Dr Wingnut

Month: February 2006

  • Success

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    The successful person makes a habit of doing what the failing person doesn’t like to do.Thomas Edison

  • Beginning

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    The distance doesn’t matter; only the first step is difficult.Mme. du Deffand

  • And speaking of nothing happening by mistake…

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    I found out yesterday, that Peter King has decided to run off his portfolio of leases, that he won’t need my services to do that, and I’ll be out of a job in about a month; so if you know anyone looking for a smart geek, send them my way.

  • Nothing happens by mistake

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    Whatever happens at all, happens as it should.Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

  • Lawyer Season

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    Dick Cheney has declared open season on lawyers.  You can get your permit, unlike Dick who apparently doesn’t need one.  Get your Cheney swag from Deadeye Dick Cheney’s Gun Club!via email from Duane McDowell, Thu, 16 Feb 2006 11:51:25 -0800

  • Oracle acquires Sleepycat

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    This could be bad.  Oracles acquisition of Sleepycat’s Berkeley DB, which is the back end for the Subversion software version control system, as well as other open source products could mean the end to whole classes of open source software unless Oracle treads lightly.I hope that Oracle doesn’t kill this goose.

  • Ouch

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    I went to the doctor for my yearly physical.  She starts with certain basics.“How much do you weigh?” she asks.“115,” I say.The nurse puts me on the scale.  It turns out my weight is 140.“Your height?”“5 foot 8,” I say.The nurse checks and sees that I only measure 5′ 5″.She then takes my blood pressure…