Re: That is not me

Hara Ra (harara@shamanics.com)
Wed, 22 Jul 1998 00:25:33 -0700

At 11:15 AM 7/20/98 -0400, Harvey Newstrom wrote:
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> John K Clark <johnkc@well.com> wrote:
> > Ah Harvey, I hate to say this but, I didn't write that.
>
> Oops, sorry!  Naturally, as soon as I complain about misattributions, it
> happens to me.  I think this is one of Maxwell's laws.

Fer sure. It's Murphy's Law:

Anything which CAN go wrong WILL go wrong.

(Note this doesn't mean *everything*. It is a design principle to ensure that ONLY the intended configuration is possible and will work. Like putting together Quonset Huts, making it impossible to do except in the intended manner.)

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