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About once a year, my wife nags me about visiting the doctor for my annual checkup. I procrastinate as long as I can, because I know that the doctor is going to tell me that I'm 20 pounds overweight. Each year, I ask him, with the innocence of a saint, "Doctor, how could this have happened?" His answer is always the same: "One ounce at a time."
"But how can I get rid of this extra weight?" I ask, always hoping there will be a new answer.
But it's the same answer every year: "Eat less. Exercise more."
FACING UP TO THE BAD NEWS 8 April 1998 by Ed Yourdon
About once a year, my wife nags me about visiting the doctor for my annual checkup.
Copyright 1998 by Gregory S. Barsh. All rights reserved.
Disclaimer: This article should not be construed as providing any legal advice or legal opinion, and it does not purport to give a summary of the law nor a comprehensive analysis of the legal issues raised therein. Do not act or rely upon legal information or views in this article without consulting an attorney. Copyright 1998 by Herb Krasner. All rights reserved.
For a few weeks in January, the British computer company ICL investigated the possibility of hiring prisoners for their Y2000 projects. This generated a number of jokes on the Internet, but my reaction was probably a little different than most: I thought to myself, "Well, at least they'll have decent offices to work in."
PROGRAMMING IN A PRISON CELL 1 April 1998 by Ed Yourdon
For a few weeks in January, the British computer company ICL investigated the possibility of hiring prisoners for their Y2000 projects.
BOTH SIDES ALWAYS LOSE: THE LITIGATION OF SOFTWARE-INTENSIVE CONTRACTS by Tom DeMarco and Tim Lister
A contract is a kind of specification. Instead of describing a new system, it describes a business agreement.