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the ways we have systematically undermined knowledge systems falling outside of Western traditions. Epistemicide is the killing, silencing, annihilation, or devaluing of a knowledge system.
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"the question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim."
- edsger dijkstra
6. One of the clearest signs of intelligence is being able to hear an opinion you disagree with and not act emotionally
"Running one mile has more in common with running a marathon than sitting at home.
Investing $100 has more in common with being a millionaire than being broke.
Writing one sentence has more in common with writing a book than never writing one.
It always feels small in the beginning and the big goals seem far away. It's easy to talk yourself out of the
... See moreDijkstra said: “Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes.”
PAUL FORD • Paul Ford: What Is Code? | Bloomberg
Gordon surmised that the Pirahã provided support for a controversial hypothesis advanced early in the last century by Benjamin Lee Whorf, a student of Sapir’s. Whorf argued that the words in our vocabulary determine how we think. Since the Pirahã do not have words for numbers above two, Gordon wrote, they have a limited ability to work with... See more