"The generation of random numbers is too important
to be left to chance."
Robert R. Coveyou, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
"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."
Nathaniel Borenstein
"The ultimate metric that I would like to propose
for user friendliness is quite simple: if this system
was a person, how long would it take before you punched
it in the nose?"
Tom Carey
"The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching
should therefore be regarded as a criminal offense"
Edsger Dijkstra
"Writing in C or C++ is like running a chain saw
with all the safety guards removed."
Bob Gray
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