The most damaging phrase in the language is: 'It's always been done that way.'

The glass is neither half empty nor half full. It's simply larger than it needs to be. It is easier to get forgiveness than permission

I need something to compare this to. Could I please have a microsecond?

The most damaging phrase in the language is: 'It's always been done that way.'

If one ox could not do the job they did not try to grow a bigger ox, but used two oxen. When we need greater computer power, the answer is not to get a bigger computer, but . . .to build systems of computers and operate them in parallel.

I had a running compiler and nobody would touch it. They told me computers could only do arithmetic.

If it's a good idea, go ahead and do it. It is much easier to apologise than it is to get permission.