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I wouldn't dare defile Douglas Adam's memory by not mentioning that you should keep a towel with you at all times, but my second contender is a surprisingly short three-parter:

  1. never lie.
  2. never tell the whole truth.
  3. never pass up a chance to use a real bathroom.
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[-] witty_username@feddit.nl 22 points 1 month ago

Except if you want to do good science. Good scientists will identify false confidence and will aim to steer well clear of it

Scientists ideally shouldn't apply rules of thumb to their research!

[-] InternetPerson@lemmings.world 1 points 1 month ago

*Except if you want to do ~~good~~ science. ~~Good~~ scientists will identify false confidence and will aim to steer well clear of it

If someone isn't already doing that, they're not scientists.

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