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  1. “If debugging is the process of removing bugs, then programming must be the process of putting them in

  2. Always program as if the person who will be maintaining your program is a violent psychopath that knows where you live. - Martin Golding

  3. Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction ~ E.F. Schumacher

  4. As long as people will accept crap, it will be financially profitable to dispense it. - Dick Cavett

  5. Be careful whose toes you step on today because they might be connected to the foot that kicks your ass tomorrow!

    1. Davidson D

      Davidson D

      Nice thought to note in subconscious mind..

  6. Before you criticise someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticise them, you're a mile away and have their shoes

  7. Confidence is the feeling you sometimes have before you fully understand the situation.

  8. Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock. - Will Rogers

  9. He who laughs last, didn't get it.

  10. However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results. - Winston Churchill

  11. I always wanted to be somebody, but I should have been more specific

  12. If its a choice of two evils. I always pick the one I havn't tried before.

    1. Cat

      Cat

      But what if you liked the last one you tried?!?

    2. ShaunR

      ShaunR

      I go back to it after I've tried the new one. Ya never know. It might be better :)

  13. In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this. ~Terry Pratchett

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    2. ShaunR

      ShaunR

      Nebulus: Never been....ever. Apart from cats...is it nice?

      JCarmody: Up until April 2010. Iver here it was legal to own a person, let alone a cat. As for the animal rights fanatics, if my cat (if I had one) crapped on their trousers; I'm sure they would consider me the "owner" for the dry cleaning bill.

    3. Grampa_of_Oliva_n_Eden

      Grampa_of_Oliva_n_Eden

      Once I figured how to order hamburger in metric units it was great, provided you don't dress like a nerd. Seemed like nerds scared the locals, including the kids in strollers.

    4. ShaunR

      ShaunR

      Isn't it called a "Big Mac" then? :)

      When I was learning a new language (spoken that is - and by immersion) the most useful everyday words were the numbers 1-10 and "That/this" and "OK/No":) You can pretty much shop for anything with those words and a bit of face pulling...lol

  14. Is back, heh, heh.

  15. My experience has taught me that a man who has no vices has damned few virtues.- Abraham Lincoln

  16. Prepare and prevent, don't repair and repent

  17. Reusing pieces of code is like picking off sentences from other people's stories and trying to make a magazine article.~Bob Frankston

  18. So this is where John Galt went.

  19. Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm. (Winston Churchill)

  20. Tell me what you need and I'll tell you how to get along without it

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    2. ShaunR

      ShaunR

      ....and change the things I cannot accept

    3. Grampa_of_Oliva_n_Eden

      Grampa_of_Oliva_n_Eden

      "That's not an arguement, you are simply contradicting me!"

      "No I'm not"

      "Yes you are!"

      ...

      Monty Python's Flying Circus

    4. ShaunR

      ShaunR

      Come and see the violence inherent in the system! Help, help! I'm being repressed!

  21. The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other - Burton Hillis

  22. The definition of a consultant: Someone who borrows your watch, tells you the time and then charges you for the privilege.

  23. The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything. ~Edward Phelps

    1. Antoine Chalons

      Antoine Chalons

      the man who says this usually just made a mistake ;)

    2. ShaunR

      ShaunR

      Indeed. But to err is human. To really muck things up requires a computer :)

  24. The men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who try to do nothing and succeed. ~ Lloyd Jones

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