Over the long term, symbiosis is more useful than parasitism. More fun, too. Ask any mitochondria.

Being famous has its benefits, but fame isn't one of them.

The way I see it, if you declare something portable, you'll always be wrong, and if you declare it non-portable, you'll always be right.

It is easier to port a shell than a shell script.

I note that the Python folks still think they like JPython. I wonder how long that will last?

This job of playing God is a little too big for me. Nevertheless, someone has to do it, so I'll try my best to fake it.

If someone stinks, view it as a reason to help them, not a reason to avoid them.