A common mistake people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
Tag: Douglas Adams
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I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened.
In the beginning, the universe was created. This made a lot of people very angry, and has been widely regarded as a bad idea.
Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so.
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.
Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.