Software & Development, Creativity, Health, Happiness, Success, Business, and the Good Life
I came across the following computer quote by mudpup (aka Dennis Lee) in a comment to a Mac OSX Hints article entitled “Another way to unzip zip archives from the command line UNIX“:
“More is less, or is that less the opposite of more I don’t know……. if unix was any more fun they would make it a game pack for playstation.”
To better understand the internal references within the quote, here are the Wikipedia articles on more and less.
The following programming quote is from the Perl Style Guide (accessed towards the end of 2011):
“When in doubt, parenthesize.”
Though the quote is somewhat out of context here, I still found it entertaining when I first read the line in the Perl Style Guide.
QUESTION: What is your favorite ‘programming style’ related quote and why? Please share in the comments section of this post.
The following quote is attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882):
“Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.”
If you have an exact citation for this quote, please share in the comments section of this post.
QUESTION: What is your favourite quote attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson and why? Please share your thoughts in the comments section of this post.
The following quote is attributed to American writer and poet Gertrude Stein (1874 – 1946):
“Silent gratitude isn’t very much to anyone.”
If you have an exact citation for this quote, please share in the comments section of this post.
QUESTION: What is your quote, book, or poem by Gertrude Stein and why? Please share in the comments section of this post.
The following quote about life is attributed to motivational speaker and author Earl Nightingale (1921 – 1989):
“We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within.”
The following quote about life is attributed to George Eliot:
“What do we live for; if it is not to make life less difficult for each other?”
If you have an exact citation for this quote, please share in the comments section of this post.
Have a great day! 
As a small exercise to practice my PHP programming skills and to help me make more secure passwords, I created the following random password generator. Enter the length of your your desired password and check the tick box if you would like to include the special characters:
#@$%^&*()|}{?!~
Your randomly1 generated password will appear below the Generate! button after you click it.
By the way, the Wikipedia article on Password Strength has a section on Guidelines for Strong Passwords that is worth a read.
