Law of the Great Idea: The only time you come up with a great
solution is after somebody else has solved the problem.
solution is after somebody else has solved the problem.
Related:
- At about 2500 A.D., humankind discovers a computer problem that *must* be
solved.
The only difficulty is that the problem is NP complete... - If after a considerable time and great discussion, you have finally come to
the point where you can agree on a solution,
the solution itself will bring about fifteen other... - Gravity: it's not just a great idea...
it's the law... - The Smiths's Law:
No real problem has a solution... - It's a great idea! -
but it still has to work..... - Every great idea has a disadvantage equal to or exceeding
the greatness of an idea.
Hunt's... - Leela: "Great. We're two days from earth with no food."
Bender:
"Problem solved. You two fight to the death and I'll... - The direct use of physical force is so poor a solution to the problem of
limited resources that it is commonly employed only by small children and
great nations.
David... - Exhilaration is that feeling you get just after a great idea hits you,
and just before you realize what's wrong with it...
From the same category:
- Crane's Law (Friedman's Reiteration)
There ain't
no such thing as a free lunch... - Newton's Little-Known Seventh Law:
A bird in the hand is safer than one overhead... - Peter's Paradox
Employees in a hierarchy do not
really object to incompetence in their colleagues... - Jenkinson's Law
It
won't work... - Kohn's Corollary to Murphy's Law:
Two wrongs are only the beginning...
