Ducharme’s Precept: Opportunity always knocks at the least opportune moment.
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Fifth Law of Procrastination:
Fifth Law of Procrastination: Procrastination avoids boredom; one never has the feeling that there is nothing important to do.
Baker’s Law: Misery no
Baker’s Law: Misery no longer loves company, Nowadays it insists on it. – Columnist Russell Baker
Beware of altruism. It
Beware of altruism. It is based on self-deception, the root of all evil.
As the economy gets better,
As the economy gets better, everything else gets worse.
A good scapegoat is hard
A good scapegoat is hard to find.
Rhode’s Corollary To Hoare’s Law:
Rhode’s Corollary To Hoare’s Law: Inside every complex and unworkable program is a useful routine struggling to be free.
There is no limit to
There is no limit to the amount of good that people can accomplish, if they don’t care who gets the credit.
Finagle’s Rules: 1) To
Finagle’s Rules: 1) To study an application best, understand it thoroughly before you start. 2) Always keep a record of data. It indicates you’ve been working. 3) Always draw your curves, then plot the reading. 4) In case of doubt, make it sound convincing.
If you mess with a
If you mess with a thing long enough, it will break.
Anything that is designed to
Anything that is designed to do more than one thing cannot do any of them well.
The sooner you fall behind,
The sooner you fall behind, the more time you will have to catch up!