Three’s a crowd — in love, in war, in software development.
May 122020
Computing
I did not write a program to generate this book; I am that program.
Jan 212020
The neuroses of the village can now be disseminated with the speed and efficiency of an advanced civilization.
Nov 212019
It is a mild defect of computers that they imitate humans imperfectly, and a grave defect of humans that they cannot imitate computers at all.
Oct 182019
Writing and computer programming are usually done worse when they are done for money.
Oct 172018
We used to suspect that our friends and neighbors were mad, and now, thanks to modern technology, we know they are.
Sep 102018
Once memory has been centralized it can be destroyed.
Apr 172018
Regressions Toward the Mean
5. John Podhoretz
4. Charlie Sheen / Emilio Estevez
3. The Rockefellers
2. The family business
1. The Kennedys
Jul 072017
Problem, n. In mathematics: A problem. In social science: A state of affairs with which one is unhappy.
Jun 022017
Workaround, n. A technique for leaving work around.
Jun 012017
We immediately recognize excess precision as a sign of lying, except in a statistic.