Dr Wingnut

Month: April 2008

  • Error prevention

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    For all systems, we must, as computer professionals, protect users from their own errors, intercept all detectable errors, and give informative warnings when we believe the user might have made an error.  The “she made and error and must take responsibility” defense is too simple.  We need systems that work in collaboration with the user…

  • The soul

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    It is the soul’s duty to be loyal to its own desires.Rebecca West

  • And now something everyone needs

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    If you need one too, see Safe Bananavia email from Duane McDowell, Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:29:25 -0700

  • Movies

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    The trouble with movies as a business is that it’s an art, and the trouble with movies as art is that it’s a business.Charlton Heston

  • A Little Austrian Town Named…?

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    The newspaper article is even funnier than the sign! Are the residents called Fuckers?What are the mothers called?What would you be learning at the Fucking High School?Does the Fucking Hospital help you with anything else?If your friend came from another town, he wouldn’t be your Fucking friendNow you can forward this to all your friends…

  • Learning

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    Learning is not attained by chance.  It must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.Abigail Adams

  • Waste time

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    Weird Al’s: “White & Nerdy”Mechanical Belgian tigerQuiz: can you name the elements?These neat virtual toys… were made with a tool called PhunRemake of “We Are the World”Spooky robot dog Spooky food sculpturesRon E. Lyght’s, “I come from da’ Range”Space station picturesWill Farrell’s landlordAnimator vs. Animation by Alan BeckerSeveral Oscar-winning animated shorts Maximize your browser window,…