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  1. A quotation from Cicero

    AUDITOR: By Hercules, I prefer to be wrong with Plato […] than to be right with those idiots.
     
    [Errare mehercule malo cum Platone […] quam cum istis vera sentire.]

    Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) Roman orator, statesman, philosopher
    Tusculan Disputations [Tusculanae Disputationes], Book 1, ch. 17 (1.17) / sec. 39 (1.39) (45 BC) [tr. @sententiq (2012)]

    More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/cicero-marcus-tulliu…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #cicero #authority #bias #correctness #esteem #loyalty #partisanship #party #respect #right #truth #wrong

  2. A quotation from Cicero

    AUDITOR: By Hercules, I prefer to be wrong with Plato […] than to be right with those idiots.
     
    [Errare mehercule malo cum Platone […] quam cum istis vera sentire.]

    Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) Roman orator, statesman, philosopher
    Tusculan Disputations [Tusculanae Disputationes], Book 1, ch. 17 (1.17) / sec. 39 (1.39) (45 BC) [tr. @sententiq (2012)]

    More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/cicero-marcus-tulliu…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #cicero #authority #bias #correctness #esteem #loyalty #partisanship #party #respect #right #truth #wrong

  3. A quotation from Cicero

    AUDITOR: By Hercules, I prefer to be wrong with Plato […] than to be right with those idiots.
     
    [Errare mehercule malo cum Platone […] quam cum istis vera sentire.]

    Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) Roman orator, statesman, philosopher
    Tusculan Disputations [Tusculanae Disputationes], Book 1, ch. 17 (1.17) / sec. 39 (1.39) (45 BC) [tr. @sententiq (2012)]

    More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/cicero-marcus-tulliu…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #cicero #authority #bias #correctness #esteem #loyalty #partisanship #party #respect #right #truth #wrong

  4. A quotation from Cicero

    AUDITOR: By Hercules, I prefer to be wrong with Plato […] than to be right with those idiots.
     
    [Errare mehercule malo cum Platone […] quam cum istis vera sentire.]

    Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) Roman orator, statesman, philosopher
    Tusculan Disputations [Tusculanae Disputationes], Book 1, ch. 17 (1.17) / sec. 39 (1.39) (45 BC) [tr. @sententiq (2012)]

    More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/cicero-marcus-tulliu…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #cicero #authority #bias #correctness #esteem #loyalty #partisanship #party #respect #right #truth #wrong

  5. 🚀 Ah, the age-old tale where #techie #wonderkids deliver the holy grail of perfection, only for it to be politely shoved aside because, heaven forbid, "comfort" isn't synonymous with "correctness" in organizations. 🤦‍♂️ Take solace in knowing that your technical genius will be appreciated by exactly zero living souls until the #apocalypse. 🌍💥
    raccoon.land/posts/technical-e #comfort #vs #correctness #organizational #challenges #tech #innovation #HackerNews #ngated

  6. The Power Of Using A Story For Better Data Comprehension And Hence Decision Making
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    doi.org/10.1080/15228053.2021. <-- shared book review, “Data Story: Explain Data And Inspire Action Through Story”
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    [I encountered this excellent graphic from @saurabh Rai, and went and explored the ideas put so succinctly here; I found, well, a technical story overview (link above) to ‘match’; however, this should not be considered an endorsement of this book]
    #data #storytelling #data #comprehension #presentation #story #frameworks #context #setting #dataquality #communication #usecase #robustness #insights #correctness #decisionmaking #narratives #decisions

  7. @hamishcampbell (4/9)
    While I am #guessing that it must have been something along the lines of, if they can't see #past the first #impressions then I don't want them anyways. My opinion based on some #experience is that it also might have put off some right #people . And for something like this every single one #matters . Irrelevant whether that trait is #positive or #negative in them. I am not assuming my #correctness here.
    ...

  8. @hamishcampbell (4/9)
    While I am #guessing that it must have been something along the lines of, if they can't see #past the first #impressions then I don't want them anyways. My opinion based on some #experience is that it also might have put off some right #people . And for something like this every single one #matters . Irrelevant whether that trait is #positive or #negative in them. I am not assuming my #correctness here.
    ...

  9. A quotation from Judith Martin

    It is, indeed, a trial to maintain the virtue of humility when one can’t help being right.

    Judith Martin (b. 1938) American author, journalist, etiquette expert [a.k.a. Miss Manners]
    “Miss Manners,” syndicated column (1999-02-02)

    More info about this quote: wist.info/martin-judith/79642/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #judithmartin #missmanners #correctness #ego #falsemodesty #humility #modesty #pride #rectitude #selfrighteousness

  10. A quotation from C. C. Colton

    Pedantry prides herself on being wrong by rules; while common sense is contented to be right without them.

    Charles Caleb "C. C." Colton (1780-1832) English cleric, writer, aphorist
    Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Vol. 1, § 48 (1820)

    Sourcing, notes: wist.info/colton-charles-caleb…

    #quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #cccolton #bureaucracy #commonsense #correctness #error #legalism #pedantry #procedure #rules

  11. After accounting for all variables, we're seeing something funny when subtracting backgrounds that put question marks on fundamental background subtraction practices in scattering.
    So I wrote a little bit about it:

    #science #scattering #rigour #correctness

    lookingatnothing.com/index.php

  12. "Political Correctness - The art of saying something totally bland when a good insult would be more satisfying, and more deserved." — Harry Newton — — — #HarryNewton #quote #quotes #political #correctness #bland #insult #careful #humor #humorous #funny #mild #aggressive

  13. @schmudde

    This story is perfect and so, so beautiful. On so many levels.

    As an insight into creativity; as a glimpse into CS history; as an example of "quality assurance by getting it right in the first place". And told beautifully, a piece of perfect prose.

    #Multics #programming #design #creativity #correctness #QualityAssurance #TomVanVleck #AndreBenSoussan