Linux Fortunes
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Until Eve arrived, this was a man's world.
-- Richard Armour
[men-women/497]
November 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Until Eve arrived, this was a man's world.
-- Richard Armour
[men-women/497]
QOTD:
"The elder gods went to Suggoth and all I got was this lousy T-shirt."
[definitions/823]
November 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
QOTD:
"The elder gods went to Suggoth and all I got was this lousy T-shirt."
[definitions/823]
<f00Dave> Look, rejects, this is #OpenGL, not #GEEKSEX.
[knghtbrd/517]
November 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
<f00Dave> Look, rejects, this is #OpenGL, not #GEEKSEX.
[knghtbrd/517]
You can have a dog as a friend. You can have whiskey as a friend. But
if you have a woman as a friend, you're going to wind up drunk and kissing
your dog.
-- foolin' around
[men-women/570]
November 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
You can have a dog as a friend. You can have whiskey as a friend. But
if you have a woman as a friend, you're going to wind up drunk and kissing
your dog.
-- foolin' around
[men-women/570]
Hypocrisy
When the Way is forgotten
Duty and justice appear;
Then knowledge and wisdom are born
Along with hypocrisy.
When harmonious relationships dissolve
Then respect and devotion arise;
When a nation falls to chaos
Then loyalty and patriotism are born.
-- Lao Tse, "Tao Te Ching"
[tao/19]
November 13, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Hypocrisy
When the Way is forgotten
Duty and justice appear;
Then knowledge and wisdom are born
Along with hypocrisy.
When harmonious relationships dissolve
Then respect and devotion arise;
When a nation falls to chaos
Then loyalty and patriotism are born.
-- Lao Tse, "Tao Te Ching"
[tao/19]
"Okay," Bobby said, getting the hang of it, "then what's the matrix? If
she's a deck, and Danbala's a program, what's cyberspace?"
"The world," Lucas said.
-- William Gibson, _Count Zero_
[cookie/777]
November 13, 2025 at 6:00 AM
"Okay," Bobby said, getting the hang of it, "then what's the matrix? If
she's a deck, and Danbala's a program, what's cyberspace?"
"The world," Lucas said.
-- William Gibson, _Count Zero_
[cookie/777]
The real reason large families benefit society is because at least
a few of the children in the world shouldn't be raised by beginners.
[kids/126]
November 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The real reason large families benefit society is because at least
a few of the children in the world shouldn't be raised by beginners.
[kids/126]
Graduate students and most professors are no smarter than undergrads.
They're just older.
[education/62]
November 13, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Graduate students and most professors are no smarter than undergrads.
They're just older.
[education/62]
Many Myths are based on truth
-- Spock, "The Way to Eden", stardate 5832.3
[startrek/101]
November 13, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Many Myths are based on truth
-- Spock, "The Way to Eden", stardate 5832.3
[startrek/101]
Debian Hint #7: You can use the unattended-upgrades or cron-apt packages
to do automatic nightly downloads of updates for packages installed on
your system.
[debian-hints/6]
November 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Debian Hint #7: You can use the unattended-upgrades or cron-apt packages
to do automatic nightly downloads of updates for packages installed on
your system.
[debian-hints/6]
People who are funny and smart and return phone calls get much better
press than people who are just funny and smart.
-- Howard Simons, "The Washington Post"
[news/42]
November 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
People who are funny and smart and return phone calls get much better
press than people who are just funny and smart.
-- Howard Simons, "The Washington Post"
[news/42]
Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else.
[people/71]
November 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else.
[people/71]
Maturity is only a short break in adolescence.
-- Jules Feiffer
[kids/79]
November 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Maturity is only a short break in adolescence.
-- Jules Feiffer
[kids/79]
"You can't have filenames longer than 14 chars.
You can't even think about them!"
-- Larry Wall in Configure from the perl distribution
[perl/107]
November 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"You can't have filenames longer than 14 chars.
You can't even think about them!"
-- Larry Wall in Configure from the perl distribution
[perl/107]
It's computer hardware, of course it's worth having <g>
-- Espy on #Debian
[linux/258]
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
It's computer hardware, of course it's worth having <g>
-- Espy on #Debian
[linux/258]
The default Magic Word, "Abracadabra", actually is a corruption of the
Hebrew phrase "ha-Bracha dab'ra" which means "pronounce the blessing".
[magic/18]
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The default Magic Word, "Abracadabra", actually is a corruption of the
Hebrew phrase "ha-Bracha dab'ra" which means "pronounce the blessing".
[magic/18]
interest, n.:
What borrowers pay, lenders receive, stockholders own, and
burned out employees must feign.
[definitions/481]
November 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
interest, n.:
What borrowers pay, lenders receive, stockholders own, and
burned out employees must feign.
[definitions/481]
If the future isn't what it used to be, does that mean that the past
is subject to change in times to come?
[miscellaneous/265]
November 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
If the future isn't what it used to be, does that mean that the past
is subject to change in times to come?
[miscellaneous/265]
Regardless of whether a mission expands or contracts, administrative
overhead continues to grow at a steady rate.
[work/357]
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Regardless of whether a mission expands or contracts, administrative
overhead continues to grow at a steady rate.
[work/357]
"... all the modern inconveniences ..."
-- Mark Twain
[literature/16]
November 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"... all the modern inconveniences ..."
-- Mark Twain
[literature/16]
If she had not been cupric in her ions,
Her shape ovoidal,
Their romance might have flourished.
But he built tetrahedral in his shape,
His ions ferric,
Love could not help but die,
Uncatylised, inert, and undernourished.
[songs-poems/288]
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
If she had not been cupric in her ions,
Her shape ovoidal,
Their romance might have flourished.
But he built tetrahedral in his shape,
His ions ferric,
Love could not help but die,
Uncatylised, inert, and undernourished.
[songs-poems/288]
There is no cure for birth and death other than to enjoy the interval.
-- George Santayana
[wisdom/334]
November 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
There is no cure for birth and death other than to enjoy the interval.
-- George Santayana
[wisdom/334]
The Assassin moved quietly from roof to roof until he was well away from
the excitement around the Watch House. His movements could be called
cat-like, except that he did not stop to spray urine up against things.
-- Terry Pratchett, "Night Watch"
[pratchett/1]
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The Assassin moved quietly from roof to roof until he was well away from
the excitement around the Watch House. His movements could be called
cat-like, except that he did not stop to spray urine up against things.
-- Terry Pratchett, "Night Watch"
[pratchett/1]
There is nothing wrong with abstinence, in moderation.
[drugs/174]
November 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
There is nothing wrong with abstinence, in moderation.
[drugs/174]
Ruth made a great mistake when he gave up pitching. Working once a week,
he might have lasted a long time and become a great star.
-- Tris Speaker, commenting on Babe Ruth's plan to change
from being a pitcher to an outfielder.
Cerf/Navasky, "The Experts Speak"
[sports/109]
November 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Ruth made a great mistake when he gave up pitching. Working once a week,
he might have lasted a long time and become a great star.
-- Tris Speaker, commenting on Babe Ruth's plan to change
from being a pitcher to an outfielder.
Cerf/Navasky, "The Experts Speak"
[sports/109]