Ever negotiate with lawyers at a huge company? If they saw you
drowning 100 feet from the shore, they'd through you a 51-foot rope
and say they went more than halfway.
-- Paul Somerson in 'PC Computing,' 1996
drowning 100 feet from the shore, they'd through you a 51-foot rope
and say they went more than halfway.
-- Paul Somerson in 'PC Computing,' 1996
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a rope... - The UNIX philosophy basically involves giving you enough rope to
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And then a couple of feet more, just to be sure... - Unix gives you just enough rope to hang yourself --
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