The end of the beginning
by gmosx, at 29 Jun 2010This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.
Winston S. Churchill, Speech given November 10, 1942
Invention II
by gmosx, at 20 Mar 2010If I have seen further, it is only by standing on the shoulders of Giants
Isaac Newton, Letter to Robert Hooke, February 5th, 1675
Invention I
by gmosx, at 20 Mar 2010No human really “invents” or creates anything on his or her own.
Every idea and creation that has emerged has been done so based on the contributions of prior generations’ work, environmental influences and/or peer feedback.
The Zeitgeist Movement
The Web is the new UNIX
by gmosx, at 07 Feb 2010The Web is the new UNIX,
UNIX is the new BIOS
George Moschovitis, 2010
It is no difficult trick to bring a great deal of energy, study and native ability into Wall Street and to end up with losses instead of profits. These virtues, if channeled in the wrong directions, become indistinguishable from handicaps.
Benjamin Graham, The Intelligent Investor
Debugging Clever Code
by gmosx, at 15 Apr 2009Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place.
Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it.
Brian Kernighan
The secret of happiness
by gmosx, at 07 Feb 2009The secret of happiness is simple: find out what you truly love to do and then direct all of your energy towards doing it. Once you do this, abundance flows into your life and all your desires are filled with ease and grace.
The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
The benchmark
by gmosx, at 04 Jan 2009If you constantly compare yourself to others, then all you 'll ever be is
just as good as them, maybe a little better. You 'll also miss out on all
the fantastic things you might actually be good at while you 're focused on
being better than them at what they 're good at.
Zed Shaw, 2008
simple is efficient,
efficient is beautiful.
George Moschovitis, 2007
Software's Law
by gmosx, at 20 Oct 2008Software is not subject to Moore's Law
Software is subject to Murphy's Law
Douglas Crockford