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Memorable Quote III…

February 18, 2009 · Leave a Comment

“Buying the right computer & getting it to work properly is no more complicated than building a nuclear reactor from wristwatch parts in a darkened room using only your teeth.”

~ Dave Barry.

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Memorable Quote II…

February 4, 2009 · Leave a Comment

“The computer programmer… is a creator of universes for he alone is the lawgiver… No playwright, no stage director, no emperor, however powerful, has ever exercised such absolute authority to arrange a stage or field of battle & to command such unswervingly dutiful actors or troops.”

~ Joseph Weizenbaum.

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Memorable Quote…

December 15, 2008 · Leave a Comment

“Any life is made up of a single moment, the moment in which a man finds out, once and for all, who he is.”


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They Said It…

March 17, 2008 · Leave a Comment

“The whole notion of passwords is based on an oxymoron. The idea is to have a random string that is easy to remember. Unfortunately, if it’s easy to remember, it’s something non-random like ‘Susan.’ And if it’s random, like ‘r7U2*Qnp%Y!#,’ then it’s not easy to remember.”

Bruce Schneier.

“More people are killed every year by pigs than by sharks, which shows you how good we are at evaluating risk.”

Bruce Schneier

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