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Whenever I'm about to eat meat I always see my little dog's eyes.

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We should forget about small efficiencies, say about 97% of the time: premature optimization is the root of all evil.

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Computer programming is an art, because it applies accumulated knowledge to the world, because it requires skill and ingenuity, and especially because it produces objects of beauty. A programmer who subconsciously views himself as an artist will enjoy what he does and will do it better.

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Programming is the art of telling another human being what one wants the computer to do.

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Trees sprout up just about everywhere in computer science.

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I currently use Ubuntu Linux, on a standalone laptop - it has no Internet connection. I occasionally carry flash memory drives between this machine and the Macs that I use for network surfing and graphics; but I trust my family jewels only to Linux.

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