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The goal of Computer Science is to build something that will last at
least until we've finished building it.
"Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?"
"That depends a good deal on where you want to get to," said the Cat.
-- Lewis Carroll
In short, _N is Richardian if, and only if, _N is not Richardian.
You cannot achieve the impossible without attempting the absurd.
Carmel, New York, has an ordinance forbidding men to wear coats and
trousers that don't match.
The bland leadeth the bland and they both shall fall into the kitsch.
SHIFT TO THE LEFT! SHIFT TO THE RIGHT!
POP UP, PUSH DOWN, BYTE, BYTE, BYTE!
The rule on staying alive as a forecaster is to give 'em a number or
give 'em a date, but never give 'em both at once.
-- Jane Bryant Quinn
Wednesday, 25 March 2026 Michael J. Chappell Contact me at:
mcsuper5@freeshell.org