I save interesting sayings that I find on the internet. Here are some from 2014 but which still make me laugh… or learn:
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Metaluna on Ars Technica wrote about a new browser:
The current trend among many companies is to name applications with a pithy, excessively minimalist name that is related to what people do with the program. For example “Word” or “Pages” because people use those apps to write and display words and pages. Or “Numbers” because a spreadsheet is used to crunch and display numbers, etc.
In that spirit, I propose that the new browser be called “Boobs”.
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Lewis’ Law: “The comments on any article about feminism justify feminism.”
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Steampunk: what the past would look like if the future had arrived earlier.
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Derek Lowe writes an occasional blog on chemistry called…
Things I Won’t Work With
…But I have to admit, I’d never thought much about the next analog of hydrogen peroxide. Instead of having two oxygens in there, why not three: HOOOH? Indeed, why not? This is a general principle that can be extended to many other similar situations. Instead of being locked in a self-storage unit with two rabid wolverines, why not three? Instead of having two liters of pyridine poured down your trousers, why not three?
https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/things-i-won-t-work-peroxide-peroxides
And more:
https://www.science.org/topic/blog-category/things-i-wont-work-with
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Terry Pratchett quotes:
“The entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks.” – Equal Rites (1987)
“So much universe, and so little time.” – The Last Hero (2001)
“Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.” – A Hat Full of Sky (2004)
“Evolution was far more thrilling to me than the biblical account. Who would not rather be a rising ape than a falling angel?” – in a 2008 interview.
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von Braun reportedly said “Late to bed, early to rise, work like hell – and advertise” so underscoring the importance of PR.
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