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Bugs mysteriously appear when you say, Watch this!

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about computers, contentment

The probability of bugs appearing is directly proportional to the number and importance of people watching.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about computers, numbers, people

An employee rank is in inverse proportion to his use of a computer, and in proportion to its performance.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about computers, use

The only program that runs perfectly every time, is a virus.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about computers, time

If a project is completed on schedule, it wasn't debugged properly.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about computers

The worst bugs in your program will show up only during the final review.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about computers

The people who say that computers are simple to use are the same people who tell you how to build a watch when you ask what time it is.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about computers, use, people, contentment, time

Real programmers don't comment their code. If it was hard to write, it should be hard to understand.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about computers, real estate

Computers suck.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about computers

A computer that has been on the market for 6 weeks is still usable as a boat anchor.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about computers, stores

The best way past a pesky security feature is a 13-year-old.

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

A computer that has surpassed its user's frustration capacity (FC) will accelerate downwards at 9.8 meters per second squared.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about computers

Computers let you waste time efficiently.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about computers, waste, time, contentment

Make a system even a moron can use and a moron will use it.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about computers, use

Make one that requires training or intelligence and only a moron will use it, but there will be more help desk calls.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about computers, intelligence, help, use

The likelihood of problems occurring is inversely proportional to the amount of time remaining before the deadline.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about computers, problems, time

You will always discover errors in your work after you have printed/submitted it.

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

90% of a programmer errors come from data from other programmers.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about computers, error

Illegal Error' messages only happen when you forget to save your work.

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

If you make the letters in your Word document bigger and then you print it out, you'll have everything on the first page and only one line on the second.

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