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2006-10-27
"I need to remember this one:
Chuck Reid: “In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice; In practice, there is.” (Via Quotes of the Day.)"
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2006-08-29
"Quote of the Day: Assaf: “I never saw a programming language that can cure stupidity, only languages that add safety caps so they look safe, while slowing you down.”
(Via Raganwald.)"
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2005-12-15
"XOM Design Principles with Eliotte Rusty Harold. Eliotte is a very good opionionated speaker. While I do not agree with his view on the topic on humane interfaces, he does present some really good ideas.
Quote to remember: “One out of three untested lines of code has bugs.”"
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2004-12-11
"From BOFH:
“Yeah, academics and beancounters are the worst for this sort of thing. Somewhere in their brain they believe that just because they USE a computer means they’re somehow gifted in that area.” “How?” “Well it’s a bit like the people who had the first flush toilets - They thought they were somehow a plumbing specialist when in actual fact they were just crap dispensers.”"