well — they all end here. And the moral of every story is the same: we may have years, we may have hours, but sooner or later, we push up flowers.

Tim Schafer (b. 1967) American video game designer.
Grim Fandango, “Year 2,” computer game (1998)

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Schafer, Tim - Grim Fandango, "Year 2," computer game (1998) | WIST Quotations

MEMBRILLO: All day long, Manny, I sort through pure sadness. I find evidence, and I piece together stories. But none of my stories end well -- they all end here. And the moral of every story is the same: we may have years, we may have hours, but sooner or…

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Eternidade 1Jan 25

The origin of life on Earth

Logically, both mathematically and geophysiologically, Earth didn't win a lottery by chance, but rather organized matter to dissipate planetary energy. We are, therefore, the conscious nervous system of Earth itself—minerals that have learned to feel, think, and navigate the cosmos.

#Iron, #Defragmentation, #Fusion, #Inevitability,

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Eternidade 1Jan 25

The origin of life on Earth

Life arose from the fusion of volcanic minerals and gases in abyssal fissures, where iron acted as an inevitable chemical engine. This process transformed the "fragmented rock" into organic cells, maintaining metallic clusters to this day as the energetic core of all biology.
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jaimedavid327Jan 19

How January 2026 Already Feels Like a Whole Year

January 2026 has felt like a year within itself. We’re only a few weeks into the month, and yet it feels as if the weight of time has condensed, making every day feel like a chapter in a longer saga. It’s not the typical feeling of a new year’s freshness or the usual optimism that comes with turning the page on a calendar. Instead, there’s something different about this January — something that feels stretched, intense, and heavy. In a way, it’s as if time itself has slowed, […]

https://jaimedavid.blog/2026/01/19/23/27/56/analysis/jaimedavid327/9127/how-january-2026-already-feels-like-a-whole-year/

Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELSDec 28
From the #journal Nature, an excerpt from an article with the title “#AI Is Transforming Peer Review — and Many #Scientists Are #Worried”: “Some enthusiasts see the #automation of #peer #review as an #inevitability — but many #researchers, such as [ecologist Timothée] Poisot, as well as #journal #publishers, view it as a #disaster. …” https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00894-7
AI is transforming peer review — and many scientists are worried

Artificial intelligence software is increasingly involved in reviewing papers, provoking interest and unease.

Blain SmithDec 16
This is not the future by @[email protected]

https://blog.mathieui.net/this-is-not-the-future.html

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This is not the future

WIST Quotations Has Moved!Dec 15

A quotation from Victor Hugo

An invasion of armies can be resisted; an invasion of ideas cannot be resisted.
 
[On résiste à l’invasion des armées ; on ne résiste pas à l’invasion des idées.]

Victor Hugo (1802-1885) French writer
The History of a Crime [Histoire d’un Crime], ch. 10, Conclusion [tr. Joyce & Locker (1878)]

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The History of a Crime [Histoire d'un Crime], ch. 10, Conclusion [tr. Joyce & Locker (1878)] - Hugo, Victor | WIST Quotations

An invasion of armies can be resisted; an invasion of ideas cannot be resisted. [On résiste à l’invasion des armées ; on ne résiste pas à l’invasion des idées.] Garson O'Toole, Burton Stevenson, and Ralph Keyes suggest this phrase morphed in English in the early 1940s into "One cannot resist…

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WIST Quotations Has Moved!Dec 4

A quotation from Christopher Marlowe

What doctrine call you this, Che sera, sera:
What will be, shall be? Divinity, adieu!

Christopher "Kit" Marlowe (1564-1593) English dramatist and poet
The Tragicall History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, Act 1, sc. 1 (sc. 1), l. 76ff (1594; 1604 “A” text)

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The Tragicall History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, Act 1, sc. 1 (sc. 1), l. 76ff (1594; 1604 "A" text) - Marlowe, Christopher | WIST Quotations

What doctrine call you this, Che sera, sera: What will be, shall be? Divinity, adieu! Giving up on Christian doctrine, since it teaches that all are sinful, and that sinfulness condemns one to death and damnation. (Faustus ignores the ideas of repentance and salvation.) These lines show up as well…

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what's trendingDec 2

The Power of Saying No - Tristan Harris on The Diary Of A CEO

#inevitability #coordination