Do you believe in fate, Neo?

The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed, the world is ruled by little else. Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from intellectual influences, are usually the slaves of some defunct economist. Madmen in authority, who hear voices in the air, are distilling their frenzy from some academic scribbler of a few years back.

The generation of random numbers is too important to be left to chance.

In Krylov subspace algorithms, the solution is just a sideproduct; the residuals are what’s important.

Eén ding dat ik geleerd heb in mijn Despi-carrière is dat interclubdiscussies enkel gebaseerd zijn op emoties, vetes en alcohol.