Philomath

Be Quiet 🤫

[Math Files @Math_files]

Albert Einstein once remarked, “You know, Henri, I began by studying mathematics, but eventually turned to physics.”

Henri Poincaré asked, “Why was that?”

Einstein replied, “Because although I could distinguish true statements from false ones, I couldn’t determine which were truly important.”

Poincaré smiled and responded, “That’s quite interesting, Albert. I began with physics, but ultimately chose mathematics.”

Einstein, intrigued, asked, “And why did you make that change?”

Poincaré answered, “Because I couldn’t tell which of the important facts were actually true.”

The exchange captures, with subtle wit, the contrasting philosophies of two of the greatest scientific minds.

[Тsфdiиg @tsoding]

Good software is invisible. That's why all software is bad because the managers demand visibility of programmers work.

[International Cyber Digest @IntCyberDigest]

POV: you are downloading npm packages in 2026

[Dave W Plummer @davepl1968]

Before DNS, the Internet ran on a single text file.

You wanted a hostname?

You emailed Elizabeth Feinler’s team at SRI. They edited their local HOSTS.TXT and then everyone downloaded the new copy!

That worked… until it didn’t.

By 1983, it was obvious this wouldn’t scale, so Paul Mockapetris created DNS: distributed, hierarchical, no single point of failure.

The modern Internet exists because we stopped relying on one file to keep it all straight!

[Ælþemplær @Aelthemplaer]

This is how fiber optics work basically

[Larp Pickle @funkykongfac]

this is the most genius idea ive ever fucking seen EVER

[𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚆𝙷𝙸𝚃𝙴 𝚁𝙰𝙱𝙱𝙸𝚃 @White_Rabbit_OG]

Finally 👏👏👏

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

As a martial arts fan, this is the coldest knockout I have ever seen 😳

[Philosophy Of Physics @PhilosophyOfPhy]

Don't force your children into your ways, for they were created for a time different from your own.

- Plato

[Prof. Feynman @ProfFeynman]

You’re not learning if you’re not confused half the time.

[World of Statistics @stats_feed]

Career Things You’ll Regret Not Starting Early

• Learning one valuable skill deeply
• Building a portfolio, not just a résumé
• Asking better questions
• Changing direction sooner
• Networking without needing something
• Working for learning, not just pay
• Creating instead of only consuming

Careers compound quietly.

[Stuttering Craig (Official) @StutteringCraig]

MUST WATCH.

This NAILS the difference between 90's kids who played video games and Gen Z kids.

Thanks to @ShortN40 for the tip on this.

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

Engineer Ian Davis built his own mechanical prosthetic when his medical insurance did not cover him, it functions without batteries or electricity

[truthache @truthache68]

Energy is contagious. So are limits, ambition, self respect, and mediocrity. You don't become like the people around you overnight.

[truthache @truthache68]

The Dunning-Kruger Effect

[GitHub Projects Community @GithubProjects]

*have a bug free weekend*