The venerable master Qc Na was walking with his student, Anton. Hoping to prompt the master into a discussion, Anton said "Master, I have heard that objects are a very good thing - is this true?" Qc Na looked pityingly at his student and replied, "Foolish pupil - objects are merely a poor man's closures." Chastised, Anton took his leave from his master and returned to his cell, intent on studying closures. He carefully read the entire "Lambda: The Ultimate..." series of papers and its cousins, and implemented a small Scheme interpreter with a closure-based object system. He learned much, and looked forward to informing his master of his progress. On his next walk with Qc Na, Anton attempted to impress his master by saying "Master, I have diligently studied the matter, and now understand that objects are truly a poor man's closures." Qc Na responded by hitting Anton with his stick, saying "When will you learn? Closures are a poor man's object." At that moment, Anton became enlightened. -- Anton van Straaten (Na = Norman Adams, Qa = Christian Queinnec)

The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. -- Elie Wiesel

La tactique, c'est ce que vous faites quand il y a quelque chose à faire; la stratégie, c'est ce que vous faites quand il n'y a rien à faire. -- Xavier Tartacover

Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction. -- Blaise Pascal (attributed)

The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak. -- Hans Hofmann

Programming is the art of figuring out what you want so precisely that even a machine can do it. -- Some guy who isn't famous

You take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one to blame. –Erica Jong

Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right. –Henry Ford

Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. –Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower. ~Steve Jobs