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Let me explain that expression. Let me not explain that expression.
— Dexter Kozen,
using confusing expressions in an algorithm.
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Nov. 6, 2015
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As a side note, you probably didn't expect me to mention the Spanish Inquisition in my talk. But, then again, nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition.
— Lorenzo Alvisi,
after telling the story of The Pit and the Pendulum
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Nov. 5, 2015
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When you move outside the ACID paradigm, there is no sweetness, it's just a question of how sour you're going to get.
— Lorenzo Alvisi,
on why programmers love ACID
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Nov. 5, 2015
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Anything's allowed. This is mathematics!
— Dexter Kozen,
explaining why his proofs work.
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Nov. 2, 2015
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I don't compute. I decide.
— Fabian Muehlboeck
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Oct. 31, 2015
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Xanda: Jack, no buying things on amazon when you're drunk.
Jack: C'mon. That's when I buy half my stuff.
— Jack Hessel,
buying a skunk onesie
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Oct. 31, 2015
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We have 25 minutes left. That's an eon.
— Hakim Weatherspoon,
approaching a paper deadline
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Oct. 30, 2015
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Those five-year-olds can't run for s**t
— Owen Arden,
explaining Fall Creek
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Oct. 29, 2015
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I like my women how I like my coffee...bitter.
— Kevin Sekniqi
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Oct. 28, 2015
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I'm at the point where I'm ready to sacrifice a goat to get this stuff to work.
— Tom Magrino,
debugging LaTeX macros
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Oct. 26, 2015
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I am not sure what is "curve".
— Elaine Shi,
reassuring students about the midterm
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Oct. 26, 2015
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The two elephants in the room are handling concurrency.
— Kathleen Fisher,
on formal methods
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Oct. 22, 2015
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