Why Should I Care What Color the Bikeshed Is?
“The really, really short answer is that you should not. The somewhat longer answer is that just because you are capable of building a bikeshed does not mean you should stop others from building one just because you do not like the color they plan to paint it. This is a metaphor indicating that you need not argue about every little feature just because you know enough to do so. Some people have commented that the amount of noise generated by a change is inversely proportional to the complexity of the change.”
Also known as Parkinson’s Law of Triviality.
What is the secret to life in two words?
What is the secret to life in two words?
Don’t let yourself be limited by other people’s artificial constraints.
If you are not paying for it, you’re not the customer; you’re the product being sold.
The first rule of AI is to check whether you already know the answer.
Roses are red.
Violets are blue.
That’s what they say.
but it just isn’t true.
Roses are red.
And apples are too.
But violets are violet.
Violets aren’t blue.
An orange is orange.
But Greenland’s not green.
A pinky’s not pink.
So what does it mean?
To call something blue.
When it’s not, we defile it.
But, ah, what the heck?
It’s hard to rhyme violet
Dance like photos are not being tagged.
Sing like there’s no YouTube.
Love like you’ve never been unfriended.
Tweet like nobody’s following.
Work like you don’t need the money.
Love like you’ve never been hurt.
Dance like no-one’s watching.
Sing like no-one’s listening.
Live like there’s no tomorrow.
Fear like a stone.
