Author: W1SEG

Science knows it doesn’t know everything; otherwise, it’d stop. But just because science doesn’t know everything doesn’t mean you can fill in the gaps with whatever fairy tale most appeals to you.—Dara Ó Briain

When in doubt, use brute force.—Ken Thompson, talking about coding

If the code and the comments disagree, then both are probably wrong.—Norm Schyer

Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.—Fred Brooks

Students will come to me, trying to decide to be an engineer or a scientist. And I say, “Do you like solutions, or do you like questions?” If you continuously ask questions, you are a scientist. If you are focused on always getting the solution, you are an engineer. The reality is you have to…

The FCC has a few very good technical people, but they’re totally outnumbered by the lawyers.—Paul Baran

The romance of science lies in its explorations. Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure Science.—Edwin Hubble

the sand remembersonce there was beach and sunshinebut chip is warm too—Damon A. Koronakos and Brian Roberts

People have a great misconception in this way: they think the way you solve things is by electing the right people. It’s nice to elect the right people, but that isn’t the way you solve things. The way you solve things is by making it politically profitable for the wrong people to do the right…

Failure and invention are inseparable twins. To invent you have to experiment, and if you know in advance that it’s going to work, it’s not an experiment.—Jeff Bezos