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What Monty Python Teaches Us About Computing

Posted by Soulskill on Monday April 18, 2011 @10:06AM from the on-second-thought-let's-not-go-there dept.

Esther Schindler writes "Does the computer industry seem just a little too strange? Never fear: Monty Python encapsulated several nuggets of wisdom years ago that summarize exactly what is behind the sometimes-tawdry behavior of vendors, the open source community, and marketing departments."

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Re:OK, if you want to be normal... by Anonymous Coward · 2011-04-18 10:22 · Score: 2, Funny

Who shit in your Cheerios this morning, pumpkin?
Re:OK, if you want to be normal... by plover · 2011-04-18 11:53 · Score: 4, Funny

Who shit in your Cheerios this morning, pumpkin?
I don't know, but I want that job when the guy who does it quits.

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John
Re:Oh by RDW · 2011-04-18 11:59 · Score: 3, Funny

'Our weapons are Surprise, Fear, and an almost fanatical dedication to Guido van Rossum!'