Subject: Re: [stella] VCS C programming From: "Fred Quimby" <c9r@xxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 06:53:03 -0400 |
I thought I saw the thing about idiots on a list titled "Murphy's Laws" but upon second glance it was actually titled "Murphy's Laws and Other Observations," but in yet another ironic twist, it's not on that list either. > > I'm not sure about this. Remember Murphy's law: make something so easy > > that > > an idiot can use it, and only idiots will use it. > >Murphy's law is actually (roughly) "if something can go wrong, it will". >But, in context, I suppose the misattribution does have a kind of ironic >charm ;) > >Some tangential laws... > >"It is impossible to make anything foolproof, because fools are so >ingenious." --RobertHeinlein >"Those who try to build idiot-proof systems always underestimate the >persistence and ingenuity of idiots." --anon >"If you make your system more idiot-proof the idiots will build a bigger >idiot" --anon > >Sorry to be off-topic. My next post will be a programming teaser :) > >Cheers >A > >Archives (includes files) at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/archives/ >Unsub & more at http://stella.biglist.com > Archives (includes files) at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/archives/ Unsub & more at http://stella.biglist.com
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