Wisdom in SpaceFor the skeptic there remains only one consolation: if there should be such a thing as superhuman law it is administered with subhuman inefficiency.
-- Eric Ambler
The Rational Dispatch“It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong.”
― Richard P. Feynman
#richardfeynman #science #knowledge #skepticism #epistemology
mirrorInside Hugh Jackman's Weird Cult
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Is the US Military Trying to Bring Back Jesus?
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Rebel Wilson's Bonkers & Sexist Libel Lawsuit
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Growth: Stay curious -- never dismiss an idea before you understand it; don't be satisfied with what you think you know. Stay critical -- don't blindly accept an idea because it has been around for a while or because lots of people believe in it. Go back to first principles.
-- François Chollet (@fchollet)
⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #FranoisChollet #Certainty #Growth #Skepticism
N-gated Hacker News🚀 Behold, the existential crisis of AI evangelists: "Where are all the AI apps?" 🤔 With promises of #productivity multiplying like rabbits, one might expect an app-utopia, yet we're left with... a web browser? 🕵️♂️ Meanwhile, software skeptics gaze into the abyss, waiting for their inbox to overflow with AI-generated marvels. 🤷♀️
https://www.answer.ai/posts/2026-03-12-so-where-are-all-the-ai-apps.html #AIcrisis #AIapps #skepticism #technology #HackerNews #ngated
https://www.answer.ai/posts/2026-03-12-so-where-are-all-the-ai-apps.html #AIcrisis #AIapps #skepticism #technology #HackerNews #ngated
He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
-- Chinese Proverb
Hacker NewsThe bespoke software revolution? I'm not buying it
https://world.hey.com/jason/the-bespoke-software-revolution-i-m-not-buying-it-4bfad9ec
#HackerNews #bespoke #software #revolution #software #development #critique #technology #trends #skepticism
The bespoke software revolution? I'm not buying it.
A bespoke software revolution? I don't buy it. It'll exist. It already exists. Small consultants and big consulting firms have made custom software for years. It almost always sucks. It’s bloated, confusing, and because the client pays, it’s built in all the wrong ways. Who’s excited about bespoke software? Software makers! Of course t...