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Word of the Day

Willful Ignorance Noun (uncountable)(idiomatic, law) A decision in bad faith to avoid, becoming informed about something so as to having to make undesirable decisions that such information might prompt Read more →

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Political disorders can be quickly healed if they are seen well in advance; when, for lack of a diagnosis, they are allowed to grow in such a way that everyone can recognize them, remedies are too late - Niccolo Machiavelli,... Read more →

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The impression of complexity is probably due to lack of proper analysis and not to any inherent complexity of our systems. —Eli Goldratt Read more →

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When considering the quality of an argument, thou shalt not consider the source of the argument. In a previous post on the Ad Hominem argument, I focused on the fallacy of No Estimates, whose proponents claim, fallaciously, that you can... Read more →

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Si vis pacem, para bellum you may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you ― Leon Trotsky Read more →

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Please stop saying you researched it. You didn't research anything and it's highly probable that you don't even know how to do so. Did you compile a literature review and write abstracts on each article? Or better, did you collect... Read more →

Quote of the Day (Anti-Intellectualism)

There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that Democracy... Read more →

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The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. ― Neil deGrasse Tyson Read more →

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Good leadership requires you to surround yourself with people of diverse perspectives who can disagree with you without fear of retaliation - Doris Kearns Goodwin Read more →

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Physical concept drives logical design. If it doesn’t, we have an exercise in fantasy - Robert John Halligan, FIE Aust CPEng IntPE(Aus) - Managing Director Read more →

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Those Who Dance Are Considered Mad by Those Who Can’t Hear the Music Read more →

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If you wish to persuade me, you must think my thoughts, feel my feelings, and speak my words. — Cicero, Roman Statesman (106 BC) Read more →

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We cannot tell the precise moment when friendship is formed. As in filling a vessel drop by drop, there is, at last, a drop which makes it run over; So in a series of kindness there is at last one... Read more →

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Cito, longe, tarde Advice, in Latin, from Roman Public Health officials, Leave quickly. Go far away. Come back slowly. Read more →

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When a decision makes sense through several frames, it's probably a good decision - J. E. Russo, 1989 Having multiple points of view into the problem and the solution is needed for success on projects, or for that matter all... Read more →

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Ignorance more often begets confidence than knowledge. — Charles Darwin When we hear from self-proclaimed experts in their advice, take care to probe further to confirm their expertise has been applied to actual projects in your domain. Then confirm that... Read more →

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Tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today - Malcom X (African Proverb) Read more →

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It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. ― Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Read more →

Quote of the Day - Ignoring Reality Doesn't Make It Go Away

We can evade reality, but we cannot evade the consequences of reality - Ayn Rand There are several realities in our complex software-intensive system of systems All risk comes from uncertainty. Uncertainties come in two forms that can be handled... Read more →

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I prefer an interesting vice to an annoying virtue - Moliere Read more →