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Words of Wisdom (10.19.09)

Selling a 1080p television to an elderly person wearing bifocals is like selling uggs to a war veteran with no legs
“Compliance compensates for times when normal market forces fail to provide adequate alignment of interests. For example, when organizations in a position to protect data aren’t responsible for the losses.” – Courtesy of Jeremiah Grossman
Java is the current latin of programming languages
Preparing code to change is a lot harder than making the first change without thinking about it
When building onto a bad system, trying to do things right only makes everything more complicated
The Unix terminal tab auto-complete feature is the best auto-complete implementation in existence. More systems need to mimic its functionality.
Programming languages should never use single characters (e.g. $, @, %) to signify data types or other information about variables.
Programming in pajamas or sweats is 100x more productive than programming in business attire.
Some people draw ugly pictures because they cannot envision beautiful pictures.
Some people write ugly programs because they cannot envision beautiful programs.

Teachers and tech support have two very different perspectives on questions. Teachers say, “there is no stupid question.” Tech support asks, “why does everyone ask stupid questions?”
The only things to fear are fear itself and bad code.
Java was designed by software engineers who think programmers are better when their jobs are so structured there is no room for error. Unfortunately, the lack of room for success forces errors.
Programming in Java is like trying to draw a picture using only straight lines.
Agile development is the hippy approach to programming
Upon experiencing deja vu while looking at code, it is time to refactor.
Do not sit at the head of your bed late at night when you have gas if you intend to sleep on said bed.
Some people just don’t get “while [1]; wget –delete-file $file; done”
“Hierarchy is natural.” -Dr. James Robinson
TVGuide.com does not consider the World Series of Poker to be a sport despite it being broadcast on ESPN.