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“There are trivial truths and there are great truths. The opposite of a trivial truth is plainly false. The opposite of a great truth is also true.”
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“One of the most surreal aspects of the NSA stories based on the Snowden documents is how they made even the most paranoid conspiracy theorists seem like paragons of reason and common sense.”
― Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World
― Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World
“For years, well before consumer tracking became the norm, Radio Shack stores would routinely ask their customers for their addresses and phone numbers. For a while I just refused, but that was socially awkward. Instead, I got in the habit of replying with “9800 Savage Road, Columbia, MD, 20755”: the address of the NSA.”
― Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World
― Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World
“Consciousness cannot be accounted for in physical terms. For consciousness is absolutely fundamental. It cannot be accounted for in terms of anything else.”
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“We must be clear that when it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry. The poet, too, is not nearly so concerned with describing facts as with creating images and establishing mental connections.
[About describing atomic models in the language of classical physics:]”
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[About describing atomic models in the language of classical physics:]”
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Austin’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Austin’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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140 friends
510 books
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275 books
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868 books
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392 books
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440 books
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90 friends
560 books
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310 books
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