The wise perceive that indescribable happiness saying, This is That. How am I to know It? Does It shine by Its own light or does It shine by reflected light?
The Sun does not shine there, nor the Moon, nor the stars; nor do these lightnings shine there, much less this fire. When He shines, everything shines after Him; by His light all is lighted.
- Kathopanishad, 5.14-15
Monday, April 23, 2007
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Another Erdosian quote
Why are numbers beautiful? It’s like asking why is Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony beautiful. If you don’t see why, someone can’t tell you. I know numbers are beautiful. If they aren’t beautiful, nothing is.
Monday, April 09, 2007
From an MIT job advert
Applicants must also have extensive knowledge of C and UNIX, although they should also have sufficiently good programming taste to not consider this an achievement…
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