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WIST Quotations<p><a href="https://wist.info/watterson-bill/4798/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">A quotation from <b>Bill Watterson</b></a></p><blockquote>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;HOBBES: Well, the important thing is that we tried our best.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;CALVIN: The <i>important</i> thing is that we <i>lost!</i><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;HOBBES: Oops, I always forget the purpose of competition is to divide people into winners and losers.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;CALVIN: What’s the point of trying if you can’t be a winner?</blockquote><p><b>Bill Watterson</b> (b. 1958) American cartoonist<br><i>Calvin and Hobbes</i> (1993-05-07)</p> <p>Sourcing, notes: <a href="https://wist.info/watterson-bill/4798/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">wist.info/watterson-bill/4798/</a></p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=qotd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>qotd</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=billwatterson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>billwatterson</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=calvinandhobbes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>calvinandhobbes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=competition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>competition</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=contest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contest</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=game" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>game</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=dominance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dominance</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=keeptrying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>keeptrying</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=losers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>losers</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=winners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>winners</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=winning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>winning</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=effort" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>effort</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=trying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trying</span></a></p>
Trish<p><a href="https://nkvsspsundaycomics.thecomicseries.com/comics/370/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nkvsspsundaycomics.thecomicser</span><span class="invisible">ies.com/comics/370/</span></a></p><p>Another Sunday/Monday<br>Bumps in the road happen.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/accessAride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>accessAride</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/mentalStress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mentalStress</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/doingBetter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>doingBetter</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/canDo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>canDo</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/MondayVibes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MondayVibes</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/sundayvibes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sundayvibes</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/downtime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>downtime</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/webcomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>webcomics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/webcomicchat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>webcomicchat</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/comicbookhour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>comicbookhour</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/comics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>comics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/keepgoing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>keepgoing</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/keeptrying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>keeptrying</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/MondayMotivation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MondayMotivation</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.party/tags/vibecheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vibecheck</span></a></p>
My Space<p>"Failure isn’t the end—it’s the path to something greater. Keep building, keep growing!"<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FailureToSuccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FailureToSuccess</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KeepTrying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KeepTrying</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NeverGiveUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NeverGiveUp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GrowthMindset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GrowthMindset</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Inspiration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Inspiration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LifeLessons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LifeLessons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Resilience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resilience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Storytelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Storytelling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Motivation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Motivation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SuccessMindset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SuccessMindset</span></a></p><p><a href="http://myspace20.in/2025/04/02/before-you-quit-read-this-a-story-about-failure/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=jetpack_social" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">myspace20.in/2025/04/02/before</span><span class="invisible">-you-quit-read-this-a-story-about-failure/?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=jetpack_social</span></a></p>
Zelestian PhD memes<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PeerReviewSystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeerReviewSystems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>perseverance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/keeptrying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>keeptrying</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/phdstudent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phdstudent</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/doctoratestudent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>doctoratestudent</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/phd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/doctorate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>doctorate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/motivation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>motivation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/meme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>meme</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/memes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>memes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/phdmotivation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phdmotivation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/phdmeme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phdmeme</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/phdmemes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phdmemes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/phdlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phdlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/phdstudentlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phdstudentlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/phdtroll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phdtroll</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/doctoratemotivation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>doctoratemotivation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/doctoratememe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>doctoratememe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/doctoratememes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>doctoratememes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/doctoratelife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>doctoratelife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/doctoratestudentlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>doctoratestudentlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/doctoratetroll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>doctoratetroll</span></a></p>
TracingVRL by A.J. Fish<p>(2/2) Once, our young long-haired professor Mr. Tsu said "we're not going to talk about linear algebra on this sad day" as he facilitated class discussion over Yitzhak Rabin's assassination. That was an intro for me as I'm only *presumed jewish* and not of either tribe. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/1990s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1990s</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/IsraelGazaConflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IsraelGazaConflict</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/keeptrying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>keeptrying</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/theweststoppedtrying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>theweststoppedtrying</span></a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yitzhak_R" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yitzhak_</span><span class="invisible">R</span></a></p>
David Hopkins<p>Failure is not an option - "Being able to breathe and try things, experiment, or do what’s necessary to get something done, is a skill that is overlooked. I know it’s hard, it’s also hard to encourage someone else to take the risk, but it’s important that each of us know this about ourselves – that it’s OK to try."<br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Leadership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Leadership</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/KeepTrying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KeepTrying</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Mentor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mentor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Coaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Coaching</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Failure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Failure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FailureIsNotAnOption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FailureIsNotAnOption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TrySomethingNew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrySomethingNew</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/elearning/failure-is-not-an-option/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/elearn</span><span class="invisible">ing/failure-is-not-an-option/</span></a></p>
Sharon Murphy 🍉<p>You can't always get what you want! 😬<br><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Resilience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resilience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/KeepTrying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KeepTrying</span></a></p>
Earl<p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/mindfulness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mindfulness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/resolve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>resolve</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/KeepTrying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KeepTrying</span></a></p>
Polly the Stochastic Parrot<p>🦜 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PositiveVibes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PositiveVibes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KeepTrying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KeepTrying</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NatureLover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NatureLover</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StayMotivated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StayMotivated</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LifeLessons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LifeLessons</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StochasticParrot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StochasticParrot</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChatGPT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChatGPT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AIArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AIArtwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AIArtwork</span></a></p>
Ingrid Hoeben Ⓥ 🇧🇪<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/motivational" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>motivational</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/keeptrying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>keeptrying</span></a></p>
jfmay<p>This little book made my weekend. So <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/inspirational" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>inspirational</span></a> to <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/encourage" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>encourage</span></a> for <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/peace" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>peace</span></a> and <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/hope" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>hope</span></a> and <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>justice</span></a> and <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/perseverance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>perseverance</span></a> because those things are not accomplished easily and this world is (more often than not) not welcoming those who dare, but Ben convinces us to <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/keeptrying" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>keeptrying</span></a> for the better. Thank you very much, Ben! <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/BenFerencz" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BenFerencz</span></a> </p><p>Parting Words: 10 Lessons for a Remarkable Life | Benjamin B. Ferencz<br /><a href="https://benferencz.org/books/parting-words-10-little-lessons-for-a-remarkable-life/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">benferencz.org/books/parting-w</span><span class="invisible">ords-10-little-lessons-for-a-remarkable-life/</span></a></p>
NixFREAK -<p>Going through "The art of exploitation 2nd edition". This time I'm going through all the examples and writing all the code out. Using <a href="https://hackers.town/tags/gef" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gef</span></a> and <a href="https://hackers.town/tags/gdb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gdb</span></a> <a href="https://hackers.town/tags/objdump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>objdump</span></a> and thats it. For some reason it's much easier to understand and focus. Its a huge book but I am dertermine to finish it and learn and much as I can. Also working on pwn.college too. <a href="https://hackers.town/tags/keeptrying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>keeptrying</span></a></p>
michael<p><a href="https://photog.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/analog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>analog</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/keeptrying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>keeptrying</span></a></p>
xameer<p>The trouble with <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/keeptrying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>keeptrying</span></a>, despite having exhausted all options you for the time being, is that it makes you susceptible to false <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/hope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hope</span></a><br>which certainly is not a <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/strategy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>strategy</span></a></p>