Stevenson, Robert Louis - Essay (1888-09), "A Letter to a Young Gentleman Who Proposes to Embrace the Career of Art," Scribner's Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 3 | WIST Quotations

To give the public what they do not want, and yet expect to be supported: we have there a strange pretension, and yet not uncommon, above all with painters. The first duty in this world is for a man to pay his way; when that is quite accomplished, he may…

Roosevelt, Theodore - Speech (1899-04-10), "The Strenuous Life," Hamilton Club, Chicago | WIST Quotations

Let us therefore boldly face the life of strife, resolute to do our duty well and manfully; resolute to uphold righteousness by deed and by word; resolute to be both honest and brave, to serve high ideals, yet to use practical methods. Above all, let us shrink from no strife,…

Roosevelt, Franklin Delano - Quoted in Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen, "How the President Works," Harper's Monthly Magazine, Vol. 173 (1936-06) | WIST Quotations

To accomplish almost anything worthwhile, it is necessary to compromise between the ideal and the practical.

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Why Zig Feels More Practical Than Rust for Real-World CLI Tools

A deep dive into the practical advantages of Zig over Rust for building command-line interfaces.

Is a movie prop the ultimate laptop bag?

A while back I attended a Cloudflare board meeting  and carried my laptop in a brown paper bag from a grocery store. This elicited a few com...