He seems very fond of Douglas Adams.
Digital watches ARE a pretty neat idea!
Peter Norvig's collection of quotes
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#12I have seen Pasteur's quote frequently translated as "chance favors the prepared mind" but Norvig cites it as "chance favors only the prepared mind" which is closer to the original French and has a profoundly different meaning. It's certainly a stronger argument that a simple plan or clear hypothesis set will allow you to improvise more successfully as events unfold.
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#13Science is like sex: sometimes something useful comes out, but that is not the reason we are doing it -- Richard Feynman s/Science/Startup/
this is good, I want to use this as Nikil's application of to Feynman's metaphor for science to startups in my entrepreneurial quotes list. Can you please send me an appropriate attribution I can use.
Re: Peter Norvig's collection of quotes
#14Am I the only one who doesn't see anything particularly special about Norvig's collection of quotes? Why do quotes that he likes hold any more relevance than someone else's? It's much better to build your own collection that is relevant to how you live your life.
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#15Ironic but I love this one,
A witty saying proves nothing. - Voltaire