Blore's Razor: "Given a choice between two theories, take the one which is
funnier."
Saturday, January 31, 2015
Friday, January 30, 2015
Fortune Quote #910
BATTLE, n. A method of untying with the teeth a political knot that will
not yield to the tongue. -- Ambrose Bierce
not yield to the tongue. -- Ambrose Bierce
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Fortune Quote #909
If it's green or wiggles, it's biology. If it stinks, it's chemistry. If
it doesn't work, it's physics. And if it doesn't make sense, it's math.
it doesn't work, it's physics. And if it doesn't make sense, it's math.
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Fortune Quote #908
BAROMETER, n. An ingenious instrument which indicates what kind of weather
we are having. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
we are having. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Fortune Quote #907
"Trying to be a first-rate reporter on the average American newspaper is
like trying to play Bach's 'St. Matthew Passion' on a ukelele."
like trying to play Bach's 'St. Matthew Passion' on a ukelele."
Monday, January 26, 2015
Fortune Quote #906
"Backward conditioning: Putting saliva in a dog's mouth in an attempt to
make a bell ring."
make a bell ring."
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Saturday, January 24, 2015
Friday, January 23, 2015
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Fortune Quote #902
APHORISM: A concise, clever statement. AFTERISM: A concise, clever
statement you don't think of until too late. -- James Alexander Thom
statement you don't think of until too late. -- James Alexander Thom
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Fortune Quote #901
AMBITION, n. An overmastering desire to be vilified by enemies while
living and made ridiculous by friends when dead. -- Ambrose Bierce
living and made ridiculous by friends when dead. -- Ambrose Bierce
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Fortune Quote #900
AMBIDEXTROUS, adj. Able to pick with equal skill a right-hand pocket or a
left. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
left. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
Monday, January 19, 2015
Fortune Quote #899
ALLIANCE, n. In international politics, the union of two thieves who have
their hands so deeply inserted in each other's pocket that they cannot
separately plunder a third. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's
Dictionary"
their hands so deeply inserted in each other's pocket that they cannot
separately plunder a third. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's
Dictionary"
Sunday, January 18, 2015
Saturday, January 17, 2015
Friday, January 16, 2015
Fortune Quote #896
AFTERNOON: That part of the day we spend worrying about how we wasted the
morning.
morning.
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Fortune Quote #894
ACQUAINTANCE, n. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from but not
well enough to lend to. A degree of friendship called slight when the
object is poor or obscure, and intimate when he is rich or famous.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
well enough to lend to. A degree of friendship called slight when the
object is poor or obscure, and intimate when he is rich or famous.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Fortune Quote #893
ABSURDITY, n. A statement or belief manifestly inconsistent with one's own
opinion. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
opinion. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
Monday, January 12, 2015
Fortune Quote #892
3rd Law of Computing: Anything that can go wr quotes: Segmentation
violation -- Core dumped
violation -- Core dumped
Sunday, January 11, 2015
Fortune Quote #891
Delirium: "What's the name of the word for things not being the same
always? ... The thing that lets you know time is happening. Is there a
word?" Dream: "Change." Delirium: "Oh. I was afraid of that." --
Neil Gaiman, "Brief Lives"
always? ... The thing that lets you know time is happening. Is there a
word?" Dream: "Change." Delirium: "Oh. I was afraid of that." --
Neil Gaiman, "Brief Lives"
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Fortune Quote #890
What I like about deadlines is the lovely whooshing sound they make as
they rush past. -- Douglas Adams
they rush past. -- Douglas Adams
Friday, January 9, 2015
Fortune Quote #889
The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of
zeal, well-meaning but without understanding. -- Justice Louis
Brandeis (Olmstead vs. United States)
zeal, well-meaning but without understanding. -- Justice Louis
Brandeis (Olmstead vs. United States)
Thursday, January 8, 2015
Fortune Quote #888
"You must realize that the computer has it in for you. The irrefutable
proof of this is that the computer always does what you tell it to do."
proof of this is that the computer always does what you tell it to do."
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Fortune Quote #887
UNIX was not designed to stop you from doing stupid things, because that
would also stop you from doing clever things. - Doug Gwyn
would also stop you from doing clever things. - Doug Gwyn
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Fortune Quote #886
"Uncle Cosmo ... why do they call this a word processor?" "It's simple,
Skyler ... you've seen what food processors do to food, right?" --
MacNelley, "Shoe"
Skyler ... you've seen what food processors do to food, right?" --
MacNelley, "Shoe"
Monday, January 5, 2015
Fortune Quote #885
Those who do not understand Unix are condemned to reinvent it,
poorly. -- Henry Spencer, University of Toronto Unix hack
poorly. -- Henry Spencer, University of Toronto Unix hack
Sunday, January 4, 2015
Fortune Quote #884
Those parts of the system that you can hit with a hammer (not advised) are
called hardware; those program instructions that you can only curse at are
called software. -- Levitating Trains and Kamikaze Genes
called hardware; those program instructions that you can only curse at are
called software. -- Levitating Trains and Kamikaze Genes
Saturday, January 3, 2015
Fortune Quote #883
They seem to have learned the habit of cowering before authority even when
not actually threatened. How very nice for authority. I decided not to
learn this particular lesson. -- Richard Stallman
not actually threatened. How very nice for authority. I decided not to
learn this particular lesson. -- Richard Stallman
Friday, January 2, 2015
Fortune Quote #882
There are two ways of constructing a software design. One way is to make
it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies and the other is to
make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. --
C.A.R. Hoare
it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies and the other is to
make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. --
C.A.R. Hoare
Thursday, January 1, 2015
Fortune Quote #881
"The UNIX philosophy basically involves giving you enough rope to hang
yourself. And then a couple of feet more, just to be sure."
yourself. And then a couple of feet more, just to be sure."
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