We are the people our parents warned us about.We are the people our parents warned us about.
We are the unwilling... led by the unqualified...
to do...We are the unwilling... led by the unqualified...
to do the unnecessary... for the ungrateful...
-- GI in Vietnam, 1970
We are unavoidably drawn towards conservatism and death...We are unavoidably drawn towards conservatism and death.
The order is not insignificant.
-- Poul Henningsen [1894-1967]
We can defeat gravity. The problem is the paperwork involved.We can defeat gravity. The problem is the paperwork involved.
There once was a man from Madras,
Whose balls were made out...There once was a man from Madras,
Whose balls were made out of brass.
When they clanged together,
They played "Stormy Weather",
And lightning shot out of his ass.
There was a young lady named Banker,
Who slept while the ship...There was a young lady named Banker,
Who slept while the ship lay at anchor,
She woke in dismay,
When she heard the mate say,
"Now hoist up the topsheet and spanker."
A man either lives life as it happens to him, meets it head-on...A man either lives life as it happens to him, meets it head-on and
licks it, or he turns his back on it and starts to wither away.
-- Dr. Boyce, "The Menagerie" ("The Cage"), stardate unknown
A star captain's most solemn oath is that he will give...A star captain's most solemn oath is that he will give his life, even
his entire crew, rather than violate the Prime Directive.
-- Kirk, "The Omega Glory", stardate unknown
And 1.1.81 is officially BugFree(tm), so if you receive...And 1.1.81 is officially BugFree(tm), so if you receive any bug-reports
on it, you know they are just evil lies."
(By Linus Torvalds, Linus.Torvalds@cs.helsinki.fi)