Java Zen:Thinking Out Loud Friday, 2026.05.08 
Things are so needlessly complex because featuritis sells products.  People buy
them for a feeling of control, then complain that they are so hard to manage.
But show them something simple and rugged, and most of them will call it boring.

		Dr. Edward Tenner, Why Things Bite Back: Technolog

2008.06.27

Mythological Facts In Dispute

I’m not a believer in astrology, in the sense that I find it at all useful for solving problems. But it is entertaining and kinda fun. Stumbled upon this entry in Wikipedia this morning, actually captures the essence:

It’s the “factual accuracy” that is disputed. I’ve been wanting to ask an astrologist what happened to the art when Pluto was downgraded? Or what about the other planets that were discovered in the galaxy. And arn’t they neglecting the influence of other large objects moving about in vacuums like astroids and Michael Moore?

I’m just askin’…

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