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We can lick gravity

We can lick gravity, but sometimes the paperwork is overwhelming.

A spell cast over a computer

A program is a spell cast over a computer, turning input into error messages.

Do the right thing

/*
* we mean to emit floating-point code. figure out what we want to do,
* figure out who we are, and do the right thing.
*/

We can walk

  • We can walk our road together if our goals are the same.
  • We can run alone and free if we persue a different aim.

Everyone was against us

Because vitually everyone was against us ... I knew we were on the right track.

We cause accidents

The most likely way for the world to be destroyed, most experts agree, is by accident. That's where we come in; we're computer professionals. We cause accidents.

A hacker is

A hacker is any person who derives joy from discovering ways to circumvent limitations.

Oct. 1986

A million monkeys

We've all heard that a million monkeys banging on a million typewriters will eventually reproduce the entire works of Shakespeare. Now, thanks to the Internet, we know this is not true.

ILP 1996

God is real

God is real, unless cast to an integer.

Unless one has a theory

Of course, unless one has a theory, one cannot expect much help from a computer (unless it has a theory)....

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