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Second law of Engineering

Second law of Engineering

Posted Mar 9, 2008 20:27 UTC (Sun) by vonbrand (subscriber, #4458)
In reply to: Developer interview: Eric Sandeen on ext4 implementation by rjamestaylor
Parent article: Developer interview: Eric Sandeen on ext4 implementation

I heard it called that...

It is impossible to create anything idiot-proof. As soon as you manage to create something no existing idiot can foul up, the universe makes a bigger idiot.


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