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“Because I had a “hook to hang” the lesson on—which, in this case, was the information I googled—I could chunk multiple pieces of data into one working memory “slot.” And that, in turn, meant my working memory could hold on to more information”
― Jessica McCabe, How to ADHD: An Insider's Guide to Working with Your Brain

“The few Commodore employees who supported the VIC project gained power within the company beyond their official title.”
― Brian Bagnall, Commodore: A Company on the Edge

“I don’t want to fight for the people, I don’t want to fight against the people, I don’t want to hear of the people. I want to be left alone—to live.”
― Ayn Rand, We the Living

“A very simple but particularly useful technique for finding the cause of a problem is simply to explain it to someone else. The other person should look over your shoulder at the screen, and nod his or her head constantly (like a rubber duck bobbing up and down in a bathtub). They do not need to say a word; the simple act of explaining, step by step, what the code is supposed to do often causes the problem to leap off the screen and announce itself.[7] [7] Why "rubber ducking"? While an undergraduate at Imperial College in London, Dave did a lot of work with a research assistant named Greg Pugh, one of the best developers Dave has known. For several months Greg carried around a small yellow rubber duck, which he'd place on his terminal while coding. It was a while before Dave had the courage to ask....”
― Andrew Hunt, The Pragmatic Programmer