My favorite mug is large enough to have a nice size cup of tea or hot chocolate without going overboard (Too small and I wonder--I wasted a teabag on that? Too big and I end up wasting the excess, because how can I not use the space provided when making my drink?). It has a sturdy handle (important for carrying with baby or laptop in other hand), and is a wide regular cylindrical shape (good for even stirring and marshmallow placement) But the best part, and why it is my favorite, is the (oddly current but dated 1982, Murphy's Law-esque) text decoration which entertains me every time I read it. Naturally when there is something that brings me such joy I will want to share it with the world (the text, not the mug--there are limits to my generosity).
Laws of Computer ProgrammingFabulous, eh? Okay, your turn.
* Any given program, when running, is obsolete.
* If a program is useless, it will have to be documented.
* If a program is useful, it will have to be changed.
* Any program will expand to fill any available memory.
* The value of a program is proportional to the weight of its output.
* Program complexity grows until it exceeds the capability of the programmer to maintain it.
* Make it possible for programmers to write in English and you will find out that programmers cannot write in English.
Weinberg's Law
* If builders built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, then the first woodpecker that came along would destroy civilization.
Hare's Law of Large Programs
* Inside every large program is a small program struggling to get out.
Troutman's Programming Laws
* If a test installation functions perfectly, all subsequent systems will malfunction.
* Not until a program has been in production for at least six months will the most harmful error then be discovered.
* Job control cards that cannot be arranged in improper order will be.
* Interchangeable tapes won't.
* If the input editor has been designed to reject all bad input, an ingenious idiot will discover a method to get bad data past it.
* Machines work, people should think.
Golub's Laws of Computerdom
* A carelessly planned project takes three times longer to complete thane expected; a carefully planned project will take only twice as long.
* The effort required to correct the error increases geometrically with time.
Bradley's Bromide
* If computers get too powerful, we can organize them into a committee--that will do them in.
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My favorite motorcycle was a 1974 BMW R75/6. If you revved the throttle while idle the bike would lean sideways due to the nature of the opposing heads. If you rode it for too long, it would start rattling your brain and you would invariably start humming tunes from Cabaret and the Sound of Music.
I gave it to my brother as a graduation present. I hope it appreciates it, the punk...
My favorite dreams are the ones in which someone/something is really scary, and I'm holding my breath to keep quiet, and then I wake, still holding my breath, and realize, "hey, I should breathe" and that sweet, life-sustaining air floods my lungs, taking away the blue sparks in the periphery. Ahhhhhhh.
-- from Tyson via facebook
My favorite "thing" is my pillow. It's squishy, warm comfortable and smells good. It's always waiting for me as the day comes to an end. It's my friend when I'm sad, mad or feeling bad. It supports my achy neck. It can hold my computer when I FB. I share my pillow no one as it's just mine. I cover it with the finest thread counts. I think it's my best friend.
-- from June via facebook
Everything you wanted to know about Murphy's Law(s)
http://www.murphys-laws.com/
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