Silicon Asylum

Well probably not really quote of the day because we all know now that I'm still not caught up on all the things I wish to blog about. Anyway, I came across this today and thought it was great. I was readin the blog of someone I worked with a number of years ago. He had a big on Book: Softwar - an intimate portrait of Larry Ellison and Oracle . Ending with the following quote which I felt the need to mention. "People regularly mistake obedience for intelligence. That’s why we think that dogs are more intelligent than cats. .. A dog will fetch a stick every time you throw it. A cat will look at you and wonder: If you wanted the stick, why did you throw it away in a first place? Get it yourself, idiot." - Page 335, Softwar : An Intimate Portrait of Larry Ellison and Oracle

Just caught this on slashdot . In the midst of trying to complete the 12th and final book in the Wheel of Time series Robert Jordan has died of "ardiac amyloidosis" which he has been fighting since at least March of 2006. It seems hopes are still high that enough notes etc have been made to complete it ( linkage ). However, I haven't heard anything yet about the prequel trilogy he'd been working on as well ( book one is out ).

The first in what will surely turn out to be a recurring topic. We'll start with "and/or". WTF is with people who use "and/or" can they not figure the logic out? It boggles my mind. Note : The OR allows for the same True result as the AND (bottom right corner), while also allowing for other combinations producing True results. Therefore all written usage of "and/or" should simply be "or".