How often misused words generate misleading thoughts.

Herbert Spencer, (1892)

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Force has no place where there is need of skill.

Herodotus, (450 BC)

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[font="fixedsys,courier"]Been snooping around in /usr/lib/fortunes again? :-D[/font]

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LOL! :)

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[font="fixedsys,courier"]You're getting the good ones - 90% of what I get are Star Trek quotes.

A few configs later, and I find stuff like...<blockquote>LARGE&nbsp;NUMBERS:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10^n&nbsp;means&nbsp;that&nbsp;10&nbsp;is&nbsp;raised&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;n'th&nbsp;power)&nbsp;
10^4&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;One&nbsp;"myriad".&nbsp;The&nbsp;largest&nbsp;numbers,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Greeks&nbsp;were&nbsp;considering.
10^5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The&nbsp;largest&nbsp;number&nbsp;considered&nbsp;by&nbsp;the&nbsp;Romans.
10^10&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The&nbsp;age&nbsp;of&nbsp;our&nbsp;universe&nbsp;in&nbsp;years.
10^22&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Distance&nbsp;to&nbsp;our&nbsp;neighbor&nbsp;galaxy&nbsp;Andromeda&nbsp;in&nbsp;meters.
10^23&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Number&nbsp;of&nbsp;atoms&nbsp;in&nbsp;two&nbsp;gram&nbsp;Carbon&nbsp;(Avogadro).
10^26&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Size&nbsp;of&nbsp;universe&nbsp;in&nbsp;meters.
10^41&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mass&nbsp;of&nbsp;our&nbsp;home&nbsp;galaxy&nbsp;"milky&nbsp;way"&nbsp;in&nbsp;kg.
10^51&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Archimedes's&nbsp;estimate&nbsp;of&nbsp;number&nbsp;of&nbsp;sand&nbsp;grains&nbsp;in&nbsp;universe.
10^52&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mass&nbsp;of&nbsp;our&nbsp;universe&nbsp;in&nbsp;kg.
10^80&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The&nbsp;number&nbsp;of&nbsp;atoms&nbsp;in&nbsp;our&nbsp;universe.
10^100&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;One&nbsp;"googol".&nbsp;(Name&nbsp;coined&nbsp;by&nbsp;9&nbsp;year&nbsp;old&nbsp;nephew&nbsp;of&nbsp;E.&nbsp;Kasner).
10^153&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Number&nbsp;mentioned&nbsp;in&nbsp;a&nbsp;myth&nbsp;about&nbsp;Buddha.
10^155&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Size&nbsp;of&nbsp;ninth&nbsp;Fermat&nbsp;number&nbsp;(factored&nbsp;in&nbsp;1990).
10^(10^6)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Size&nbsp;of&nbsp;large&nbsp;prime&nbsp;number&nbsp;(Mersenne&nbsp;number,&nbsp;Nov&nbsp;1996).
10^(10^7)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Years,&nbsp;ape&nbsp;needs&nbsp;to&nbsp;write&nbsp;"hound&nbsp;of&nbsp;Baskerville"&nbsp;(random&nbsp;typing).
10^(10^(33))&nbsp;&nbsp;Inverse&nbsp;is&nbsp;chance&nbsp;that&nbsp;a&nbsp;can&nbsp;of&nbsp;beer&nbsp;tips&nbsp;by&nbsp;quantum&nbsp;fluctuation.
10^(10^(42))&nbsp;&nbsp;Inverse&nbsp;is&nbsp;probability&nbsp;that&nbsp;a&nbsp;mouse&nbsp;survives&nbsp;on&nbsp;sun&nbsp;for&nbsp;a&nbsp;week.
10^(10^{51))&nbsp;&nbsp;Inverse&nbsp;is&nbsp;chance&nbsp;to&nbsp;find&nbsp;yourself&nbsp;on&nbsp;Mars&nbsp;(quantum&nbsp;fluctuations)
10^(10^(100))&nbsp;One&nbsp;"Gogoolplex",&nbsp;Decimal&nbsp;expansion&nbsp;can&nbsp;not&nbsp;exist&nbsp;in&nbsp;universe.&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--&nbsp;from&nbsp;R.E.&nbsp;Crandall,&nbsp;Scient.&nbsp;Amer.,&nbsp;Feb.&nbsp;1997[/pre]</blockquote><blockquote>[pre]We are Pentium of Borg. Division is futile. You will be approximated.</blockquote>
<blockquote>A bather whose clothing was strewed
By breezes that left her quite nude,
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Saw a man come along
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And, unless I am wrong,
You expected this line to be lewd.</blockquote><blockquote>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A novice of the temple once approached the Chief Priest with a
question.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Master, does Emacs have the Buddha nature?" the novice asked.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Chief Priest had been in the temple for many years and could be
relied upon to know these things. He thought for several minutes before
replying.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"I don't see why not. It's got bloody well everything else."
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;With that, the Chief Priest went to lunch. The novice suddenly
achieved enlightenment, several years later.

Commentary:

His Master is kind,
Answering his FAQ quickly,
With thought and sarcasm.</blockquote><blockquote>=== ALL USERS PLEASE NOTE ========================

There has been some confusion concerning MAPCAR.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(DEFUN MAPCAR (&FUNCTIONAL FCN &EVAL &REST LISTS)
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(PROG (V P LP)
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(SETQ P (LOCF V))
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;L&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(SETQ LP LISTS)
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(%START-FUNCTION-CALL FCN T (LENGTH LISTS) NIL)
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;L1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(OR LP (GO L2))
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(AND (NULL (CAR LP)) (RETURN V))
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(%PUSH (CAAR LP))
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(RPLACA LP (CDAR LP))
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(SETQ LP (CDR LP))
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(GO L1)
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;L2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(%FINISH-FUNCTION-CALL FCN T (LENGTH LISTS) NIL)
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(SETQ LP (%POP))
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(RPLACD P (SETQ P (NCONS LP)))
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(GO L)))
We hope this clears up the many questions we've had about it.</blockquote>And the coolest one of all...<blockquote>Can't open &#x2f;usr&#x2f;fortunes. Lid stuck on cookie jar.</blockquote>[/font]

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The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

Walter Bagehot, (1988)

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"Eat ME!"

anon (2005)

"Eat ME!"
- anon 2005

"With pleasure!"
- Another anon

"Like hell you will!"
- Mr. anon 2005

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There is nothing we receive with so much reluctance as advice.

Joseph Addison, (1711)

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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step-chinese proverb

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randomthoughts:
I glide upon the evening and dance upon the dawn with Sirius asmy guide and Canopus asmy friend

Some fear the dark but with friends like Orion,Cygnus and Andromeda one needs no fear

To me nature was mute, until i saw the stars

sometimes wishes and dreams have to wait for reality to set the stage.

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PROUD TO BE TFFE!

[font="fixedsys,courier"]Think Linux.
<blockquote>It don't work a thing / If it's a-written in Swing</blockquote>[/font]

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"Eat ME!"
- anon 2005

"With pleasure!"
- Another anon

"Like hell you will!"
- Mr. anon 2005

"And that's the way the cookie crumbles."
- Mr. anon

"Eat ME!"
- anon 2005

"With pleasure!"
- Another anon

"Like hell you will!"
- Mr. anon 2005

"And that's the way the cookie crumbles."
- Mr. anon

"I better do it myself!"
- Mr. Anon

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"I'm trying to maintain a shred of dignity in this world." - Me

"Eat ME!"
- anon 2005

"With pleasure!"
- Another anon

"Like hell you will!"
- Mr. anon 2005

"And that's the way the cookie crumbles."
- Mr. anon

"I better do it myself!"
- Mr. Anon

You're right on Fuzzy.

"If you want it done right than you have to do it yourself."
- Mr. anon

It is only the wisest and most stupid who cannot change.

Confucuis, (500 BC)

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"Eat ME!"
- anon 2005

"With pleasure!"
- Another anon

"Like hell you will!"
- Mr. anon 2005

"And that's the way the cookie crumbles."
- Mr. anon

"I better do it myself!"
- Mr. Anon

"If you want it done right than you have to do it yourself."
- Mr. anon

"You always get the best with yourself!"
- Mr. Anon

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"I'm trying to maintain a shred of dignity in this world." - Me

Stop procrastinating. Starting tomorrow.

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Rob

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That wasn't Chicken!