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There never was a chip, it is said, that Bill Gates couldn't slow down with a new batch of features.
There never was a chip, it is said, that Bill Gates couldn't slow down with a new batch of features.
An error is the more dangerous the more truth it contains.
An error is the more dangerous the more truth it contains.
There is no adequate defense, except stupidity, against the impact of a new idea.
There is no adequate defense, except stupidity, against the impact of a new idea.
By the time (the Leaning Tower of Pisa) was 10% built, everyone knew it would be a total disaster. But read more
By the time (the Leaning Tower of Pisa) was 10% built, everyone knew it would be a total disaster. But the investment was so big they felt compelled to go on. Since its completion, it cost a fortune to maintain and is still in danger of collapsing. There are no plans to replace it, since it was never needed in the first place. I expect every installation has its own pet software which is analogous to the above.
What goes up must come down. Ask any system administrator.
What goes up must come down. Ask any system administrator.
If you don't double-click me, I can't do anything.
If you don't double-click me, I can't do anything.
Gates is the ultimate programming machine. He believes everything can be defined, examined, reduced to essentials, and rearranged into a read more
Gates is the ultimate programming machine. He believes everything can be defined, examined, reduced to essentials, and rearranged into a logical sequence that will achieve a particular goal.
The folly of mistaking a paradox for a discovery, a metaphor for a proof, a torrent of verbiage for a read more
The folly of mistaking a paradox for a discovery, a metaphor for a proof, a torrent of verbiage for a spring of capital truths, and oneself for an oracle, is inborn in us.
There is one thing even more vital to science than intelligent methods; and that is, the sincere desire to find read more
There is one thing even more vital to science than intelligent methods; and that is, the sincere desire to find out the truth, whatever it may be.
