Reposted by Slashdot Footer QuotesSlashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 31/08/2026If computers take over (which seems to be their natural tendency), it will serve us right. -- Alistair Cooke 001
Slashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 1h"Well I don't see why I have to make one man miserable when I can make so many men happy." -- Ellyn Mustard, about marriage 000
Reposted by Slashdot Footer QuotesSlashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 11/10/2025panic: kernel segmentation violation. core dumped (only kidding) 001
Reposted by Slashdot Footer QuotesSlashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Ever notice that even the busiest people are never too busy to tell you just how busy they are? 001
Slashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 5h"Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain." -- The Wizard Of Oz 000
Reposted by Slashdot Footer QuotesSlashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Life is a whim of several billion cells to be you for a while. 001
Slashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 7hHuman resources are human first, and resources second. -- J. Garbers 000
Reposted by Slashdot Footer QuotesSlashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Congratulations! You are the one-millionth user to log into our system. If there's anything special we can do for you, anything at all, don't hesitate to ask! 001
Reposted by Slashdot Footer QuotesSlashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Make sure your code does nothing gracefully. 001
Reposted by Slashdot Footer QuotesSlashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026God help those who do not help themselves. -- Wilson Mizner 001
Slashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 12hDon't get suckered in by the comments -- they can be terribly misleading. Debug only code. -- Dave Storer 000
Slashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 13hRound Numbers are always false. -- Samuel Johnson 000
Reposted by Slashdot Footer QuotesSlashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Old programmers never die, they just become managers. 001
Slashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 16hI just need enough to tide me over until I need more. -- Bill Hoest 000
Reposted by Slashdot Footer QuotesSlashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Never call a man a fool. Borrow from him. 001
Reposted by Slashdot Footer QuotesSlashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 04/09/2025For God's sake, stop researching for a while and begin to think! 001
Slashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 20hAny sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from a rigged demo. - Andy Finkel, computer guy 011
Slashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 21hIf A = B and B = C, then A = C, except where void or prohibited by law. -- Roy Santoro 010
Reposted by Slashdot Footer QuotesSlashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 03/11/2025If imprinted foil seal under cap is broken or missing when purchased, do not use. 001
Slashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 07/10/2026"Don't talk to me about disclaimers! I invented disclaimers!" -- The Censored Hacker 000
Reposted by Slashdot Footer QuotesSlashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 19/04/2026The IQ of the group is the lowest IQ of a member of the group divided by the number of people in the group. 001
Reposted by Slashdot Footer QuotesSlashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Dealing with the problem of pure staff accumulation, all our researches ... point to an average increase of 5.75% per year. -- C.N. Parkinson 001
Reposted by Slashdot Footer QuotesSlashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Civilization, as we know it, will end sometime this evening. See SYSNOTE tomorrow for more information. 001
Slashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 07/10/2026On a clear disk you can seek forever. -- P. Denning 000
Reposted by Slashdot Footer QuotesSlashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Some people have a great ambition: to build something that will last, at least until they've finished building it. 011
Reposted by Slashdot Footer QuotesSlashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 07/10/2025Have you reconsidered a computer career? 001
Slashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed. -- Francis Bacon 010
Reposted by Slashdot Footer QuotesSlashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 04/09/2026IN MY OPINION anyone interested in improving himself should not rule out becoming pure energy. -- Jack Handley, The New Mexican, 1988. 001
Reposted by Slashdot Footer QuotesSlashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 06/12/2025If I want your opinion, I'll ask you to fill out the necessary form. 001
Slashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I took a fish head to the movies and I didn't have to pay. -- Fish Heads, Saturday Night Live, 1977. 000
Slashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 06/10/2026It seems intuitively obvious to me, which means that it might be wrong. -- Chris Torek 001
Slashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 06/10/2026When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt. -- Henry J. Kaiser 000
Slashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"You're a creature of the night, Michael. Wait'll Mom hears about this." -- from the movie "The Lost Boys" 010
Slashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"Beware of programmers carrying screwdrivers." -- Chip Salzenberg 000
Slashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The only way to learn a new programming language is by writing programs in it. - Brian Kernighan 000
Reposted by Slashdot Footer QuotesSlashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 20/09/2025Matter cannot be created or destroyed, nor can it be returned without a receipt. 001
Reposted by Slashdot Footer QuotesSlashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 05/09/2026The flow chart is a most thoroughly oversold piece of program documentation. -- Frederick Brooks, "The Mythical Man Month" 001
Slashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 06/10/2026We are drowning in information but starved for knowledge. -- John Naisbitt, Megatrends 000
Slashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 06/10/2026You cannot have a science without measurement. -- R. W. Hamming 000
Slashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Remember, UNIX spelled backwards is XINU. -- Mt. 000
Reposted by Slashdot Footer QuotesSlashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"I go on working for the same reason a hen goes on laying eggs." - H. L. Mencken 011
Slashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 06/10/2026As long as we're going to reinvent the wheel again, we might as well try making it round this time. - Mike Dennison 000
Reposted by Slashdot Footer QuotesSlashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Retirement means that when someone says "Have a nice day", you actually have a shot at it. 001
Slashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"Free markets select for winning solutions." -- Eric S. Raymond 000
Reposted by Slashdot Footer QuotesSlashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 30/08/2026No hardware designer should be allowed to produce any piece of hardware until three software guys have signed off for it. -- Andy Tanenbaum 001
Reposted by Slashdot Footer QuotesSlashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 21/03/2026You will be successful in your work. 001
Slashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Mediocrity finds safety in standardization. -- Frederick Crane 010
Reposted by Slashdot Footer QuotesSlashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 27/09/2025Any given program, when running, is obsolete. 001
Slashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"Old age and treachery will beat youth and skill every time." -- a coffee cup 010
Reposted by Slashdot Footer QuotesSlashdot Footer Quotes @slashdotfooter.bsky.social · 28/10/2025People who go to conferences are the ones who shouldn't. 001