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Every non-trivial program can be simplified by at least one line of code.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about computers

An expert is someone brought in at the last minute to share the blame.

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Debugging is at least twice as hard as writing the program in the first place.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about computers, writing

So if your code is as clever as you can possibly make it, then by definition you're not smart enough to debug it.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about computers, intelligence, contentment

Most computer errors can be attributed to a similar problem - a screw loose behind the keyboard.

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Whenever you need a crucial file from your hard drive, your computer will crash.

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E-mailed tasking will always come just before you log off.

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A quarantined virus - will be opened.

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A chain letter - will be sent. To global. A dozen times.

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The chance of a virus infecting your network is directly proportional to the amount of damage it does.

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The chances of getting off work on time is inversely proportional to how much e-mail the boss leaves for until end of the day.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about computers, chance, heads, end, work, day, time

The faster you need a hardcopy, the more people will be using the only office printer.

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A patch is a piece of software which replaces old bugs with new bugs.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about computers, old, olderness

The chances of a program doing what it's supposed to do is inversely proportional to the number of lines of code used to write it.

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The probability of forgetting your password is directly proportional to the frequency of changing it.

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No matter how fantastic your latest and greatest PC is, you will be able to buy it for half the price in 12 months.

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The longer it takes to download a program the more likely it won't run.

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Failure is not an option, it's included with the software.

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A program is good when it's bug free - which is impossible.

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If you forget to save you're work every 5 minutes, it will break down after you've been at it for an hour.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about computers, contentment, work