norman.walsh.name: Comments on /2007/08/02/coolAndFunnyhttp://norman.walsh.name/2007/08/02/coolAndFunny/comments.atom2012-05-23T12:02:12.321402ZComment 1 on /2007/08/02/coolAndFunnyhttp://norman.walsh.name/2010/09/25/oauth#comment00012007-08-03T13:15:52Z2007-08-03T13:15:52ZDorotheada39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709

My fave will always be Regular Expressions. Partly because I've never bought the "... now you have two problems" bit.

Comment 2 on /2007/08/02/coolAndFunnyhttp://norman.walsh.name/2010/09/25/oauth#comment00022007-08-03T13:25:12Z2007-08-03T13:25:12ZNorman Walshda39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709

Now you have two problems?

Comment 3 on /2007/08/02/coolAndFunnyhttp://norman.walsh.name/2010/09/25/oauth#comment00032007-08-03T14:50:22Z2007-08-03T14:50:22ZHowardda39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709

Referring to Jamie Zawinski's famous saw:

"Some people, when confronted with a problem, think 'I know, I’ll use regular expressions.' Now they have two problems."

from comp.lang.emacs.

Comment 4 on /2007/08/02/coolAndFunnyhttp://norman.walsh.name/2010/09/25/oauth#comment00042008-03-06T15:53:47Z2008-03-06T15:53:47ZJohn Cowanda39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709

Rewritten by me thus:

Some people, when confronted with a problem, think "I know! I'll use a computer!" Now they have 10,000 problems.