[TUHS] On this day... (Wirth, Feynman) (fwd)

[Dave Horsfall]

Of some possible intertest to the denizens here...

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Dave Horsfall DTM (VK2KFU)  "Those who don't understand security will suffer."

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Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2016 07:11:44 +1100 (EST)
From: Dave Horsfall <dave at horsfall.org>
To: Applix List
Subject: APPLIX-L On this day... (Wirth, Feynman)

We gained Niklaus Wirth, otherwise known as Mr ALGOL (and thereby freeing 
us from the chains of FORTRAN), back in 1934; you can either call him by 
name, or call him by value (non-programmers are not expected to understand 
this computer joke).

Upon the other paw, we lost Richard Feynman, back in 1988; he was the 
bloke who sorted out those NASA management liars, over that little O-ring 
incident...  Well, that's what happens when the suits ignore the 
engineers.

-- 
Dave Horsfall DTM (VK2KFU)  "Those who don't understand security will suffer."