Thu Jun 4
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“ The sky is falling, but here we are—millions of us—sitting around trying to invent new ways to talk to one another. ”
Steven Johnson
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Making a Softer World
Tue Jun 2
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“ Abstract
The Paxos algorithm, when presented in plain English, is very simple. ”
Abstract from Paxos Made Simple
Mon May 25
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“ Its purpose would be achieved if it gave pleasure to one person who read and understood it. ”
Ludwig Wittgenstein on his Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
Sun May 17
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Cooperation & Fairness
Fri May 15
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“ The dullest person becomes interesting if you feel that he is really himself, that he is not holding up some absurd shield or other in front of his shivering soul. ”
Arthur Christopher Benson
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Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
Thu May 7
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“ I used to be darker, then I got lighter, then I got dark again. ”
Bill Callahan
