On two occasions I have been asked (by members of Parliament), "Pray, Mr. Babbage,
if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?"
I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.
--- Charles Babbage
The difference between men and boys is the prize of the toys.
Jeder 3. Jugendliche säuft sich regelmäßig ins Koma. Experten
sagen Eltern sollten ihren Kindern ein Vorbild sein. Andere
sagen, genau das ist das Problem.
--- Harald Schmidt
Der Unterschied zwischen den Deutschen und Österreichern am Beispiel des Kabaretts:
Working definition of undefined behavior: works for me, works for you, works during development and QA but blows up in your most important customer's face.
Silly caucasian girl likes to play with samurai swords.
Den Starrsinn des amerikanischen Puritanismus hat er einmal so definiert: Es sei "die nagende Furcht, dass irgendjemand irgendwo glücklich sein könnte".
linux - in a world without fences who need gates
If you're not making waves, you're not under way.
--- C.W. Nimitz
When all else fails, read the manual.
The wise peasant deeply bows and silently farts.
Whoever pays the piper calls the tune.