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By the time (the Leaning Tower of Pisa) was 10% built, everyone knew it would be a total disaster. But read more
By the time (the Leaning Tower of Pisa) was 10% built, everyone knew it would be a total disaster. But the investment was so big they felt compelled to go on. Since its completion, it cost a fortune to maintain and is still in danger of collapsing. There are no plans to replace it, since it was never needed in the first place. I expect every installation has its own pet software which is analogous to the above.
To err is human - and to blame it on a computer is even more so.
To err is human - and to blame it on a computer is even more so.
Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking of them.
Civilization advances by extending the number of important operations which we can perform without thinking of them.
Science... never solves a problem without creating ten more.
Science... never solves a problem without creating ten more.
Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to install your window blinds.
Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to install your window blinds.
Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought.
Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought.
It's impossible to move, to live, to operate at any level without leaving traces, bits, seemingly meaningless fragments of personal read more
It's impossible to move, to live, to operate at any level without leaving traces, bits, seemingly meaningless fragments of personal information.
Usenet is like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhea -- massive, difficult to redirect, awe-inspiring, entertaining, and a source read more
Usenet is like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhea -- massive, difficult to redirect, awe-inspiring, entertaining, and a source of mind-boggling amounts of excrement when you least expect it.
For NASA, space is still a high priority.
For NASA, space is still a high priority.
