Quote of the Day (Laurence Sterne, on Error and Human Nature)

“The laws of nature will defend themselves;⁠—but error⁠…error, Sir, creeps in thro’ the minute holes and small crevices which human nature leaves unguarded.” —Anglo-Irish novelist and clergyman Laurence Sterne (1713-1768), The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (1759)

And these days, with all the attempts to make human labor obsolete, error creeps into AI, too. 

Quote of the Day (Bear Bryant, on Getting Past Mistakes)

“When you make a mistake, there are only three things you should ever do about it: admit it, learn from it, and don't repeat it.” — Alabama football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant (1913-1983), quoted in Creed and Heidi Tyline King, I Ain't Never Been Nothing but a Winner: Coach Paul Bear Bryant's 323 Greatest Quotes About Success, On and Off the Football Field (2000)

This past week, guess who did repeat his mistake?

One hint: the man that Spy Magazine once aptly called a “short-fingered vulgarian.”

Quote of the Day (TV writer Aaron Fullerton, on a Computer Feature He Actually Likes)

“I'd like the window that says ‘Are you sure you want to do this? OK/Cancel’ to pop up less often on my computer and more in my real life.”—TV writer Aaron Fullerton, September 18, 2013 tweet