Those who do not understand Unix are condemned to reinvent it, poorly.
A bit of tolerance is worth a megabyte of flamming.
If you lie to the compiler, it will get its revenge.
C++ is the best example of second-system effect since OS/360.
If I must be ruled by larcenous bullies, I much prefer that they be located far away. Local bullies know far more about me and my doings than faraway bullies sitting in offices in Washington, and can oppress me far more effectively.
Altruism is a fine motive, but if you want results, greed works much better.
Programming graphics in X is like finding the square root of PI using Roman numerals.
Politics /n/: from 'poly ticks', short for 'many small bloodsucking insects'.
MS-DOS isn't dead, it just smells that way.
To err is human, but to really screw things up requires a design committee of bureaucrats.
Belief is no substitute for arithmetic.
