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Quote Investigator is a website that fact-checks the reported origins of widely circulated quotes. It was started in 2010 by Gregory F. Sullivan, a former Johns Hopkins University computer scientist who runs the site under the pseudonym Garson O'Toole. Many of the quotes that O'Toole examines on the site are emailed to him by readers. [1]
Productivity paradox: (also known as Solow computer paradox): Worker productivity may go down, despite technological improvements. Scitovsky paradox : Using the Kaldor–Hicks criterion , an allocation A may be more efficient than allocation B, while at the same time B is more efficient than A.
Example: Alan Turing was a computer scientist ante litteram, since the field of "computer science" was not yet recognized in Turing's day. ante meridiem (a.m.) before midday: From midnight to noon; confer post meridiem: ante mortem: before death: See post mortem ("after death") ante omnia armari: before all else, be armed: ante prandium (a.p ...
The truth can sometimes be scary! But these truth quotes about its importance will make it easier to swallow. The post 75 Truth Quotes That Will Set You Free appeared first on Reader's Digest.
23. “In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” 24. “Gambling, beer and football filled the horizons of their minds.” 25.
2. “The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare with the press.” 3. "One had better die fighting against injustice than to die like a dog or a rat in a trap."
Truth. Virtue. Liberty. Motto of the University of Szeged, Hungary veritas vitæ magistra: truth is the teacher of life: Another plausible translation is "truth is the mistress of life". It is the unofficial motto of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras and is inscribed in its tower. veritas vos liberabit: truth will liberate you [all]
Walk down Reader's Digest memory lane with these quotes from famous people throughout the decades. The post 100 of the Best Quotes from Famous People appeared first on Reader's Digest.