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1 " I think it is more than chance. It also tells me that if we want to avoid going extinct, we have to realize we're already at war with an enemy that's master genetic engineering and is conducting trillions of experiments every second, figurig out new ways to kill us. "
― Andrew Mayne , Dark Pattern (The Naturalist, #4)
2 " I think it is more than chance. It also tells me that if we want to avoid going extinct, we have to realize we're already at war with an enemy that's master genetic engineering and is conducting trillions of experiments every second, figuring out new ways to kill us. "
3 " We’re all twisted messes inside. What matters is how we manifest our actions on the surface. "
4 " I could walk into a wooded area and pinpoint within a foot any body he’d left there. I noticed this because my area of expertise was modeling how different systems stake out and create their own ecosystems. I use the term system because sometimes it’s a confluence of organisms working together—in their own interests—yet yielding a mutual benefit. The shape of a thing isn’t always the thing. "
5 " Generally, I find it a good idea to wait a day or so before forming an opinion about a crisis, because the first twenty-four hours are usually filled with bullshit speculation by reporters paid by news channels to fill the air with baseless observations while the internet is taken over by people who prefer to speak first and think last. "
6 " When the news feels too normal, we stop paying attention. But bad news grabs us by the throat—which we willingly bare—especially when it’s the kind of news that feels proximal but somehow doesn’t quite touch us. "
7 " If I taught physicians, I think my first test would be the one I use in my own lab: “Is it clean enough that you’d lick it?” Ask yourself that about your hands the next time you leave the bathroom. "
8 " If I were a patient here, I’d argue that I should only be billed for the time when staff wasn’t looking at their phone. They’d probably end up owing me money. "
