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I've always wanted a TechTalk quote thread. Just put really funny quotes in here - try to keep them on computers!

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Cargill's Law: The first 90% of the code accounts for the first 90% of the development time. The remaining 10% of the code accounts for the other 90% of the development time.
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The command line *is* the front line.
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The command line *is* the front line.
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Less is better than more
Because we all know the *nix text viewer "more" only scrolls downwards, while the *nix text viewer "less" lets us scroll up and down, thus making less better than more.
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Because we all know the *nix text viewer "more" only scrolls downwards, while the *nix text viewer "less" lets us scroll up and down, thus making less better than more.
I feel like I am a stupider person for reading that. ::grins::
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Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning." - Richard Cook
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