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A quotation from La Rochefoucauld
The world oftener rewards the appearance of merit than merit itself.
[Le monde récompense plus souvent les apparences du mérite que le mérite même.]François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French epigrammatist, memoirist, noble
Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶166 (1665-1678) [tr. Bund/Friswell (1871)]More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/la-rochefoucauld-fra…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #larochefoucauld #appearances #cynicism #facade #merit #praise #recognition #reward #virtue
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On this Āsāḷha Full Moon day, it's good to remember these 'auspicious' days, which now enrich viharas, began just because early wandering ascetics needed a regular time and signal to meet to recite their tradition's rules and vote on penalties for rule breakers.
https://www.dailymirror.lk/cartoon_of_the_day/Cartoon-of-the-Day-29-07-2026/167-346860
#buddhism #uposatha #purnima #fullmoon #monasticism #rules #auspicious #sila #merit #karma #kamma #vihara #nationalism #wealth #money #power #corruption #cartoon
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In this follow-up to the Merits of Meritocracy, I delved a little deeper into Trump and Plato's Republic.
https://philosophics.blog/2026/07/22/the-merits-of-meritocracy/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social
#philosophy #merit #business #linkedin #meritocracy #video #podcast #substack #politics #language #culture #dei #promotions #statistics #heuristics -
I've been wittering on about the history and failings of Meritocracy, but I hadn't drafted a version for Substack.
👉 https://brywillis634737.substack.com/p/the-merits-of-meritocracyI've purposely left Trump, but clearly he's a central figure in this perspective. Very few situations merit meritocracy as a lens, but we seem to overextend it. It is certainly overrepresented in business.
#philosophy #merit #business #linkedin #meritocracy #video #podcast #substack #politics #language #culture #dei #promotions #statistics #heuristics
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@rperezrosario/116925717178519995
"I realize that some people really dislike AI, but this is an area where I'm willing to absolutely put my foot down as the top-level maintainer.
Linux is not one of those anti-AI projects, and if somebody has issues with that, they can do the open-source thing and fork it.
Or just walk away.
AI is a tool, just like other tools we use. And it's clearly a useful one.
It may not have been that "clearly" even just a year ago, but it's no longer in question today.
There are other questions around AI (like what the economy of it will actually look like in the end), but "is it useful" is no longer one of those questions. Anybody who doubts that clearly hasn't actually used it.
Yes, it can also be a somewhat painful tool, both for maintainer workloads and just from a "it keeps finding embarrassing bugs" standpoint.
But the solution is not to put your head in the sand and sing "La La La, I can't hear you" at the top of your voice like some people seem to do.
The solution is to make sure those LLM tools _help_ maintainers instead of just causing them pain. There's no question on that side.
We're not forcing anybody to use it, but I will very loudly ignore people who try to argue against other people from using it.
And no, AI isn't perfect. But Christ, anybody who points to the problems at AI had better be looking in the mirror and pointing at themselves at the same time.
Because it's not like natural intelligence is always all that great either.
The kernel project has been and will continue to be about the technology.
Sure, the social angle of working on open source is important and often a very motivating part of the project, but in the end that's a side benefit, not the _point_ of the project.
This is *NOT* some kind of "social warrior" project, never has been, and never will be.
In the kernel community we do open source because it results in better technology, not because of religious reasons.
And so we make decisions primarily based on technical merit. Not fear of new tools."
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📌 46ème numéro des #bioinformations : https://bioinformations.fr
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A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt
Under the spoils system a man is appointed to an ordinary clerical or ministerial position in the municipal, Federal, or State government, not primarily because he is expected to be a good servant, but because he has rendered help to some big boss or to the henchman of some big boss. His stay in office depends not upon how he performs service, but upon how he retains his influence in the party. This necessarily means that his attention to the interests of the public at large, even though real, is secondary to his devotion to his organization, or to the interest of the ward leader who put him in his place.
Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901–1909)
Autobiography, ch. 5 “Applied Idealism” (1913)More about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/8…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #teddyroosevelt #theodoreroosevelt #civilservant #civilservice #corruption #employment #favoritism #graft #influence #merit #partisanship #politics #publicinterest #quidproquo #spoils #spoilssystem
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Discrimination Preferences https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:crm:wpaper:26125&r=&r=exp
"… #moral preferences are highly heterogeneous and the moral #discrimination preferences we introduce are widespread. We identify minorities of individuals with tastes for.…and large majorities with preferences against taste discrimination
… substantial shares with merit-based preferences for statistical discrimination…as well as against statistical discrimination
… discrimination is sensitive to profitability, but only 21% of individuals are pure profit maximizers on average, and moral preferences remain highly relevant. When taste discrimination becomes profitable, a sizable minority is swayed to engage in it… but 75% forgo earnings by refusing to engage in it. When instead it becomes profitable to engage in statistical discrimination, most are enticed to engage in it… Nevertheless, 32% forgo earnings by refusing to engage in statistical discrimination. The bulk of statistical discrimination with monetary incentives here stems from merit concerns rather than profit maximization. This is because about half of individuals statistically discriminate on #merit grounds even without monetary incentives to do so
.… while merit may justify rejecting taste discrimination of groups with equal merit, it also justifies statistical discrimination under incomplete information"
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#merit : in a good sense: the quality or state of deserving well
- French: mérite
- Italian: merito
- Portuguese: mérito
- Spanish: mérito
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‼️ 45ème numéro des #bioinformations en ligne ‼️
🤝 reconnaissance du réseau #MERIT
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🌐 #JeBiF fait peau neuve
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➕ et bien plus encore ...📰 Bonne lecture sur bioinformations.fr
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A quotation from La Rochefoucauld
We try to make virtues of the faults we do not wish to correct.
[Nous essayons de nous faire honneur des défauts que nous ne voulons pas corriger.]François VI, duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French epigrammatist, memoirist, noble
Réflexions ou sentences et maximes morales [Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims], ¶442 (1665-1678) [tr. Kronenberger (1959)]More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/la-rochefoucauld-fra…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #larochefoucauld #boasting #correction #failings #faults #fixing #merit #promotion #rebranding #selfcorrection #selfimprovement #vices #virtue #weaknesses
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The One-Line Truth
Standards reveal real intent
Same work. Same skills. Same access. Anything less is a quiet bias. #GenderEquality #Education #WorkplaceEquality #Skills #Leadership #EqualOpportunity #WomenAtWork #Merit
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Merit, Not Likes — Would You Visit?”
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#Strom: #Merit #Order abschaffen, #chinesischen #Strommarkt kopieren - Dirk #Specht | #GeladenPodcast:
Viele Bereiche der Energiewende müssen radikal neu gedacht werden, wenn wir vorankommen wollen. Großbatterien, Gaskraftwerke & Strommarkt – Dirk Specht (Aufsichtsrat und Unternehmer im Digital- und Energiesektor) analysiert, wie die Energiewende Fahrt aufnehmen könnte.
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🌱 Today’s #DailySutta:
SN 55.43 Tatiya Asaṇkheyya Sutta: Incalculable 3
“Monks, there are four kinds of streams of merit and streams of wholesomeness that generate happiness.…”
Read the sutta
📖 https://daily.readingfaithfully.org/sn-55-43-tatiya-asankheyya-sutta-incalculable-3-2/?=MDSGet these by email
✉ https://daily.readingfaithfully.org?=MSUDS#merit #StreamEntry #SamyuttaNikaya #Theravada #PaliCanon #RealBuddhaQuotes #Suttas #Dhamma #Buddhism #Buddha
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CVE Alert: CVE-2026-0854 - Merit LILIN - DH032 - https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/cve-alert-cve-2026-0854-merit-lilin-dh032/
#OSINT #ThreatIntel #CyberSecurity #cve-2026-0854 #merit-lilin #dh032
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CVE Alert: CVE-2026-0855 - Merit LILIN - P2 - https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/cve-alert-cve-2026-0855-merit-lilin-p2/
#OSINT #ThreatIntel #CyberSecurity #cve-2026-0855 #merit-lilin #p2
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#merit : in a good sense: the quality or state of deserving well
- French: mérite
- Italian: merito
- Portuguese: mérito
- Spanish: mérito
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Thank you so much for being a member of our community!
