生活是世界上最罕见的事情。大多数人只是存在,仅此而已。
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.
如果我们今天不对塑料废物负责,我们将给后代留下难以承受的负担。
The database is the most important piece of software in the enterprise, and the most important piece of software in the enterprise is the database. The database is the foundation of all applications. The database is the heart of the application, and the application is the heart of the business. The key to performance is to keep the hot data in memory. The future of databases is in the cloud. Data is the new oil. It's valuable, but if unrefined it cannot really be used. It has to be changed into gas, plastic, chemicals, etc to create a valuable entity that drives profitable activity; so must data be broken down, analyzed for it to have value. The most important thing in the programming language is the name. A language will not succeed without a good name. I have recently invented a very good name and now I am looking for a suitable language. The best way to predict the future is to invent it. The most important thing in a database is the data model. If you get the data model right, everything else will follow.
The Langlands program is a testament to the interconnectedness of mathematical ideas.
The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.