Boss: I just heard that light travels faster than sound. I'm wondering if I should shout when I speak, just so my lips appear to sync-up with my words.

If you want to kill an idea without being identified as the assassin, suggest that the legal department take a look at it.

Everyone, including skeptics, will generate delusions that match their views. That is how a normal and healthy brain works. Skeptics are not exempt from self-delusion.

To the engineer, all matter in the universe can be placed into one of two categories: (1) things that need to be fixed, and (2) things that will need to be fixed after you've had a few minutes to play with them. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems. Normal people don't understand this concept; they believe that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet.

Your inability to see other possibilities and your lack of vocabulary are your brain's limits, not the universe's.

By definition, risk-takers often fail. So do morons. In practice it's difficult to sort them out.

As network administrator I can take down the network with one keystroke. It's just like being a doctor but without getting gooky stuff on my paws.