Jim Horning on experience
Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement. Jim Horning (1942 - 2003), American computer scientist. Quite true!
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An epic quotation from the Little Prince
Recently I read a very nice book that I warmly recommend to all of you: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900-1944) . It's a wonderful book for children but - and especially - for adults too. Too many causes for reflection about friendship, dreams, the way we live, the things we think are important (but aren't!) ... everything in a so small book! A must to read! To give you a taste of the book, I report the dedication of the author to his best friend: To Leon Werth I ask the indulgence of the children who may read this book for dedicating it to a grown−up. I have a serious reason: he is the best friend I have in the world. I have another reason: this grown−up understands everything, even books about children. I have a third reason: he lives in France where he is hungry and cold. He needs cheering up. If all these reasons are not enough, I will dedicate the book to the child from whom this grown−up grew. All grown−ups were once children−− although fe...
Facts about the evolution, sorry creationists
The scishow and crashcourse channels on youtube are amazing! Pills of knowledge, like these ones reporting the proves supporting the theory of the evolution. Evolution is a thing! Get used to it, Really! Don't fool yourselves! Evolution in biology Evolution for humans References are reported below the videos. I think it can be useful to watch also this video by the awesome Neil DeGrasse! The thought he suggests it's really fascinating and very disturbing at the same time.