Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
Tag: Douglas Adams
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The last time anybody made a list of the top hundred character attributes of New Yorkers, common sense snuck in at number 79.
Cyberspace is – or can be – a good, friendly and egalitarian place to meet.
This is an important announcement. This is flight 121 to Los Angeles. If your travel plans today do not include Los Angeles, now would be a perfect time to disembark.
The idea that Bill Gates has appeared like a knight in shining armour to lead all customers out of a mire of technological chaos neatly ignores the fact that it was he, by peddling second-rate technology, who led them into it in the first place.
The story so far: In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.
I love deadlines. I love the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.
The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair.