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| #4711 | | Unnamed Law:
If it happens, it must be possible.
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| #4712 | | untold wealth, n.:
What you left out on April 15th.
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| #4713 | | User n.:
A programmer who will believe anything you tell him.
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| #4714 | | user, n.:
The word computer professionals use when they mean "idiot."
-- Dave Barry, "Claw Your Way to the Top"
[I always thought "computer professional" was the phrase hackers used
when they meant "idiot." Ed.]
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| #4715 | | vacation, n.:
A two-week binge of rest and relaxation so intense that
it takes another 50 weeks of your restrained workaday
life-style to recuperate.
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| #4716 | | Vail's Second Axiom:
The amount of work to be done increases in proportion to the
amount of work already completed.
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| #4717 | | Van Roy's Law:
An unbreakable toy is useful for breaking other toys.
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| #4718 | | Van Roy's Law:
Honesty is the best policy - there's less competition.
Van Roy's Truism:
Life is a whole series of circumstances beyond your control.
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| #4719 | | Vanilla, adj.:
Ordinary flavor, standard. See FLAVOR. When used of food,
very often does not mean that the food is flavored with vanilla
extract! For example, "vanilla-flavored won ton soup" (or simply
"vanilla won ton soup") means ordinary won ton soup, as opposed to hot
and sour won ton soup.
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| #4720 | | Velilind's Laws of Experimentation:
(1) If reproducibility may be a problem, conduct the test only once.
(2) If a straight line fit is required, obtain only two data points.
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