“Po tom, ako sa Kišiňov pripojil k protiruskej koalícii odsudzujúcej ruskú agresiu proti Ukrajine, muselo sa Moldavsko definitívne vzdať lacných ruských surovín. Mnohí Moldavci to berú osobne a vinia z toho prezidentku aj EÚ.” https://dennikn.sk/4283272/vyplakala-som-tam-vsetky-slzy-ako-moldavcanka-lora-vyrubala-ceresnovy-sad-a-preco-za-to-moze-eu/
“The problem, however, is that things like “mindset theory” are often peddled with little regard for whether they’re true or not, peddling concepts that make the reader feel smart because they sort of make sense. After all, being open to… Read More »Recommended Read: The Cult of Microsoft
“A good engineer is one whom I, as a manager or peer, can trust to progress a project, knowing that they will deliver a solution by working with the team and producing good quality, again and again.” https://candost.blog/on-good-software-engineers
“Napísala som o tom do televízie dlhý elaborát, kde argumentujem proti tomu, čo v programe Mačka nie je pes hlásajú. Ale dozvedela som sa od nich, že je to predsa „zábavný program“, takže by ľudia nemali brať vážne, čo sa tam hovorí.” https://dennikn.sk/4277646/psy-a-macky-dusime-laskou-a-prehnanou-starostlivostou-hovori-veterinarka-pachame-zlo-v-dobrej-viere/#p_lock
“Slováci minulý rok prehrali na stávkovaní 1,3 miliardy eur. A to neprestávkovali ľudia, ktorí zarábajú veľa. A sú to často tí istí, čo aj pijú. Aj keby nejedli, ale na Poprad – Slovan 2:1 a borovičku k tomu mať budú” https://dennikn.sk/4275427/komik-zifcak-v-rozhovore-o-alkohole-pri-tom-ako-zijem-by-som-mal-byt-mrtvy
“Unbeknown to anyone below, Nagasaki was bombed due to passing clouds over Kokura. To this day, the Japanese refer to ‘Kokura’s luck’ when one unknowingly escapes disaster.” https://aeon.co/essays/without-chaos-theory-social-science-will-never-understand-the-world
“Unscalability is anathema to the engineering mind. It’s weirdly terrifying to consider that you could be the CEO of a company devoted to feeding the world, spend your life developing the Food-o-Matic which can feed everyone on the planet, but… Read More »Recommended Read: Care Doesn’t Scale
“Modus operandi tej akcie spočíval vo výbere ľudí. Zvolili si osoby, ktoré nikdy nikam necestovali. Nikdy neopustili Moldavsko. Nemali ani cestovné pasy. Tí ľudia boli poddajní, tvarovateľní, neskúsení… vďační za možnosť letieť na výlet. Zaplatili im vystavenie dokladov a všetko… Read More »Odporúčané čítanie: Bráni Moldavsko pred ruskými diverziami: Sme pre nich ako cvičisko. Čo im vyjde tu, skúsia aj na vás
“As an organization, you have two levers to improve: increase meaningful output while using the same amount of resources, or maintain the same meaningful output while decreasing the amount of resources spent. When companies hire people, they’re hoping that their… Read More »Recommended Read:
“In every period, the essence of politics has been that a tin-pot tsar who wants to arrogate to himself the right to personal, unaccountable power needs to intimidate the honest people who are not afraid of him.” https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/10/21/alexei-navalny-patriot-memoir