Dr Wingnut

Author: Dr Wingnut

  • Simplicity

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    For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.H. L. Mencken

  • Making progress

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    In reading a post at Dr. Dobbs CodeTalk it mentioned that FORTRAN started with a character set of only 48 Characters.  And included a link to the Programmers Reference Manual for FORTRAN on the IBM 704 machine dated October 15, 1956.  In reading through the document it becomes apparent how far we’ve come… certainly nowhere…

  • Elections today

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    Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.John Quincy Adams

  • Don’t be a member

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    The largest party in America, by the way, is neither the Democrats nor the Republicans.  It’s the party of non-voters.Robert Reich

  • Growth

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    We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled.  The trick is knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the Beautiful Stuff out.Ray Bradbury

  • Tornado/Flooding Survival Kit

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    Toilet Paper …… checkBud Light …… checkKeystone Ice …… checkBudweiser …… checkRed Dog …… checkMiscellaneous other bottles of alcohol …… checkPiece of plywood to float your old lady and booze on …… checkGod love dem red necks!via email from Greg Merth, Mon, 8 Sep 2008 12:02:50 -0700

  • Five Hundred Forty Five People

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    Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them.  Have you ever wondered why, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, we have deficits?  Have you ever wondered why, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, we have inflation and high taxes? …