“On every full moon, rituals ... take place on hilltops, beaches, in open fields and in ordinary houses. Writers, teachers, nurses, computer programmers, artists, lawyers, poets, plumbers, and auto mechanics -- women and men from many backgrounds come together to celebrate the mysteries of the Triple Goddess of the Dance of Life. The religion they practice is called Witchcraft.” MenTogetherArtistHousePracticeTeacherMysteryFieldsPoetMoonComputerOrdinaryMen And WomenLawyerBackgroundsCelebrateBeachRitualNurseGoddessMechanicWitchcraftPaganismProgrammersFull MoonPlumberComputer ProgrammersOpen FieldsWiccanAuto Mechanic Book:Spiral Dance: Slipcase Source: Spiral Dance: Slipcase
“The practice of first developing a clear and precise definition of a process without regard for efficiency, and then using it as a guide and a test in exploring equivalent processes possessing other characteristics, such as greater efficiency, is very common in mathematics. It is a very fruitful practice which should not be blighted by premature emphasis on efficiency in computer execution.” ShouldFirstsProcessCommonPracticeClearGreaterComputerTestsRegardMathematicsDefinitionsGuidesDevelopingCharacteristicsExecutionEfficiencyExploringPreciseEmphasisPossessingPremature Author:Kenneth E. Iverson
“I recommend computer science to people who practice meditation. The mental structures that are used in computer science are very similar exercises done in Buddhist monasteries.” PeopleDoneSuccessUsedCareersPracticeMeditationBuddhismExerciseComputerStructureBuddhistComputer ScienceMonasteries Author:Frederick Lenz
“In Buddhist practice a great deal of time is spent practicing mandala meditation. You learn to visualize and hold simultaneous concepts in the mind during meditation.” MindScienceDealsPracticeMeditationComputerConceptsBuddhistComputer ScienceSimultaneous Author:Frederick Lenz
“I have been using the computer as a work aid since the mid-90's. It is extraordinarily well suited to how I think and work and has transformed my practice. Nearly everything I have done in the past 15 years would have been impossible without it. I use the computer for drawing, composing and colour planning everything, from postage stamps to paintings to architectural-scale installations.” ThinkingYearsWellsHas BeensDoneUsePastPracticeImpossiblePaintingComputerAidsDrawingScalesPlanningColourTransformedStampsComposingInstallationPostagePostage Stamps Author:Michael Craig-Martin
“Turn off your computer and go out of doors. Dig a large enough hole to transplant a mature apple tree. Nurture the tree, feed it, coddle it so that its fruit will be ample, bright and firm. Practice open-hand strikes against the rough bark of the trunk until it's time to harvest. Choose the champion of your apple crop, pluck it from the tree, and beat yourself about the face and tits with it until your mettle will suffice.” EnoughHandsFacesTurnsPracticeDoorsTreeComputerBeatsFruitStrikesHolesFirmChampionApplesRoughMatureNurtureHarvestCropsBarkTrunksTurn OffPluckTransplantsApple TreesMettle Author:Nick Offerman
“Speaking of human computers, there is a guy named Art Benjamin, he's a human calculator. He says it's a skill he learned as a kid. Now he's a math professor at Harvey Mudd. He can find the square root of a six digit number in a few seconds. Practice.” HumansArtKidsGuyNumbersPracticeSkillsSixComputerArt IsRootsMathSecondsProfessorsSquaresHarveyCalculatorsSquare Roots Author:Bill Nye
“They say films they are made by computers. There are computer programs to see statistically what people are more interested in, and they practice computer combinations in these things to try to have more viewers.” PeopleTryingMadeFilmPracticeComputerProgramCombinationViewers Author:Miguel Gomes
“Are we expected to live in a world where we can no longer send death threats to colleagues via email? Where we can no longer IM other people to suggest physically improbable and morally dodgy sexual practices? Where doctoring photos of people to place them in legally compromising positions is frowned upon? Who wants to live in that sort of world? Not this column, that's for sure.” PeopleWorldWantPracticePositionComputerThreatExpectedCompromiseColleaguesEmailColumnsImprobableDoctoring Author:Ian O'Doherty
“If self-driving cars are going to work - they're being tested now, as you know - the computers that drive them have to have lots of practice before they're allowed to get out in a real car on the roads.” IfsKnowsRealSelfPracticeCarComputerDrivingTestedGoing To WorkDriving Cars Author:Peter Sagal
“In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.” RealityCultureLeadershipDifferencesPracticeTheoryComputerProgrammingFavouriteFunny InspirationalProgrammersQuantum MechanicsComputer ProgrammingComputer ScienceProgramming LanguagesComputer LanguagePractiseIsmsTheoristsQuantum TheoryComputer ProgrammersSoftware DevelopmentScience TechnologyTheory And PracticeSome InterestingProgramming FunnyComputer Systems Author:Yogi Berra