Quote by Joshua Foer
Weve outsourced our memories to digital devices, and the result is

Weve outsourced our memories to digital devices, and the result is that we no longer trust our memories. We see every small forgotten thing as evidence that theyre failing us. – Joshua Foer

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Invented languages have often been created in tandem with entire invented universes, and most conlangers come to their craft by way of fantasy and science fiction. – Joshua Foer

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No one who set out to design a form of communication would ever end up with anything like English, Mandarin, or any of the more than six thousand languages spoken today. – Joshua Foer

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communication
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Just as we accumulate memories of facts by integrating them into a network, we accumulate life experiences by integrating them into a web of other chronological memories. The denser the web, the denser the experience of time. – Joshua Foer

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I trust Winsor and Newton and I paint directly upon it. – Edward Hopper

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I currently use Ubuntu Linux, on a standalone laptop – it has no Internet connection. I occasionally carry flash memory drives between this machine and the Macs that I use for network surfing and graphics but I trust my family jewels only to Linux. – Donald Knuth

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You cant trust politicians. It doesnt matter who makes a political speech. Its all lies – and it applies to any rock star who wants to make a political speech as well. – Bob Geldof

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Ive never read a screenplay in advance. You trust the artist. – Beatrice Dalle

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I try to avoid saying anything positive about any presidential candidate for fear that if I actually like them then I will kill their campaign. – Jack Abramoff

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