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eb7d85cb27 This is an automated commit for publication :::: If in any problem you find yourself doing an immense amount of work, the
answer can be obtained by simple inspection.
2023-03-07 01:37:58 -06:00
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90a2a73ae5 This is an automated commit for publication :::: As in Protestant Europe, by contrast, where sects divided endlessly into
smaller competing sects and no church dominated any other, all is different
in the fragmented world of IBM.  That realm is now a chaos of conflicting
norms and standards that not even IBM can hope to control.  You can buy a
computer that works like an IBM machine but contains nothing made or sold by
IBM itself.  Renegades from IBM constantly set up rival firms and establish
standards of their own.  When IBM recently abandoned some of its original
standards and decreed new ones, many of its rivals declared a puritan
allegiance to IBM's original faith, and denounced the company as a divisive
innovator.  Still, the IBM world is united by its distrust of icons and
imagery.  IBM's screens are designed for language, not pictures.  Graven
images may be tolerated by the luxurious cults, but the true IBM faith relies
on the austerity of the word.
		-- Edward Mendelson, "The New Republic", February 22, 1988
2023-02-19 19:25:05 -06:00
ren
8b79e6681b This is an automated commit for publication :::: A young man and his girlfriend were walking along Main Street when she spotted
a beautiful diamond ring in a jewelry-store window.  "Wow, I'd sure love to
have that!" she gushed.
	"No problem," her companion replied, throwing a brick through the
window and grabbing the ring.
	A few blocks later, the woman admired a full-length sable coat.  "What
I'd give to own that," she said, sighing.
	"No problem," he said, throwing a brick through the window and grabbing
the coat.
	Finally, turning for home, they passed a car dealership.  "Boy, I'd do
anything for one of those Rolls-Royces," she said.
	"Jeez, baby," the guy moaned, "you think I'm made of bricks?"
2023-02-19 19:22:12 -06:00
ren
43973e18aa This is an automated commit for publication :::: Let the guarantee of free speech be in every man's determination to use it, and we shall have no need of paper declarations.
-- Voltairine de Cleyre
2023-02-19 19:12:10 -06:00
ren
31f499499b This is an automated commit for publication :::: The animals are not as stupid as one thinks -- they have neither
doctors nor lawyers.
		-- L. Docquier
2023-02-19 19:03:40 -06:00
ren
d95831006f This is an automated commit for publication :::: Diplomacy is the art of letting the other party have things your way.
-- Daniele Vare
2023-02-19 19:01:40 -06:00
ren
0dfa928f81 This is an automated commit for publication :::: It is easier to run down a hill than up one. 2023-02-19 10:10:05 -06:00
ren
bf67df0dba This is an automated commit for publication :::: No other warranty expressed or implied. 2023-02-19 09:59:24 -06:00
ren
c84f8cbedc This is an automated commit for publication :::: The very remembrance of my former misfortune proves a new one to me.
-- Miguel de Cervantes
2023-02-19 09:58:19 -06:00
ren
e2bb9d0e90 This is an automated commit for publication :::: No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible. 2023-02-18 20:43:59 -06:00
ren
c3425383d7 This is an automated commit for publication :::: Words can never express what words can never express. 2023-02-18 12:38:00 -06:00
ren
91b225c628 This is an automated commit for publication :::: Satellite Safety Tip #14:
If you see a bright streak in the sky coming at you, duck.
2023-02-18 12:37:20 -06:00
ren
28ad75c7c3 This is an automated commit for publication :::: Cure the disease and kill the patient.
-- Francis Bacon
2023-02-18 12:36:23 -06:00
ren
f654e74d8f This is an automated commit for publication :::: ... The prejudices people feel about each other disappear when they get
to know each other.
		-- Kirk, "Elaan of Troyius", stardate 4372.5
2023-02-18 00:03:42 -06:00
ren
6a11760eb3 This is an automated commit for publication :::: If love is the answer, could you rephrase the question?
-- Lily Tomlin
2023-02-17 23:53:43 -06:00
ren
a1f7f32e65 This is an automated commit for publication :::: Every program is a part of some other program, and rarely fits. 2023-02-12 20:29:10 -06:00
ren
62d3176d4d This is an automated commit for publication :::: Never keep up with the Joneses. Drag them down to your level.
-- Quentin Crisp
2023-02-12 20:27:15 -06:00
ren
a84a40360f public mode 2023-02-12 15:54:07 -06:00