#engine

The real world is far too complex and unpredictable to make something like the idea of humanity controlling its own evolution or engineering itself - well, I wouldn't say impossible but it should be approached with a degree of caution. ↗

— Ken MacLeod

#caution #complex #controlling #degree #engineering

The engineering is secondary to the vision. ↗

— Cynthia Ozick

#secondary #vision

If the search engines don't respect the creators, there won't be anything to search in the future because creators have to make a living too. ↗

— Patricia Schroeder

#because #creators #engines #future #living

You see, my ambition was not to confound the engineering world but simply to create a beautiful piece of art. ↗

— Kit Williams

#art #beautiful #confound #create #engineering

Fuel cell vehicles run on clean-burning hydrogen and are three times more efficient than the traditional combustible engine. ↗

— Albert Wynn

#combustible #efficient #engine #fuel #fuel cell

You know, sometimes I don't understand what's wrong with us. This is just about the most creative and imaginative country on earth—and yet sometimes we just don't seem to have the gumption to exploit our intellectual property. We split the atom, and now we have to get French or Korean scientists to help us build nuclear power stations. We perfected the finest cars on earth—and now Rolls-Royce is in the hands of the Germans. Whatever we invent, from the jet engine to the internet, we find that someone else carts it off and makes a killing from it elsewhere. ↗

— Boris Johnson

#cars #france #germany #intellectual-property #internet

The trick to having good ideas is not to sit around in glorious isolation and try to think big thoughts. The trick is to get more parts on the table. ↗

— Steven Johnson

#engineering #ideas #design

I’ve always been suspicious of the assumption that great intelligence would be an unqualified benefit— that the madness that so often accompanies it can be cavalierly dismissed. So I asked the question: Suppose there were an entire subpopulation of extreme geniuses, well beyond anything that would occur naturally. What would that really look like? ↗

— Andrew M. Ryan

#nihilism #psychological-thriller #intelligence

I'm interested in Dathan Ritzenhein's future in the marathon, and I believe that's where we need to address some issues he seems to have. He's had good marathon coaches - both Brad Hudson and me. He's figured out the fueling. He's got this incredible aerobic engine. But something's still wrong. ↗

— Alberto Salazar

#aerobic #believe #both #brad #coaches

In normal times, investors should pay more attention to the credit markets because it's the energy by which everything is driven. It's the oil in the engine. ↗

— Rick Santelli

#because #credit #driven #energy #engine