Henry Spencer famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

Those who do not understand Unix are condemned to reinvent it, poorly.
-- Henry Spencer

#Unix
To err is human, but to really screw things up requires a design committee of bureaucrats.
-- Henry Spencer

#Design #Politics #Committees
Belief is no substitute for arithmetic.
-- Henry Spencer

#Science #Belief #Arithmetic
MS-DOS isn't dead, it just smells that way.
-- Henry Spencer

#Technology #Smell #Way
Politics /n/: from 'poly ticks', short for 'many small bloodsucking insects'.
-- Henry Spencer

#Democracy #Tick #Insects
Programming graphics in X is like finding the square root of PI using Roman numerals.
-- Henry Spencer

#Squares #Roots #Programming
If you lie to the compiler, it will get its revenge.
-- Henry Spencer

#Revenge #Lying
A bit of tolerance is worth a megabyte of flamming.
-- Henry Spencer

#Tolerance #Bits
C++ is the best example of second-system effect since OS/360.
-- Henry Spencer

#Example #Effects
If I must be ruled by larcenous bullies, I much prefer that they be located far away. Local bullies know far more about me and my doings than faraway bullies sitting in offices in Washington, and can oppress me far more effectively.
-- Henry Spencer

#Office #Bully #Sitting
Altruism is a fine motive, but if you want results, greed works much better.
-- Henry Spencer

#Greed #Want #Results

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