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Lieutenant Dunbar wasn't really swallowed. But that was the
first word that stuck in his head.
Lieutenant Dunbar wasn't really swallowed. But that was the
first word that stuck in his head.
Rowe's Rule: the odds are five to six that the light at the end
of the tunnel is the read more
Rowe's Rule: the odds are five to six that the light at the end
of the tunnel is the headlight of an oncoming train.
About the time we think we can make ends meet, somebody moves the
ends.
About the time we think we can make ends meet, somebody moves the
ends.
A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.
A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.
A system tends to grow in complexity instead of simplicity, until
the resulting unreliability becomes intolerable.
A system tends to grow in complexity instead of simplicity, until
the resulting unreliability becomes intolerable.
Allen's Law: Almost anything is easier to get into than out of.
Allen's Law: Almost anything is easier to get into than out of.
Acheson's Rule of Bureaucracy: A memorandum is written not to
inform the reader but to protect the writer.
Acheson's Rule of Bureaucracy: A memorandum is written not to
inform the reader but to protect the writer.
Advice, First Law of: The correct advice to give is the advice
that is desired.
Advice, First Law of: The correct advice to give is the advice
that is desired.
Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you recognize a
mistake when you make it again.
Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you recognize a
mistake when you make it again.
