Speer's First Law of Proofreading: "The visibility of an error is
inversely proportional to the number of times you have looked at it."
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Fortune Quote #999
There are two types of dirt: dark dirt, which is attracted to light
objects, and light dirt, which is attracted to dark objects.
objects, and light dirt, which is attracted to dark objects.
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Fortune Quote #998
Skinner's Constant (or Flannagan's Finagling Factor): "That quantity
which, when multiplied by, divided by, added to, or subtracted from the
answer you got, gives you the answer you should have gotten."
which, when multiplied by, divided by, added to, or subtracted from the
answer you got, gives you the answer you should have gotten."
Monday, April 27, 2015
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Fortune Quote #996
SENATE, n. A body of elderly gentlemen charged with high duties and
misdemeanors. -- Ambrose Bierce
misdemeanors. -- Ambrose Bierce
Saturday, April 25, 2015
Fortune Quote #995
Schmidt's Observation: "All things being equal, a fat person uses more
soap than a thin person."
soap than a thin person."
Friday, April 24, 2015
Fortune Quote #994
Everyone says that having power is a great responsibility. This is a lot
of bunk. Responsibility is when someone can blame you if something goes
wrong. When you have power you are surrounded by people whose job it is to
take the blame for your mistakes. If you're smart, that is. --
Cerebus, "On Governing"
of bunk. Responsibility is when someone can blame you if something goes
wrong. When you have power you are surrounded by people whose job it is to
take the blame for your mistakes. If you're smart, that is. --
Cerebus, "On Governing"
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Fortune Quote #993
RESEARCH, n.: Consider Columbus. He didn't know where he was going. When
he got there he didn't know where he was. When he got back he didn't know
where he had been. And he did it all on someone else's money.
he got there he didn't know where he was. When he got back he didn't know
where he had been. And he did it all on someone else's money.
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Fortune Quote #992
"Regression analysis: Mathematical techniques for trying to understand why
things are getting worse."
things are getting worse."
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Monday, April 20, 2015
Fortune Quote #990
A picture is worth 1000 words -- but only those that describe the
picture. Very few arbitrary sets of 1000 words can be adequately described
by a picture.
picture. Very few arbitrary sets of 1000 words can be adequately described
by a picture.
Sunday, April 19, 2015
Saturday, April 18, 2015
Fortune Quote #988
Quigley's Law: "Whoever has any authority over you, no matter how small,
will atttempt to use it."
will atttempt to use it."
Friday, April 17, 2015
Fortune Quote #987
Ludwig Boltzmann, who spend much of his life studying statistical
mechanics died in 1906 by his own hand. Paul Ehrenfest, carrying on the
work, died similarly in 1933. Now it is our turn. -- Goodstein,
States of Matter
mechanics died in 1906 by his own hand. Paul Ehrenfest, carrying on the
work, died similarly in 1933. Now it is our turn. -- Goodstein,
States of Matter
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Fortune Quote #985
"It's hard to tell whether he has an ace up his sleeve or if the ace is
missing from his deck altogether."
missing from his deck altogether."
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Fortune Quote #984
Why, this is so simple a five-year-old child could understand it! [aside]
Go find me a five-year-old child; I can't make heads or tails of
it. -- Groucho Marx
Go find me a five-year-old child; I can't make heads or tails of
it. -- Groucho Marx
Monday, April 13, 2015
Fortune Quote #983
Medieval man thought disease was caused by invisible demons invading the
body and taking possession of it. Modern man knows disease is caused by
microscopic organisms invading the body and causing it to malfunction.
This is called progress.
body and taking possession of it. Modern man knows disease is caused by
microscopic organisms invading the body and causing it to malfunction.
This is called progress.
Sunday, April 12, 2015
Saturday, April 11, 2015
Fortune Quote #981
POVERTY, n. An unfortunate state that persists as long as anyone lacks
anything he would like to have.
anything he would like to have.
Friday, April 10, 2015
Thursday, April 9, 2015
Fortune Quote #979
Peter's Law of Substitution: "Look after the molehills, and the mountains
will look after themselves."
will look after themselves."
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Fortune Quote #977
PEACE, n. In international affairs, a period of cheating between two
periods of fighting. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
periods of fighting. -- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
Monday, April 6, 2015
Fortune Quote #976
PASCAL: A programming language named after a man who would turn over in
his grave if he knew about it. -- Datamation, January 15, 1984
his grave if he knew about it. -- Datamation, January 15, 1984
Sunday, April 5, 2015
Saturday, April 4, 2015
Fortune Quote #974
"In My Egotistical Opinion, most people's C programs should be indented
six feet downward and covered with dirt." -- Blair P. Houghton (Re:
C program indentation)
six feet downward and covered with dirt." -- Blair P. Houghton (Re:
C program indentation)
Friday, April 3, 2015
Fortune Quote #973
Nusbaum's Rule: "The more pretentious the corporate name, the smaller the
organization." (e.g. the Murphy Center for the Codification of Human and
Organizational Law versus IBM, GM, and AT&T.)
organization." (e.g. the Murphy Center for the Codification of Human and
Organizational Law versus IBM, GM, and AT&T.)
Thursday, April 2, 2015
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Fortune Quote #971
Ninety-Ninety Rule of Project Schedules: "The first ninety percent of a
task takes ninety percent of the time, and the last ten percent takes the
other ninety percent."
task takes ninety percent of the time, and the last ten percent takes the
other ninety percent."
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