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Quote by Bill Bryson
[A]nd then it occurred to me that a computer is a stupid machine w
[A]nd then it occurred to me that a computer is a stupid machine with the ability to do incredibly smart things, while computer programmers are smart people with the ability to do incredibly stupid things. They are, in short, a perfect match. – Bill Bryson

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