29 June 2001 - infinite potential

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A computer is defined as a device that can do anything with information. A programmer is a person who believes that this infinite potential can be realized in finite time.

Now you understand everything important about computers: why bugs exist, why software gets so many features that it becomes unusable, and why Bill Gates wants to dominate the world.

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