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Data Quotes by Eric S. Raymond
- Smart data structures and dumb code works a lot better than the other way around.
- Rushing to optimize before the bottlenecks are known may be the only error to have ruined more designs than feature creep. From tortured code to…
- When writing gateway software of any kind, take pains to disturb the data stream as little as possible - and never throw away information unless…
- As a Facebook user, do I have control of the data Facebook keeps about me? Concretely: can I examine and modify that data using tools…
- Does Facebook act as though I own my online life, or as though it does? Concretely: Can I control what data it shares with other…
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- Here you have a new technology, and if that technology is going to work, you must allow people to provide central indexes… — David Boies
- The great uncertainty of all data in war is because all action, to a certain extent, planned in a mere twilight -… — Carl von Clausewitz
- The weaker the data available upon which to base one's conclusion, the greater the precision which should be quoted in order to… — Norman Ralph Augustine
- I like facts and data because they help me think clearly, beyond the cultural messages that I ingest unwittingly, and sometimes find… — Roseanne Barr
- Data can't speak for itself; it's up to you to give it a voice. Try to speak truthfully. — Ronald Coase
- Data is like garbage. You'd better know what you are going to do with it before you collect it. — Mark Twain