Jul 2, 2007
“Locus of control theory distinguishes between two types of people - internals, who attribute events to their own control, and externals, who attribute events in their life to external circumstances.
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Jul 2, 2007
“Those with low N-Ach may choose very easy tasks, in order to minimise risk of failure, or highly difficult tasks, such that a failure would not be embarrassing. Those with high N-Ach tend to choose moderately difficult tasks, feeling that they are challenging, but within reach.
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Jul 1, 2007
“The English word
girl (first documented in 1290) originally designated a child of either gender. A female child was called a
gay girl, while a male child was called a
knave girl.
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Jul 1, 2007
“Legacy code is simply code without tests.
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Jul 1, 2007
“What I learned from trying to study philosophy is that the place to look is in other fields.
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Jun 30, 2007
“When I’m looking for a sport with more integrity I’ll grab the remote and surf for some pro wrestling.
— Austin Murphy on pro cycling, Sports Illustrated, July 2 2007
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Jun 29, 2007
“Most people don’t actually have a 20% project. Most managers won’t remind you to start one.
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Jun 29, 2007
“You almost never see a new technology that reaches 10 or 20 million users and is still growing fast, that then falls over and dies.
We’ll see three months of experimentation and development of new apps on Facebook, including many false starts and many duds, but also a whole series of innovative new apps that we haven’t even thought of yet. Come September, with the resumption of the school year and a whole crop of new freshpeople, Facebook traffic will once again go vertical, as will adoption of the best of the new apps. You heard it here first.
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Jun 29, 2007
“Dick Cheney stashes secrets securely by the sea shore. How many secrets does Dick Cheney securely stash?
This administration does not turture logic. It simply flew logic in an unmarked plane to Bulgaria.
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