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“There are two kinds of creation myths: those where life arises out of the mud, and those where life falls from the sky. In this creation myth, computers arose from the mud, and code fell from the sky.”
― Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe
― Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe
“The obsidian flake and the silicon chip are struck by the light of the same campfire that has passed from hand to hand since the human mind began.”
― Project Orion: The True Story of the Atomic Spaceship
― Project Orion: The True Story of the Atomic Spaceship
“We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us.”
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“Whenever we proceed from the known into the unknown we may hope to understand, but we may have to learn at the same time a new meaning of the word 'understanding.”
― Physics and Philosophy: The Revolution in Modern Science
― Physics and Philosophy: The Revolution in Modern Science
“For those who believe in God, most of the big questions are answered. But for those of us who can't readily accept the God formula, the big answers don't remain stone-written. We adjust to new conditions and discoveries. We are pliable. Love need not be a command nor faith a dictum. I am my own god. We are here to unlearn the teachings of the church, state, and our educational system. We are here to drink beer. We are here to kill war. We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us.”
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Nicholas’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Nicholas’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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455 books
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317 books
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192 friends
2,523 books
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1,609 books
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70 friends
2,313 books
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103 friends
746 books
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1,005 books
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65 friends
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