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But the story of the golden calf also reminds us that without rules we quickly become slaves to our passions—and there’s nothing freeing about that.
“Two things about Sam Walton distinguish him from almost everyone else I know. First, he gets up every day bound and determined to improve something. Second, he is less afraid of being wrong than anyone I’ve ever known. And once he sees he’s wrong, he just shakes it off and heads in another direction.”
― Sam Walton: Made In America
― Sam Walton: Made In America
“the first ENIAC programmer team was all-female: Kathleen McNulty, Betty Jennings, Elizabeth Snyder, Marlyn Wescoff, Frances Bilas, and Ruth Lichterman, known later as the “ENIAC Girls.”
― Coders: The Making of a New Tribe and the Remaking of the World
― Coders: The Making of a New Tribe and the Remaking of the World
“Sapiens rule the world because only they can weave an intersubjective web of meaning:”
― Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
― Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
“Silicon Valley has a major, transformative role to play in making our world less deadly. And frankly, it should disappoint all of us to see the Valley shirk that opportunity in order to develop better advertising engines or more addictive social apps.”
― The End of Killing: How Our Newest Technologies Can Solve Humanity’s Oldest Problem
― The End of Killing: How Our Newest Technologies Can Solve Humanity’s Oldest Problem
“The connection between clean-energy systems and a growing economy is a direct one.We can take money that would otherwise flow to foreign emirates and invest those same dollars in local jobs. We can
reduce harms to public health and the global commons by investing in skills, technology, and productive infrastructure.”
― Apollo's Fire: Igniting America's Clean Energy Economy
reduce harms to public health and the global commons by investing in skills, technology, and productive infrastructure.”
― Apollo's Fire: Igniting America's Clean Energy Economy
Tim McCarthy’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Tim McCarthy’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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294 friends
579 books
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617 books
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74 friends
84 books
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792 books
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56 books
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38 friends
289 books
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0 books
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29 friends
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