Detours increase local knowledge.
Quote of the Week 18 “ Detours increase local knowledge. ” ― Kurt Tucholsky As seen in Dessau:
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The best way to get the right answer on the Internet is not to ask a question; it's to post the wrong answer.
Quote of the Week 17 “ The best way to get the right answer on the Internet is not to ask a question; it's to post the wrong answer.” ― Ward Cunningham ( Cunningham's Law )
He who lives by the crystal ball will eat shattered glass.
Quote of the Week 16 “ He who lives by the crystal ball will eat shattered glass.” ― Ray Dalio A variation of: “ He who lives by the crystal ball soon learns to eat ground glass .” ― Edgar Fiedler Triggered by the promotion for Dalio 's new book " How Countries Go Broke ― The Big Cycle ". Here's what X/Grok comments: Who Said It? The quote " He who lives by the crystal ball will eat shattered glass " is most commonly attributed to Ray Dalio, the founder of Bridgewater Associates, a prominent hedge fund. However, a similar version, " He who lives by the crystal ball soon learns to eat ground glass ," is attributed to economist Edgar R. Fiedler. The Dalio version is more widely circulated in modern contexts, particularly in finance and investing circles. When and in Which Context? The exact origin date of Dalio’s quote is unclear, as it appears in various sources without a definitive first publication. It gained prominence through Dalio’s public w...
Mathematics is the art of giving the same name to different things.
Quote of the Week 15 “ Mathematics is the art of giving the same name to different things.” ― Henri Poincaré Triggered by the use of a variation of the quote by Robert Fuchs on LinkedIn. As opposed to poetry : “ Poetry is the art of giving different names to the same thing.” “L a Mathématique est l’art de donner le même nom à des choses différentes. ” ― Henri Poincaré In 1908, the Fourth International Congress of Mathematicians was held in Rome. During the Congress, the mathematician Jean-Gaston Darboux presented an address written by Henri Poincaré entitled “L’avenir des mathématiques,” and Poincaré included the paper as a chapter in his book Science et Méthode. An authorized English translation by George Bruce Halsted appeared as the chapter “The Future of Mathematics” in The Foundations of Science, first published in 1913. ... Out of context, it is possible to misinterpret “giving the same name to different things” as saying that words in mathematics are us...