Ben Jeffrey's little tumbleblog for collecting stuff. So not really very much Ben Jeffrey at all.
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Perhaps the essence of the Liberal outlook could be summed up in a new decalogue, not intended to replace the old one but only to supplement it. The Ten Commandments that, as a teacher, I should wish to promulgate, might be set forth as follows:
Do not feel absolutely certain of anything.
Do not think it worth while to proceed by concealing evidence, for the evidence is sure to come to light.
Never try to discourage thinking for you are sure to succeed.
When you meet with opposition, even if it should be from your husband or your children, endeavour to overcome it by argument and not by authority, for a victory dependent upon authority is unreal and illusory.
Have no respect for the authority of others, for there are always contrary authorities to be found.
Do not use power to suppress opinions you think pernicious, for if you do the opinions will suppress you.
Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.
Find more pleasure in intelligent dissent than in passive agreement, for, if you value intelligence as you should, the former implies a deeper agreement than the latter.
Be scrupulously truthful, even if the truth is inconvenient, for it is more inconvenient when you try to conceal it.
Do not feel envious of the happiness of those who live in a fool’s paradise, for only a fool will think that it is happiness.
Bertrand Russell (The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell: 1944-1969)
(Source: brainpickings.org)
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Perl, the first postmodern computer language →
Larry Wall on postmodernism, how it relates to Perl, the language he created, and and computing in general.
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Latest in my ‘holiday beard’ series. TIred tired tired, and I need to catch a flight outta Deutschland. Time to pack my crap up again.
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Jay-Z takes the piss out of British rock, then lays down some of his own issues in a sensitive and intimate manner. PSYCH!
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That shit cray.
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Hi there, my name’s Ben, and I’ll be your internet representative for this evening!
How you doin’?
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Spent most of the weekend captaining our virtual starship’s bridge (prev photo on link). I have the coolest friends ever.
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Did I ever mention how I, too, was once bullied for reading a dictionary? Any Fabian women with a penchant for firestarting, come hit me up.
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"I must not let my principles stand in the way of progress. I must be willing to adapt."
Oliver Tate, Submarine
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New year’s pre-back-to-school photo. Man, I get more and more hipster every time I do this shit. Not even trying. Honest. Cub Scout’s honour*!
*I was kicked out of the Cub Scouts. The 8 year old rebel without a cause. Make of that what you will.
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