______ __
/ ____/___ _____/ /___ ______ ___
/ /_ / __ \/ ___/ __/ / / / __ \/ _ \
/ __/ / /_/ / / / /_/ /_/ / / / / __/
/_/ \____/_/ \__/\__,_/_/ /_/\___/
With trembling hands he unfurled the ancient cracked parchment,
this was the place, it had to be. Uncertainly he began to mumble the
chant "rdbms, sql, third normal formal form, java, table, scalable".
Something moved... From outside they heard a scream and a thud.
The sales department had awoken.
Walk softly and carry a megawatt laser.
You have the body of a 19 year old. Please return it before it gets
wrinkled.
Why is the alphabet in that order? Is it because of that song?
Nobody said computers were going to be polite.
A conclusion is simply the place where someone got tired of thinking.
"The Good Ship Enterprise" (to the tune of "The Good Ship Lollipop")
On the good ship Enterprise
Every week there's a new surprise
Where the Romulans lurk
And the Klingons often go berserk.
Yes, the good ship Enterprise
There's excitement anywhere it flies
Where Tribbles play
And Nurse Chapel never gets her way.
See Captain Kirk standing on the bridge,
Mr. Spock is at his side.
The weekly menace, ooh-ooh
It gets fried, scattered far and wide.
It's the good ship Enterprise
Heading out where danger lies
And you live in dread
If you're wearing a shirt that's red.
-- Doris Robin and Karen Trimble of The L.A. Filkharmonics
Optimization hinders evolution.
Wednesday, 15 July 2026 Michael J. Chappell Contact me at:
mcsuper5@freeshell.org
