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People optimize locally - that is, they do what's best for themselves.


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I used to be enamored of object-oriented programming. I'm now finding myself leaning toward believing that it is a plot designed to destroy joy.



This is like the telephone problem - no one wants to have the first one. But we are seeing a lot of people who want some sort of technology to solve the spam problem.

This is like the telephone problem - no one wants to have the first one. But we are seeing a lot of people who want some sort of technology to solve the spam problem.



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Unix gives you just enough rope to hang yourself - and then a couple of more feet, just to be sure.



Personally, one of the down sides of founding a company is that there is always too much work to do, and sadly I find I don't have much time to code any more.

Personally, one of the down sides of founding a company is that there is always too much work to do, and sadly I find I don't have much time to code any more.



The intellectual property situation is bad and getting worse. To be a programmer, it requires that you understand as much law as you do technology.

The intellectual property situation is bad and getting worse. To be a programmer, it requires that you understand as much law as you do technology.



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