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• At about 2500 A.D., humankind discovers a computer problem that *must* be solved.
  The only difficulty is that the problem is NP complete and will take thousands of years even with the latest optical biologic technology available....
• If after a considerable time and great discussion, you have finally come to the point where you can agree on a solutio
  he solution itself will bring about fifteen other problems far worse than the one for which the solution was found, which brought about the discussion in the first place....
• Gravity: it's not just a great idea... it's the law!
• The Smiths's Law: No real problem has a solution.
• It's a great idea! - but it still has to work...
• Every great idea has a disadvantage equal to or exceeding the greatness of an idea. -- Hunt's Law
• Leela: "Great. We're two days from earth with no food.
  Bender: "Problem solved. You two fight to the death and I'll cook the loser....
• The direct use of physical force is so poor a solution to the problem of limited resources that it is commonly employed only by small children and great nations.
  -- David Friedma...
• Exhilaration is that feeling you get just after a great idea hits you, and just before you realize what's wrong with it.