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Going back to my little box of Ga-Jol, I think it’s important to note that the Danish wisdom advises us not just to pay attention to small things, but also to be honest in small things. This means being honest to the code, honest to our colleagues about the state of our code and, most of all, being honest with ourselves about our code. Did we Do our Best to “leave the campground cleaner than we found it”?
Clean Code
Robert C. Martin
American productivities, highest in the world, rose from less than 1 t of coal per miner per shift in 1900 to a nationwide hourly average of about 5 t per worker, with specific rates ranging from 2 to 3 t/h in Appalachian underground mines to about 27 t/h in surface mines of the Powder River Basin in Montana and Wyoming (USEIA 2016a).
Energy and Civilization
Vaclav Smil
It is far-reaching because the intention of sceptical philosophy is not to simply checkmate the intellect into philosophical apathy, a result common amongst philosophy students who are rarely taught the deeper import of scepticism. Rather, the intention is to bring about a kind of therapeutic apostasy, which Sextus clearly shows will lead to tranquillity and peace of mind, the ultimate ambition of sceptical philosophy.
Philosophy 100 Essential Thinkers
Philip Stokes
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