Dr Wingnut

Year: 2005

  • Death

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    Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.Epicurus (341-270 B.C.), from Diogenes Laertius, “Lives Of Eminent Philosophers”

  • Personal Computer Help Desk Humor

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    Help desk: What kind of computer do you have?Customer: A white one…Customer: Hi, this is Celine.  I can’t get my diskette out.Help desk: Have you tried pushing the button?Customer: Yes, sure, it’s really stuck.Help desk: That doesn’t sound good; I’ll make a note ..”Customer: No … wait a minute… I hadn’t inserted it yet… it’s…

  • Courtesy

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    There can be no defense like elaborate courtesy.E. V. Lucas

  • Living in a hardware vacuum

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    People who are more than casually interested in computers should have at least some idea of what the underlying hardware is like.  Otherwise, the programs that they write will be pretty weird.Donald Knuth, Introduction to Computing Systems (McGraw Hill, 2004)Which isn’t suprising, considering how much people think software engineers are weird to begin with.

  • Called to Geekdom

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    Every calling is great when greatly pursued.Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

  • Memory loss

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    To be really effective, this survey question should have also included a choice for “I forget.”

  • Vision

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    In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.Warren Buffett