On software quality

Every program has at least one bug and can be shortened by at least one instruction — from which, by induction, it is evident that every program can be reduced to one instruction that does not work.
    -- Ken Arnold

Christ's claim

In the total expanse of human life there is not a single square inch of which the Christ, who alone is sovereign, does not declare,'That is mine!'
    -- Abraham Kuyper

American policy?

The policy of the American government is to leave their citizens free, neither restraining nor aiding them in their pursuits. -- Thomas Jefferson

One in a hundred

Sparking hands
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For every person with a spark of genius, there are a hundred with ignition trouble.
-- @dwterry on twitter

On creativity

All creativity is an extended form of a joke. Most creativity is a transition from one context into another where things are more surprising. There’s an element of surprise, and especially in science, there is often laughter that goes along with the “Aha.” Art also has this element. Our job is to remind us that there are more contexts than the one that we’re in—the one that we think is reality.
-- Alan Kay (from an interview)

I wonder...

When Adam's eyes first opened, what did God's face look like?
    -- Allen Hood

The Thinker

46/52 The Thinker
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Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
-- Paul of Tarsus

What does God think about?
-- Gary Wiens

When wondering why God's doing something...

Two is better I
Originally uploaded by hpebley3

Default to the romance. -- Gary Wiens

Who's money is it?

Money changing hands
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Democrats have never seen a tax increase they don't like.

Republicans have never seen a debt they don't like.
-- Dave Ramsey (radio show on 22-Sep-09)

Go vote!

Go vote!
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If you don't vote, you have no business criticizing those in power.
-- Joanne Spotten

On voting...

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

Good or Bad?

The difference between a good contractor and a bad one is how they handle their mistakes. — Radio talk show host in Sacramento, CA (if I knew his name, I'd include it)

Tonight, a story to go with today's one-liner...

Several weeks ago my wife dropped me off at the Trax station so I could ride to work. I walked up to the ticket machine, told it what I wanted and fed it my five dollar bill. Nothing happened. It was then I looked at the screen to read "Exact change only." Hmm. Mildly irritated, I figured I'd cancel the transaction and use a different machine. The cancel button cleared the screen to its normal start position but it didn't return me the money. What?!?! I irrationally hit the cancel button a couple times to no effect. I restrained any further physical aggression towards that machine, assumed this was going to be an expensive train ride, went to another machine and completed a successful transaction.

When I got to work, I went to the UTA web site, found a web form for comments and explained what happened. I hit send with no expectations of hearing anything. Several days later I had an e-mail from UTA asking for some clarifying details. I replied and heard nothing. For weeks. Until today when I received a check for five dollars in the mail.

In spite of the machine with a stupid user interface that caused the problem in the first place and in spite of the anonymous web form with pretty much zero feedback, UTA in the end did the right thing with little hassle. Good job.

Let there be light

And God said, "Let there be light". Ever since then man has been trying to capture it! — Signature on http://digital-photography-school.com

Baseball exciting?

Baseball is so boring, the fans find the statistics exciting! -- Slashdot poster

Evil or Ignorant?

Don't attribute to malice that which can be explained by stupidity. -- Various attributions

On Standards

The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them. -- Unknown

Where's your passion?

Over the long term, lovers will outwork workers. -- Mike Bickle

The right question

Those who passed the man beaten on the road asked "What would happen to me if I stopped?" The one who stopped asked "What would happen to him if I don't stop?"

Sinless food?

Bagels
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A bagel is a doughnut with the sin removed. -- George Rosenbaum

Loose or strict?

When it comes to ethics, most people treat themselves loosely and others strictly. Instead, try being strict with yourself and gracious toward others. You'll get along a lot better with the world. -- Eric Sink