A quotation from A. A. Milne

   “Wait a moment,” said Winnie-the-Pooh, holding up his paw.
   He sat down and thought, in the most thoughtful way he could think. Then he fitted his paw into one of the Tracks … and then he scratched his nose twice, and stood up.
   “Yes,” said Winnie-the-Pooh.
   “I see now,” said Winnie-the-Pooh.
   “I have been Foolish and Deluded,” said he, “and I am a Bear of No Brain at All.”

A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
Winnie-the-Pooh, ch. 3 “Pooh and Piglet Go Hunting” (1926)

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A quotation from C. C. Colton

If the weakness of the head were an admissible excuse for the malevolence of the heart, the one-half of mankind would be occupied in aggression, and the other half in forgiveness; but the interests of society peremptorily demand that things should not be so; for a fool is often as dangerous to deal with as a knave, and always more incorrigible.

Charles Caleb "C. C." Colton (1780-1832) English cleric, writer, aphorist
Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Vol. 1, § 372 (1820)

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A quotation from Molière

CLITANDRE: A learned fool is more foolish than an ignorant fool.
 
[Un sot savant est sot plus qu’un sot ignorant.]

Molière (1622-1673) French playwright, actor [stage name for Jean-Baptiste Poquelin]
Les Femmes Savantes [The Learned Ladies], Act 4, sc. 3 (1692) [tr. Van Laun (1876)]

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A quotation from Thomas Carlyle

Strange enough how creatures of the human-kind shut their eyes to plainest facts; and by the mere inertia of Oblivion and Stupidity, live at ease in the midst of Wonders and Terrors. But indeed man is, and was always, a blockhead and dullard; much readier to feel and digest, than to think and consider.

Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) Scottish essayist and historian
Sartor Resartus, Book 1, ch. 8 (1834)

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A quotation from Cicero

A man who does not see this is senseless; he who does see it, and still advocates such a measure, is impious.
 
[Hoc qui non videt, excors; qui, cum videt, decernit, impius est.]

Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) Roman orator, statesman, philosopher
Philippics [Philippicae; Antonian Orations], No. 5, ch. 2 / sec. 5 (5.2/5.5) (43-01-01 BC) [tr. Yonge (1903)]

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A quotation from Claude Bernard

You need not hesitate to say aloud that my adversary is wrong and that he is an imbecile.
 
[Vous ne devez pas hésiter à dire hautement que mon adversaire a tort et que c’est un imbécile.]

Claude Bernard (1813-1878) French physiologist, scientist
Cahier de Notes (1860) [tr. Hoff / Guillemin / Guillemin (1967)]

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A quotation from Montesquieu

I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should appear like a fool but be wise.
 
[J’ai toujours vu que, pour réussir parfaitement bien dans le monde, il alloit avoir l’air fou et être sage.]

Charles-Lewis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755) French political philosopher
Pensées Diverses [Assorted Thoughts], # 1004 / 1013 (1720-1755)

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#Trump is what we in Sweden call a "Tölp". So are most members of his... regime.

"Tölp" translates to: #fool, #oaf, #dolt, #boor, #jerk, #boob, #lout, #idiot, #chump, #klutz, #twit, #clod, #clown, #booby, #bumpkin, #slob, #blunderer, #clot, #yokel, #clodhopper.

Yay... #funny if the world survives.

http://talkwards.com/2025/08/09/trump-is-a-tolp/

A quotation from Montesquieu

Solemnity is the fool’s shield and buckler.
 
[La gravité est la bouclier des sots.]

Charles-Lewis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755) French political philosopher
Pensées Diverses [Assorted Thoughts], # 1637 / 1051 (1720-1755) [ed. Guterman (1963)]

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A quotation from Chamfort

There are more fools than wise men, and even in the wise there is more folly than wisdom.
 
[Il y a plus de fous que de sages, et dans le sage même, il y a plus de folie que de sagesse.]

Nicolas Chamfort (1741-1794) French writer, epigrammist (b. Nicolas-Sébastien Roch)
Products of Perfected Civilization [Produits de la Civilisation Perfectionée], Part 1 “Maxims and Thoughts [Maximes et Pensées],” ch. 2, ¶ 149 (1795) [tr. Merwin (1969)]

Sourcing, notes, alternate translations: wist.info/chamfort-nicolas/759…

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#Dolt
#Ignoranus
#kackistocracy https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:twjze4qqf6fgxz33ct52wlnl/post/3lkbpmejbqc2t

A quotation from Chris Boucher

THE DOCTOR: The very powerful and the very stupid have one thing in common. They don’t alter their views to the facts, they alter the facts to fit their views, which can be uncomfortable, if you happen to be one of the facts that needs altering.

Chris Boucher (1943-2022) British TV screenwriter, script editor, novelist
Doctor Who, 14×04 “The Face of Evil,” Part 4 (1977-01-22)

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For the life of me, I can't think of why anyone would pay any attention to what #JDVance has to say about #AI.

Or why he expects the #EU to deregulate tech companies because regulation makes #Trump angry.

#entitlement #ego #dolt

https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2025/02/11/jd-vance-knocks-eus-regulation-of-us-tech-giants-america-cannot-accept-that/

A quotation from Josh Billings

Natur seldum makes a phool, she simply furnishes the raw materials, and lets the fellow finish the job to suit himself.
 
[Nature seldom makes a fool, she simply furnishes the raw materials and lets the fellow finish the job to suit himself.]

Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Josh Billings’ Trump Kards, ch. 11 “The Mermaid” (1874)

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/12/12/kari-lake-voice-of-america-director-trump/76937488007/?tbref=hp

No one in AZ wanted her as #governor or #senator but she sucked up to the #Orange #Dolt well enough to get a spot in the government nonetheless.
She’s like Remora, attaches herself to a bigger marine animal and eats its scraps and goes along for the ride. That is Kari Lake.

DVC, FDS, Kart и Dolt для версионирования данных

Дата-сайентистам необходимо следить, на каком наборе данных ML-модели проявляют себя наилучшим образом и почему. Для этого есть специализированные решения, которые помогают реализовать версионирование данных. Меня зовут Павел Куницын, я главный специалист по анализу данных и МО в ПГК Диджитал, и сегодня хотел бы рассказать о некоторых профильных open source инструментах

https://habr.com/ru/companies/pgk/articles/861484/

#первая_грузовая_компания #версионирование_данных #dvc #fds #kart #dolt

Выбираю Open Source БД для себя

Задача такая: искал Open Source БД для своего пет-проекта. Решил посмотреть в интернете новые решения в рамках БД. После чтения статей и отбора из 6-7 БД остались три (3), которые понравились лично мне. Больше ничего путного не нашел. Почему именно эти? Во-первых, они Open Source, а во-вторых, у них есть ответы на два главных моих вопроса «Для чего это нужно?» и «Работает ли из коробки?» Давайте покажу на примерах.

https://habr.com/ru/companies/alfa/articles/854400/

#bd #dolt #postgresql #yugabytedb #mailsearch

A quotation from Bierce, Ambrose:

«
IDIOT, n. A member of a large and powerful tribe whose influence in human affairs has always been dominant and controlling. The Idiot’s activity is not confined to any special field of thought or action, but “pervades and regulates the whole.” He has the last word in everything; his decision is unappealable. He sets the fashi…
»

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https://wist.info/bierce-ambrose/71485/

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A quotation from Twain, Mark:

«
It’s better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid, than to open it and remove all doubt.
»

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https://wist.info/twain-mark/27279/

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#dolt is embarrassingly beautiful.

Make yourself a favor, give it a try.

https://docs.dolthub.com/