Ra Quotes

“Ra's locks had been changed, making it effectively impossible to reprogram remotely. But an ancient piece of knowledge from the very dawn of computing remained true even of computers the size of stars: once you have physical access to the hardware, it's over.”
― qntm, Ra

“Diane is snarky and insufferable when not handled with the greatest of tranquility, and adorable and sweet when she wants something.”
― qntm, Ra

“Agriculture was an industry thousands of years before humans understood photosynthesis. A thing doesn't have to be understood before it can be useful. And using a thing is the best way to understand it. And if nobody will take a scientific paper seriously, we can demonstrate result after result until they take us seriously. We can make the world better until they take us seriously. Do you have the slightest idea how big this is?”
― qntm, Ra

“don't care how right you think you are. I don't even care how right I think you are! I want to see a LATEX-typeset paper from you. You need to show your working, because there are demons at work in your working.”
― qntm, Ra

“Natalie is Laura's twin sister. They are very nearly identical. Or, to put it another way, they are not identical.”
― qntm, Ra