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• And now that the legislators and the do-gooders have so futilely inflicted so many systems upon society, may they end up where they should have begu
  may they reject all systems, and try liberty... -- Frederic Bastia...
• hundering herd problem Scheduler thrashing. This can happen under Unix when you have a number of processes that are waiting on a single event.
  When that event (a connection to the web server, say) happens, every process which could possibly handle the event is awakened....
• Have you got all the stuffing up one end?
• Define your business goals clearly so that others can see them as you do. -- George F. Bu
• Marge: But you can't let a few bad experiences sour you on helping people.
  Lovejoy: Oh, sure I can. [the phone rings] [shudders] You handle it....
• Did you know that if you took all the economists in the world and lined them up end to end, they'd still point in the wrong direction?
• My father had the spirit and integrity of a scientist, but he was a salesman.
  I remember asking him the question "How can a man of integrity be a salesman?...
• in the present] Lisa: So you loved her right from the start!
  Homer: [tickling Maggie and giggling] Absolutely. Ba...
• I'm not wild about these high-risk ventures. They sound a little risky.
  -- Marge's views on business, "The Twisted World of Marge Simpso...