004497

“In determining whether two perceived objects or situations ‘are the same’, we have been trained to ignore the fact that this is completely impossible, since most of what a thing or situation is or may be is determined not by class or set, membership...

004498

“I was given a list of ~7500 potential problems in a technical situation. I selected one as the likely cause. It was the cause, and resolved the issue. It’s not possible that I knew objectively what to select… I didn’t even scan more than 5% of...

004502

“He was the consummate customer… emphasis on the role of custom and consumer replacing that of the person…” — infraheard

004505

“Imagine if… upon the rising of awareness that it is diseased, the agents of authenticity and immunity in the body… simply left for other climates. Facebook is a disease, but we must do something far more meaningful than merely departing it. We must...

004506

There are very few books I would recommend to (nearly) everyone… but Hillman’s “The Soul’s Code — in Search of Character and Calling” is one of them.

004507

‘Motivation is the riddle to which our own birth, with all its unique circumstances and mysteries… is the only appropriate reply.” — an intelligence agent