Re: [Paddlewise] Natural Selection at Work

From: Niels Blaauw <niels_at_nibla.nl>
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:14:21 +0100
Melissa Reese wrote:
> Just think of all
> the extraordinary moments you would have never experienced had you
> been smart enough to know just how stupid you were? :)
>
> I can certainly think of a few of my own!
>   
Now that I think of it... Yes! I won't share them (some are illegal), 
but I'm smiling to myself, reliving various great memories.

Which reminds me of some great quotes; I think both are from Douglas Adams.

- Most things you learn just after you need them.
- A "learning experience" is where your unconscious says: "That thing 
you just did? Don't do that."

I also remember a life jacket, invented by McManus, that doesn't float. 
It only has built-in speakers, shouting at appropriate moments "DON'T DO 
IT, YOU FOOL!"
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