"In a previous life I wrote the software that controlled my physics experiments. That software had to deal with all kinds of possible failures in equipment. That is probably where I learned to rely on multiple safety nets inside and around my systems."

Life, Physics, Safety, Software

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"In a previous life I wrote the software that controlled my physics experiments. That software had to deal with all kinds of possible failures in equipment. That is probably where I learned to rely on multiple safety nets inside and around my systems."

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"The condition you're in at this moment is the product of your previous thoughts, to change your condition, change your thoughts."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

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"Instead of clinging to the only Lifeboat that can save, we have tossed overboard biblical truths in the name of [compromise], living on the edge of life, like the man who rides the parameter of a hurricane, daring it to sweep him away."

Billy Graham, American Clergyman

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"There is always a path to our target, the problem is to discover it!"

Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish Philosopher

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"Collect memories, they are your precious property."

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"From a cleansed conscience emerges a changed life."

Billy Graham, American Clergyman

Life, Cleansed, Conscience, Emerges

"Simple things have greater power than the complicated things!"

Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish Philosopher

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"I am born to win."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

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"Abundance in life comes from generosity."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Life, Abundance, Generosity, Receiving

"To live in bliss, love everything, including people, unconditionally."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

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"With a foggy mind you see nothing but fog!"

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"I was going to visit IBM for six months as a visiting scientist. Now, six months is a lot of time, so I came with a whole list of projects that I might want to work on."

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"As of today, the Postfix mail transport agent has almost 50,000 lines of code, comments not included."

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"Like all software, Qmail can survive only when it keeps up with changing requirements."

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"One bug in an SMTP server can open up the whole machine for intrusion."

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"Coming back to the topic of computer security, the TCP Wrapper is an example of such a safety net. I wrote it when my systems were under attack by someone who appeared to walk through walls."

Computer, Example, Safety, Security

"This will surprise some of your readers, but my primary interest is not with computer security. I am primarily interested in writing software that works as intended."

Computer, Interest, Security, Software

"Windows favors multi-threading, which means that a service is implemented by one single process."

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"The condition you're in at this moment is the product of your previous thoughts, to change your condition, change your thoughts."

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"Instead of clinging to the only Lifeboat that can save, we have tossed overboard biblical truths in the name of [compromise], living on the edge of life, like the man who rides the parameter of a hurricane, daring it to sweep him away."

"There is always a path to our target, the problem is to discover it!"

"Collect memories, they are your precious property."

"From a cleansed conscience emerges a changed life."

"Simple things have greater power than the complicated things!"

"I am born to win."

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"I was going to visit IBM for six months as a visiting scientist. Now, six months is a lot of time, so I came with a whole list of projects that I might want to work on."

"As of today, the Postfix mail transport agent has almost 50,000 lines of code, comments not included."

"Lack of documentation is becoming a problem for acceptance."

"The Postfix security model is based on keeping software simple and stupid."

"Defect-free software does not exist."

"Like all software, Qmail can survive only when it keeps up with changing requirements."

"One bug in an SMTP server can open up the whole machine for intrusion."

"Coming back to the topic of computer security, the TCP Wrapper is an example of such a safety net. I wrote it when my systems were under attack by someone who appeared to walk through walls."

"This will surprise some of your readers, but my primary interest is not with computer security. I am primarily interested in writing software that works as intended."

"Windows favors multi-threading, which means that a service is implemented by one single process."