Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Funny Engineering Quotes

It has become appallingly obvious that our
technology has exceeded our humanity ..

Programming today is a race between software
engineers striving to build bigger and better
idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to
produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the
Universe is winning.

Optimist: The glass is half full. Pessimist:
The glass is half empty. Re-engineering
Consultant: That glass is twice as large as it
needs to be.

Any sufficiently advanced technology is
indistinguishable from magic.

When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets
dark, you don't throwaway the ticket and jump off.
You sit still and trust the engineer.

If email had been around before the telephone was
invented, people would have said, "Hey, forget
email! With this new telephone invention I can
actually talk to people!"

The good news: Computers allow us to work 100%
faster. The bad news: They generate 300% more
work.

Optimist: "The glass is half full."
Pessimist: "The glass is half empty."
Engineer: "That glass is twice as large as it
needs to be."

Programming today is a race between software
engineers striving to build bigger and better
idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to
produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the
Universe is winning.


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