I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice. -Abraham Lincoln-

I have lived under threat of hurricane, wild fire, whiteout snowstorm, earthquake, mudslide, flooding, lava flow, typhoon, blizzard, ice storm, drought, violent volcanic eruption, tsunami and tornado. My observation is that people are most comfortable with the natural disaster with which they were raised. And hardly anybody thinks about massive meteorite strike.

“Will the road you’re on get you to My place?” -God-

Weeks of coding can save hours of planning. -Dan Neumann-

One guy: “I know why the donkey won’t go in the barn. His ears are too long to fit under the doorway. Let’s cut all the way around the walls and raise the roof of the barn by three inches.” Other guy: “Why don’t we just dig a little ramp through the doorway so he can walk down into it and pass through the door?” “Idiot! It’s his ears that are too long, not his legs.”

Do not imagine a picture of a giraffe in your mind at this time.

Debugging is at least twice as hard as writing the program in the first place. So if your code is as clever as you can possibly make it, then by definition you’re not smart enough to debug it. -Brian W. Kernighan-

I always take life with a grain of salt, plus a slice of lemon, and a shot of tequila.

Our enemies’ opinion of us comes closer to the truth than our own. -François La Rochefoucauld-

The world is experiencing technical difficulties. Do not adjust your mind.