Things I've Learned
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- Everybody makes mistakes. How we deal with them; how we strive to ensure not to make the same mistake again; these define what type of human we are.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
Too true. Absolutely!
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Would #9 and #35 cancel each other?
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
No. # 35 is a subset of #9. Also, #9 should have added "you Don't get anything at all, if you don't. Edits coming..,,
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No. # 35 is a subset of #9. Also, #9 should have added "you Don't get anything at all, if you don't. Edits coming..,,
Slow Eddie wrote:
Edits coming..,,
Like the list numbering scheme? ;P
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Things I’ve learned 1. You can’t control what happens to you. You can only control how you deal with it. 2. Nothing is ever as good as it seems, nothing is ever bad as it seems. 3. An ounce of hard work will overcome ten pounds of inspiration. 4. Creativity is a rare natural talent. It can’t be induced, taught or trained. Very few people have it and it should be treasured. 5. There is really no such thing as a free lunch. 6. Life isn’t fair. 7. It’s a random chance universe. 8. There is no such thing as luck. Good or Bad. 9. You get what you pay for. You don't get anything if you don't. 10. Envy is stupid and harmful. 11. Pride is just like Envy. 12. Money can’t make you happy. It can, however, remove a lot of the things that make you unhappy. 13. Anyone that is constantly “happy” is heading for a nervous breakdown. 14. Beware of anyone that wears their religion on their shirtsleeve. They believe they have a divine right to screw you over. 15. Prejudice of any kind is incredibly stupid. 16. Any man claiming to understand women is delusional. 17. Fear is a built-in survival trait. 18. Dealing with things that overwhelm you is like eating an elephant, by taking one bite at a time. 19. Truly good friends are extremely hard to find. Treasure the ones you have. 20. Women have it all figured out. Men don’t have a clue. 21. When it comes to wives, what’s yours is hers and what’s hers is hers. 22. Change is inevitable, and un-stoppable. Go with the flow. 23. Insanity is hereditary. Your children are guaranteed to drive you crazy. 24. People say they want to be free, but often forget that the key component of personal freedom is the requirement that you take responsibility for your actions. (Paraphrasing Terry Pratchett) 25. Acronyms rarely communicate Information and should never be used. 26. A quiet peaceful life is the best that can be hoped for. 27. Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Terry Pratchett, and William Gibson are geniuses. 28. Whining is pointless. No one will listen to it. Just suck it up and get on with it. 29. “42” is not the meaning of Life, the Universe, and everything. I don’t have a clue what is. 30. War is insanity, tragic, and a terrible waste at a governmental level. 31. There are many good people. There are also a lot of bad rotten people. Learn to tell the difference. 32. All politicians lie. Without exception. 33. Taxes are worse than death. Death only comes once. – (Terry Pratchett) 34. Chaos is the baseline state of the universe. 35. You don’t always get what you p
39. Never hate anyone. Today's foe may become a colleague tomorrow.
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39. Never hate anyone. Today's foe may become a colleague tomorrow.
so that's why some people get so pale when I ask them where we have met before...
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats. His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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39. Never hate anyone. Today's foe may become a colleague tomorrow.
Some people - even colleagues - are like Slinkies. Completely useless except to bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs ...
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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No. # 35 is a subset of #9. Also, #9 should have added "you Don't get anything at all, if you don't. Edits coming..,,
Guess you could write #9 as: Everything has a cost.
Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello
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Things I’ve learned 1. You can’t control what happens to you. You can only control how you deal with it. 2. Nothing is ever as good as it seems, nothing is ever bad as it seems. 3. An ounce of hard work will overcome ten pounds of inspiration. 4. Creativity is a rare natural talent. It can’t be induced, taught or trained. Very few people have it and it should be treasured. 5. There is really no such thing as a free lunch. 6. Life isn’t fair. 7. It’s a random chance universe. 8. There is no such thing as luck. Good or Bad. 9. You get what you pay for. You don't get anything if you don't. 10. Envy is stupid and harmful. 11. Pride is just like Envy. 12. Money can’t make you happy. It can, however, remove a lot of the things that make you unhappy. 13. Anyone that is constantly “happy” is heading for a nervous breakdown. 14. Beware of anyone that wears their religion on their shirtsleeve. They believe they have a divine right to screw you over. 15. Prejudice of any kind is incredibly stupid. 16. Any man claiming to understand women is delusional. 17. Fear is a built-in survival trait. 18. Dealing with things that overwhelm you is like eating an elephant, by taking one bite at a time. 19. Truly good friends are extremely hard to find. Treasure the ones you have. 20. Women have it all figured out. Men don’t have a clue. 21. When it comes to wives, what’s yours is hers and what’s hers is hers. 22. Change is inevitable, and un-stoppable. Go with the flow. 23. Insanity is hereditary. Your children are guaranteed to drive you crazy. 24. People say they want to be free, but often forget that the key component of personal freedom is the requirement that you take responsibility for your actions. (Paraphrasing Terry Pratchett) 25. Acronyms rarely communicate Information and should never be used. 26. A quiet peaceful life is the best that can be hoped for. 27. Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Terry Pratchett, and William Gibson are geniuses. 28. Whining is pointless. No one will listen to it. Just suck it up and get on with it. 29. “42” is not the meaning of Life, the Universe, and everything. I don’t have a clue what is. 30. War is insanity, tragic, and a terrible waste at a governmental level. 31. There are many good people. There are also a lot of bad rotten people. Learn to tell the difference. 32. All politicians lie. Without exception. 33. Taxes are worse than death. Death only comes once. – (Terry Pratchett) 34. Chaos is the baseline state of the universe. 35. You don’t always get what you p
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Things I’ve learned 1. You can’t control what happens to you. You can only control how you deal with it. 2. Nothing is ever as good as it seems, nothing is ever bad as it seems. 3. An ounce of hard work will overcome ten pounds of inspiration. 4. Creativity is a rare natural talent. It can’t be induced, taught or trained. Very few people have it and it should be treasured. 5. There is really no such thing as a free lunch. 6. Life isn’t fair. 7. It’s a random chance universe. 8. There is no such thing as luck. Good or Bad. 9. You get what you pay for. You don't get anything if you don't. 10. Envy is stupid and harmful. 11. Pride is just like Envy. 12. Money can’t make you happy. It can, however, remove a lot of the things that make you unhappy. 13. Anyone that is constantly “happy” is heading for a nervous breakdown. 14. Beware of anyone that wears their religion on their shirtsleeve. They believe they have a divine right to screw you over. 15. Prejudice of any kind is incredibly stupid. 16. Any man claiming to understand women is delusional. 17. Fear is a built-in survival trait. 18. Dealing with things that overwhelm you is like eating an elephant, by taking one bite at a time. 19. Truly good friends are extremely hard to find. Treasure the ones you have. 20. Women have it all figured out. Men don’t have a clue. 21. When it comes to wives, what’s yours is hers and what’s hers is hers. 22. Change is inevitable, and un-stoppable. Go with the flow. 23. Insanity is hereditary. Your children are guaranteed to drive you crazy. 24. People say they want to be free, but often forget that the key component of personal freedom is the requirement that you take responsibility for your actions. (Paraphrasing Terry Pratchett) 25. Acronyms rarely communicate Information and should never be used. 26. A quiet peaceful life is the best that can be hoped for. 27. Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Terry Pratchett, and William Gibson are geniuses. 28. Whining is pointless. No one will listen to it. Just suck it up and get on with it. 29. “42” is not the meaning of Life, the Universe, and everything. I don’t have a clue what is. 30. War is insanity, tragic, and a terrible waste at a governmental level. 31. There are many good people. There are also a lot of bad rotten people. Learn to tell the difference. 32. All politicians lie. Without exception. 33. Taxes are worse than death. Death only comes once. – (Terry Pratchett) 34. Chaos is the baseline state of the universe. 35. You don’t always get what you p
Slow Eddie wrote:
nothing is ever bad as it seems
You must never have had a dog die on you.
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Slow Eddie wrote:
nothing is ever bad as it seems
You must never have had a dog die on you.
The Science of King David's Court | Object Oriented Programming with C++
David O'Neil wrote:
You must never have had a dog die on you.
Six actually (Scotties or Westies), and I was heartbroken every time. They are little thieves. They steal your heart, then die taking it with them. :(( :(( But even then, it isn't as bad as it seems. once the grief is over, I go out and can get another one, and start the whole cycle again. Literally just decided with my wife 10 minutes ago, that we are ready to get another one! One of them will eventually outlive me. :-D
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David O'Neil wrote:
You must never have had a dog die on you.
Six actually (Scotties or Westies), and I was heartbroken every time. They are little thieves. They steal your heart, then die taking it with them. :(( :(( But even then, it isn't as bad as it seems. once the grief is over, I go out and can get another one, and start the whole cycle again. Literally just decided with my wife 10 minutes ago, that we are ready to get another one! One of them will eventually outlive me. :-D
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Things I’ve learned 1. You can’t control what happens to you. You can only control how you deal with it. 2. Nothing is ever as good as it seems, nothing is ever bad as it seems. 3. An ounce of hard work will overcome ten pounds of inspiration. 4. Creativity is a rare natural talent. It can’t be induced, taught or trained. Very few people have it and it should be treasured. 5. There is really no such thing as a free lunch. 6. Life isn’t fair. 7. It’s a random chance universe. 8. There is no such thing as luck. Good or Bad. 9. You get what you pay for. You don't get anything if you don't. 10. Envy is stupid and harmful. 11. Pride is just like Envy. 12. Money can’t make you happy. It can, however, remove a lot of the things that make you unhappy. 13. Anyone that is constantly “happy” is heading for a nervous breakdown. 14. Beware of anyone that wears their religion on their shirtsleeve. They believe they have a divine right to screw you over. 15. Prejudice of any kind is incredibly stupid. 16. Any man claiming to understand women is delusional. 17. Fear is a built-in survival trait. 18. Dealing with things that overwhelm you is like eating an elephant, by taking one bite at a time. 19. Truly good friends are extremely hard to find. Treasure the ones you have. 20. Women have it all figured out. Men don’t have a clue. 21. When it comes to wives, what’s yours is hers and what’s hers is hers. 22. Change is inevitable, and un-stoppable. Go with the flow. 23. Insanity is hereditary. Your children are guaranteed to drive you crazy. 24. People say they want to be free, but often forget that the key component of personal freedom is the requirement that you take responsibility for your actions. (Paraphrasing Terry Pratchett) 25. Acronyms rarely communicate Information and should never be used. 26. A quiet peaceful life is the best that can be hoped for. 27. Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Terry Pratchett, and William Gibson are geniuses. 28. Whining is pointless. No one will listen to it. Just suck it up and get on with it. 29. “42” is not the meaning of Life, the Universe, and everything. I don’t have a clue what is. 30. War is insanity, tragic, and a terrible waste at a governmental level. 31. There are many good people. There are also a lot of bad rotten people. Learn to tell the difference. 32. All politicians lie. Without exception. 33. Taxes are worse than death. Death only comes once. – (Terry Pratchett) 34. Chaos is the baseline state of the universe. 35. You don’t always get what you p
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56. There is no wisdom to be found in chat rooms…
If you can't laugh at yourself - ask me and I will do it for you.
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39. Never hate anyone. Today's foe may become a colleague tomorrow.
I like more the alternative version: Be careful whose foot you step on today, it might be able to kick your ass tomorrow.
M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Things I’ve learned 1. You can’t control what happens to you. You can only control how you deal with it. 2. Nothing is ever as good as it seems, nothing is ever bad as it seems. 3. An ounce of hard work will overcome ten pounds of inspiration. 4. Creativity is a rare natural talent. It can’t be induced, taught or trained. Very few people have it and it should be treasured. 5. There is really no such thing as a free lunch. 6. Life isn’t fair. 7. It’s a random chance universe. 8. There is no such thing as luck. Good or Bad. 9. You get what you pay for. You don't get anything if you don't. 10. Envy is stupid and harmful. 11. Pride is just like Envy. 12. Money can’t make you happy. It can, however, remove a lot of the things that make you unhappy. 13. Anyone that is constantly “happy” is heading for a nervous breakdown. 14. Beware of anyone that wears their religion on their shirtsleeve. They believe they have a divine right to screw you over. 15. Prejudice of any kind is incredibly stupid. 16. Any man claiming to understand women is delusional. 17. Fear is a built-in survival trait. 18. Dealing with things that overwhelm you is like eating an elephant, by taking one bite at a time. 19. Truly good friends are extremely hard to find. Treasure the ones you have. 20. Women have it all figured out. Men don’t have a clue. 21. When it comes to wives, what’s yours is hers and what’s hers is hers. 22. Change is inevitable, and un-stoppable. Go with the flow. 23. Insanity is hereditary. Your children are guaranteed to drive you crazy. 24. People say they want to be free, but often forget that the key component of personal freedom is the requirement that you take responsibility for your actions. (Paraphrasing Terry Pratchett) 25. Acronyms rarely communicate Information and should never be used. 26. A quiet peaceful life is the best that can be hoped for. 27. Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Terry Pratchett, and William Gibson are geniuses. 28. Whining is pointless. No one will listen to it. Just suck it up and get on with it. 29. “42” is not the meaning of Life, the Universe, and everything. I don’t have a clue what is. 30. War is insanity, tragic, and a terrible waste at a governmental level. 31. There are many good people. There are also a lot of bad rotten people. Learn to tell the difference. 32. All politicians lie. Without exception. 33. Taxes are worse than death. Death only comes once. – (Terry Pratchett) 34. Chaos is the baseline state of the universe. 35. You don’t always get what you p
Slow Eddie wrote:
51. People who ride bicycles in motorized traffic are asking for broken bones
Just wanted to say that sometimes those people, like me, don't have a choice but to ride in traffic because the (kilometers long) bike lane is (all) occupied with parked cars. Besides, traffic rules in my country (Portugal) dictate that, when there is no bike lane, we must ride in traffic because we are basically compared scooters with just two differences: 1- we do not require any license because we have no engine/motor or it is limited to 25km/h; 2- we must ride in the rightmost 50cm of the rightmost lane of the direction we want.
Slow Eddie wrote:
Taking their children with them is Child Abuse.
I totally agree.
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Things I’ve learned 1. You can’t control what happens to you. You can only control how you deal with it. 2. Nothing is ever as good as it seems, nothing is ever bad as it seems. 3. An ounce of hard work will overcome ten pounds of inspiration. 4. Creativity is a rare natural talent. It can’t be induced, taught or trained. Very few people have it and it should be treasured. 5. There is really no such thing as a free lunch. 6. Life isn’t fair. 7. It’s a random chance universe. 8. There is no such thing as luck. Good or Bad. 9. You get what you pay for. You don't get anything if you don't. 10. Envy is stupid and harmful. 11. Pride is just like Envy. 12. Money can’t make you happy. It can, however, remove a lot of the things that make you unhappy. 13. Anyone that is constantly “happy” is heading for a nervous breakdown. 14. Beware of anyone that wears their religion on their shirtsleeve. They believe they have a divine right to screw you over. 15. Prejudice of any kind is incredibly stupid. 16. Any man claiming to understand women is delusional. 17. Fear is a built-in survival trait. 18. Dealing with things that overwhelm you is like eating an elephant, by taking one bite at a time. 19. Truly good friends are extremely hard to find. Treasure the ones you have. 20. Women have it all figured out. Men don’t have a clue. 21. When it comes to wives, what’s yours is hers and what’s hers is hers. 22. Change is inevitable, and un-stoppable. Go with the flow. 23. Insanity is hereditary. Your children are guaranteed to drive you crazy. 24. People say they want to be free, but often forget that the key component of personal freedom is the requirement that you take responsibility for your actions. (Paraphrasing Terry Pratchett) 25. Acronyms rarely communicate Information and should never be used. 26. A quiet peaceful life is the best that can be hoped for. 27. Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Terry Pratchett, and William Gibson are geniuses. 28. Whining is pointless. No one will listen to it. Just suck it up and get on with it. 29. “42” is not the meaning of Life, the Universe, and everything. I don’t have a clue what is. 30. War is insanity, tragic, and a terrible waste at a governmental level. 31. There are many good people. There are also a lot of bad rotten people. Learn to tell the difference. 32. All politicians lie. Without exception. 33. Taxes are worse than death. Death only comes once. – (Terry Pratchett) 34. Chaos is the baseline state of the universe. 35. You don’t always get what you p
A great list! can I suggest this one? "Someone who treats the waitstaff badly is not a good person. (This is true EVERY time.)" [ Thanks to Dave Barry. I think he said it ]
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Too true. Absolutely!
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Slow Eddie wrote:
51. People who ride bicycles in motorized traffic are asking for broken bones
Just wanted to say that sometimes those people, like me, don't have a choice but to ride in traffic because the (kilometers long) bike lane is (all) occupied with parked cars. Besides, traffic rules in my country (Portugal) dictate that, when there is no bike lane, we must ride in traffic because we are basically compared scooters with just two differences: 1- we do not require any license because we have no engine/motor or it is limited to 25km/h; 2- we must ride in the rightmost 50cm of the rightmost lane of the direction we want.
Slow Eddie wrote:
Taking their children with them is Child Abuse.
I totally agree.
Take a bus, cab, Lyft. or Uber. It will considerably less expensive, in the long run, than broken hip surgery. It's the bicycle riders that don't feel the traffic laws apply to them, that aggravates motorists the most.:mad: Also you guys are difficult to see, too slow to keep up with the flow, and if god forbid, a car does run into you, it will be the motorist who is found to be at fault, even if it is the bicycle rider who caused the accident by failing to obey traffic laws. I can not tell you how many times I have had to pull into another lane to pass the same cyclist, because I stop for traffic signals and the cyclist does not, pulling ahead of me. Finally, many cyclists ride in the dark, wearing dark colored clothes, with no light of any kind. Those guys, in my opinion, are just plain suicidal. Sorry to vent on you, as I am sure you don't do those kind of things. Please be careful when you are out there.
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A great list! can I suggest this one? "Someone who treats the waitstaff badly is not a good person. (This is true EVERY time.)" [ Thanks to Dave Barry. I think he said it ]
One of the few jobs I have never had, is being a waiter. New Orleans, being a city full of great restaurants, waiters are, for the most, part treated better. There are some waiters who treat the guests like they are doing them a favor, deserve to be treated badly. :-O I do, however. agree with you wholeheartedly.
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Things I’ve learned 1. You can’t control what happens to you. You can only control how you deal with it. 2. Nothing is ever as good as it seems, nothing is ever bad as it seems. 3. An ounce of hard work will overcome ten pounds of inspiration. 4. Creativity is a rare natural talent. It can’t be induced, taught or trained. Very few people have it and it should be treasured. 5. There is really no such thing as a free lunch. 6. Life isn’t fair. 7. It’s a random chance universe. 8. There is no such thing as luck. Good or Bad. 9. You get what you pay for. You don't get anything if you don't. 10. Envy is stupid and harmful. 11. Pride is just like Envy. 12. Money can’t make you happy. It can, however, remove a lot of the things that make you unhappy. 13. Anyone that is constantly “happy” is heading for a nervous breakdown. 14. Beware of anyone that wears their religion on their shirtsleeve. They believe they have a divine right to screw you over. 15. Prejudice of any kind is incredibly stupid. 16. Any man claiming to understand women is delusional. 17. Fear is a built-in survival trait. 18. Dealing with things that overwhelm you is like eating an elephant, by taking one bite at a time. 19. Truly good friends are extremely hard to find. Treasure the ones you have. 20. Women have it all figured out. Men don’t have a clue. 21. When it comes to wives, what’s yours is hers and what’s hers is hers. 22. Change is inevitable, and un-stoppable. Go with the flow. 23. Insanity is hereditary. Your children are guaranteed to drive you crazy. 24. People say they want to be free, but often forget that the key component of personal freedom is the requirement that you take responsibility for your actions. (Paraphrasing Terry Pratchett) 25. Acronyms rarely communicate Information and should never be used. 26. A quiet peaceful life is the best that can be hoped for. 27. Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Terry Pratchett, and William Gibson are geniuses. 28. Whining is pointless. No one will listen to it. Just suck it up and get on with it. 29. “42” is not the meaning of Life, the Universe, and everything. I don’t have a clue what is. 30. War is insanity, tragic, and a terrible waste at a governmental level. 31. There are many good people. There are also a lot of bad rotten people. Learn to tell the difference. 32. All politicians lie. Without exception. 33. Taxes are worse than death. Death only comes once. – (Terry Pratchett) 34. Chaos is the baseline state of the universe. 35. You don’t always get what you p
A great list, which I totally agree with... However, one thing I have also learned in American business... "Shit always floats to the top..." Also... "Violence may be the last resort of the incompetent but sometimes it is the only thing left to you..." "Anything political during your development efforts will always turn a project into garbage..." "Religion is merely an endeavor to convince people to believe in the absurd..." "Women are more intelligent than men but never credited for it. That is why we have so many wars..." "Humans always live up to the concept that was attributed to Einstein... The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits..."
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