Dr Wingnut

Month: February 2004

  • Wisdom

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    By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.Confucius

  • Fear

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    The time to take counsel of your fears is before you make an important battle decision.  That’s the time to listen to every fear you can imagine.  When you have collected all the facts and fears and made your decision, turn off all your fears and go ahead.Gen. George S. Patton

  • Honor Roll

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    Daniel made the "A" honor roll in his first semester at Highland Park Sr. High.  At dinner to celebrate I got the following fortune cookie: "Youth is a gift of nature.  Middle age is a work of art."  I am definately feeling middle-aged with a son who will be fifteen on March 6th.  We can’t…

  • Lifelong learning

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    You can never learn less; you can only learn more.Buckminster Fuller

  • The Google Philosophy

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    Work on things that matterAffect everyone in the worldSolve problems with algorithms if possibleHire bright people and give them lots of freedomDon’t be afraid to try new thingsGoogle also requires that its engineers spend 20 percent of their time working on personal technology projects unrelated to their primary projects.from Chad Dickerson’s column "CTO Connection" from…

  • Half empty or Half full?

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    A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities, and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.Harry S. Truman

  • How to call in sick

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    A guy calls his boss and says that he is sick and won’t be in today.The boss says, "What’s wrong?"The guy says, "I have anal glaucoma."The boss says, "What’s that."The guy says, "I can’t see my ass coming to work today.via email from Eric Diedrich, Thu 02/19/04 17:07 -0500