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Rhipeus falls too, the most righteous man in Troy, the most devoted to justice, true, but the gods had other plans.
Copernicvs
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Copernicvs
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If only x^(1/2) were commensurable, or Helen were still alive, or the sun would blow up, or I could hold the moon in the palm of my hand, or Troy had not fallen
Joined December 2024
- Replying to @charmhedgeHe wrote a book called “The Case Against Education” so at least he is being consistent (through demonstrating that sometimes education can't remedy stupidity).
- Replying to @AccidentalCISOI agree that it’s very useful to pretend it has a speed.
- Replying to @bennpeifertI think it's a perfectly general trait and we just notice the tech bros because they are doing the most damage with it.People who are successful in one narrow domain almost invariably take themselves to be experts on everything else too. The most important skills in life are to know exactly when it is better to listen to someone else—and how to identify them.
- Replying to @softpoo @AccidentalCISO and @grokGrok ain’t your best source on foundations of physics my friend.
- Replying to @inversebrahHas Udi been right about a single thing in his life?
- People who are successful in one narrow domain almost invariably take themselves to be experts on everything else too. The most important skills in life are to know exactly when it is better to listen to someone else—and how to identify them.
- Replying to @JamesSurowieckiFractions of a gram can make a difference—“roughly the same amount” won't cut it. Also worth tracking humidity in the room.