“When you choose a language, youre also choosing a community. The programmers youll be able to hire to work on a Java project wont be as smart as the ones you could get to work on a project written in Python. And the quality of your hackers probably matters more than the language you choose. Though, frankly, the fact that good hackers prefer Python to Java should tell you something about the relative merits of those languages.” ShouldMatterFactsAbleLanguageCommunityQualityWrittenProjectsSmartMeritRelativeYou ChooseProgrammersHackersJavaPython Author:Philip Greenspun
“There is no superior person by constitutional standards. An applicant who is white is entitled to no advantage by reason of that fact, nor is he subject to any disability, no matter what his race or color. Whatever his race, an applicant has a constitutional right to have his application considered on its individual merits.” PersonsMatterReasonFactsIndividualWhiteRaceAtheismSubjectsColorStandardsAdvantageNo Matter WhatPositive AtheismSuperiorsMeritDisabilityApplicationEntitled Author:William O. Douglas
“We can speculate on what's likely, but what's needed is an investigation. And speculation is no substitute for facts. As a former prosecutor, I prosecuted antitrust cases civilly. And I can say that antitrust investigations merit searching, penetrating scrutiny and investigation. That's what we need here.” NeedsI CanFactsCasesNeededFormerMeritSubstitutesInvestigationSpeculationScrutinyProsecutorAntitrust Author:Richard Blumenthal
“In science, 'fact' can only mean 'confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent.' I suppose that apples might start to rise tomorrow, but the possibility does not merit equal time in physics classrooms.” MeanDoeFactsMightWould BeScienceReligionPossibilityEvolutionTomorrowEqualDegreesPhysicsMeritApplesClassroomScientific FactsRotten Apples Author:Stephen Jay Gould