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My favorite: REAL PROGRAMMERS don't comment their code. If it was hard to write, it should be hard to understand
1 posted on 03/30/2022 12:40:20 PM PDT by CodeJockey
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“To err is human. To really foul things up requires a computer.”


2 posted on 03/30/2022 12:42:39 PM PDT by fwdude (Every time I see someone voluntarily masked in public, I know I'm looking at a vaccinated person.)
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They have computers, and they may have other weapons of mass destruction.

— Janet Reno


3 posted on 03/30/2022 12:48:22 PM PDT by rdl6989 ( )
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4 posted on 03/30/2022 12:49:04 PM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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My favorite:

“Anybody who can go down 3,000 feet in a mine can sure as hell learn to program as well... Anybody who can throw coal into a furnace can learn how to program, for God’s sake!”
6 posted on 03/30/2022 12:51:57 PM PDT by jaydubya2
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- Robert X. Cringely

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Now that’s a name I haven’t seen in years...


7 posted on 03/30/2022 12:52:57 PM PDT by Chickensoup ( Leftists totalitarian fascists are eradicating conservatives)
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It’s easier to reboot a computer than it is to reboot your life.


8 posted on 03/30/2022 1:02:25 PM PDT by dblshot
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Beware of Geeks bearing Gifs............................


9 posted on 03/30/2022 1:05:59 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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10 posted on 03/30/2022 1:15:42 PM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux - The Ultimate Windows Service Pack )
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Can’t believe this wasn’t included:

TWAIN: Technology Without an Interesting Name.

(it’s true)


12 posted on 03/30/2022 1:22:46 PM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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! False: It is funny because it is true.


14 posted on 03/30/2022 1:38:41 PM PDT by GingisK
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The quickest way to scan a document is to open Word and hold the document up to the screen.


15 posted on 03/30/2022 1:39:05 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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Be warned that being an expert is more than understanding how a system is supposed to work. Expertise is gained by investigating why a system doesn’t work.
— Brian Redman

That is the only fun part of Systems engineering.


16 posted on 03/30/2022 1:47:44 PM PDT by rellic
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Like


17 posted on 03/30/2022 1:52:20 PM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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The number of comments in code is unfortunately proportional to its clarity.


18 posted on 03/30/2022 1:55:12 PM PDT by Flick Lives (The CDC. Brought to you by Pfizer)
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These all got passed around on FidoNet BBS’s many years ago.


20 posted on 03/30/2022 2:05:25 PM PDT by MarineBrat (Better dead than red!)
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Still looking for the “any” key I’m supposed to press.


21 posted on 03/30/2022 2:09:28 PM PDT by fruser1
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A favorite acronym: RTFM.

It stands for “Read The Manual.”

The “F” is silent.


22 posted on 03/30/2022 2:10:18 PM PDT by Interesting Times (This space for rent.)
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Good Decisions comes from Experience.
Experience comes from Bad Decisions.

23 posted on 03/30/2022 2:35:07 PM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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Dew knot awl weighs trussed yore spell Czech err.


24 posted on 03/30/2022 2:35:47 PM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and diamonds, and harder to find.)
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Praise God, from Whom electrons flow!
Praise Him, the source of all we know!
Whose order’s in the stellar host!
For in machines, He is the Ghost!

Saint Vidicon of Cathode, pray for us!


25 posted on 03/30/2022 2:43:05 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (It is better to light a single flame thrower then curse the darkness. A bunch of them is better yet)
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