Tag Archives: Laws and Axioms

Consultant’s Commandments

If at first you don’t succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried. A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking. Experience is something you don’t get until just after you need it. For every action, there is … Continue reading

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Murphy’s Laws for Law Enforcement

New uniforms and ties attract catsup and gravy stains. Court will be scheduled in the middle of your days off. Hot calls will only come over the air 10 minutes before the end of your shift. You will never get … Continue reading

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The Laws of Computing

When computing, whatever happens, behave as though you meant it to happen. When you get to the point where you really understand your computer, it’s probably obsolete. The first place to look for information is in the section of the … Continue reading

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Simple Rules

Simple Rules for Dating My Daughter Rule One: If you pull into my driveway and honk you’d better be delivering a package, because you’re sure not picking anything up. Rule Two: You do not touch my daughter in front of … Continue reading

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The Unwritten Laws of Technology

Gordon Moore has one law but we’ve got him beat. Here at the (unofficial) Tech Law Brain Trust, we maintain a definitive, ever-expanding archive of the laws that govern your technology experiences–whether you know it or not. Please scan these … Continue reading

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Bumper Sticker Funnies

Herblock’s Law: If it’s good, they will stop making it. History does not repeat itself, historians merely repeat each other. It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education. It works better if you plug it in. He is a … Continue reading

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Laws for Parents

A child’s behavior will improve in proportion to the distance she is away from the parent. Two is equal to two, except when referring to time. Two minutes of tantrum lasts 20 times as long as two minutes of quiet … Continue reading

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Universal Laws

Kauffman’s Paradox of the Corporation: The less important you are to the corporation, the more your tardiness or absence is noticed. Miller’s Law of Insurance: Insurance covers everything except what happens. Weiner’s Law of Libraries: There are no answers, only … Continue reading

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