Altruism is a fine motive, but if you want results, greed works much better.
Politics /n/: from 'poly ticks', short for 'many small bloodsucking insects'.
If I must be ruled by larcenous bullies, I much prefer that they be located far away. Local bullies know far more about me and my doings than faraway bullies sitting in offices in Washington, and can oppress me far more effectively.
A bit of tolerance is worth a megabyte of flamming.
C++ is the best example of second-system effect since OS/360.
MS-DOS isn't dead, it just smells that way.