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My teacher was a venerable redbeard named Diego who explained the ancient principle “first do no harm” from early bassist Hippocrates: lock into the beat, play the root, don’t put the groove at risk. Diego said a clean bass line is barely
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“Talent alone isn’t enough,” said Marcus. “You must adhere to good spell design practices. Even the most talented wizards can get careless and sloppy.”
― Best Practices of Spell Design
― Best Practices of Spell Design
“Because the process of innovation often relies heavily on the combining and recombining of previous innovations, the broader and deeper the pool of accessible ideas and individuals, the more opportunities there are for innovation.”
― Race Against The Machine
― Race Against The Machine
“Ford CEO Henry Ford II and United Automobile Workers president Walter Reuther are jointly touring a modern auto plant. Ford jokingly jabs at Reuther: “Walter, how are you going to get these robots to pay UAW dues?” Not missing a beat, Reuther responds: “Henry, how are you going to get them to buy your cars?”
― Race Against The Machine
― Race Against The Machine
“His job is not to wield power but to draw attention away from it.”
― The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
― The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
TechLore
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Lore is a body of traditions and knowledge held by a particular group, typically passed from person to person by word of mouth. Tech culture is a trad ...more
SICP
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— last activity Apr 20, 2017 12:04PM
Reading and discussing Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Free online version https://github.com/sarabander/sicp-pdf
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