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Hamming's Motto: The purpose of computing is insight, not numbers.
Hamming's Motto: The purpose of computing is insight, not numbers.
Euphemisms are not, as many young people think, useless verbiage for that which can and should be said bluntly; they read more
Euphemisms are not, as many young people think, useless verbiage for that which can and should be said bluntly; they are like secret agents on a delicate mission, they must airily pass by a stinking mess with barely so much as a nod of the head, make their point of constructive criticism and continue on in calm forbearance. Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.
Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew. They're what make the instrument stretch -what makes read more
Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew. They're what make the instrument stretch -what makes you go beyond the norm.
Man, if you gotta ask you'll never know.
Man, if you gotta ask you'll never know.
He who angers you conquers you.
He who angers you conquers you.
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
Advice: the smallest current coin.
Advice: the smallest current coin.
Trust your hunches. They're usually based on facts filed away just below the conscious level.
Trust your hunches. They're usually based on facts filed away just below the conscious level.
When I'm working on a problem, I never think about beauty. I think only how to solve the problem. But read more
When I'm working on a problem, I never think about beauty. I think only how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong.
