Kalcifer
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0·19 days agoI think the following quote is in the same vein:
Don’t take refuge in the false security of consensus.
[Christopher Hitchens] [1]
References
- Type: Video. Title: “Christopher Hitchens - Don’t take refuge in the false security of consensus”. Author: “Michael Pesin”. Publisher: “YouTube”. Published: 2018-08-24T04:26:47Z. Accessed: 2026-02-23T01:01Z. URI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne0FVkpL7JU.
“Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good enough” […]
I think some other quotes similar to this are:
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There is never a good time to do anything. [1]
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Perfection is lots of little things done well.
[Marco Pierre White] [2]
References
- Type: Text (Quote). Author: Unknown. Published: Unknown. Accessed: Unknown. Publisher: “Lemmy”.
- Type: Text (Quote). Author: “Marco Pierre White”. Publisher: [Type: Video. Publisher: “YouTube”.]. Published: Unknown. Accessed: Unknown.
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Rationality is not a character trait, it’s a process. If you fool yourself into believing that you’re rational by default, you open yourself up to the most irrational thinking.
References
- Type: Comment. Author: “@The8BitPianist”. Publisher [Type: Post (Video). Title: “On These Questions, Smarter People Do Worse”. Author: “Veritasium” (“@veritasium”). Publisher: YouTube. Published: 2024-11-04T16:48:03Z. URI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zB_OApdxcno.]. Published: 2024-11-04T09:06:26Z. Accessed: 2025-03-29T07:48Z. URI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zB_OApdxcno&lc=Ugy6vV7Z3EeFHkdfbHl4AaABAg.
My main server runs Ubuntu Server (I’m thinking about switching it to Debian), and my laptop and desktop both run Arch Linux. Generally, I pick whatever I think is best for the given usecase — things like stability, package availability, documentation, security, etc. are considered.