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Good quotes

Some of my favorites found here.

Some people, when confronted with a problem, think "I know, I’ll use regular expressions." Now they have two problems - Jamie Zawinski
Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your code will be a violent psychopath who knows where you live. - Rick Osborne
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...' - Isaac Asimov
There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult

RT @mastermark: You think you know a guy, & then it turns out they're social media experts. It's a dark and evil world, friends.
Sooooueeet! Ralph is back: http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/c8ad4aa802/wax-on-f-ck-off-with-ralph-macchio
@ghostmonk hard fact #2: stop buying every piece of shit you see in stores and alternatives become moot. Minimalism. It works.
Your daily Apple debunking: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/06/04/apple_html5_showcase_hype/
@ghostmonk Printers: made with oil, kills trees, when disposed of poisons children in china: seems like a great way to forget about bp
One hundred years of solitude. Best. Book. Ever. Just started a 6th re-read.
RT @raganwald: The moment: http://bit.ly/c6djcL
RT @stilkov: Great stuff from Fake Steve Jobs: http://bit.ly/cyhcMf
@jessesanford better late than never. That was camel 2.x.
RT @ghostmonk: #60 Android OS has officially surpassed IPhone for sales in the US. History is no lesson for Apple, with shades of Window ...