There's an old maxim that says, 'Things that work persist,' which is why there's still Cobol floating around.


Vint Cerf

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It was definitely a great experience. It really made us more serious about the band.
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This has been great. We've gotten a lot of promotion out of it.
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Now we have more recordings of us playing, which is great.
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We played pretty much every song we know. It was just one time through and we nailed it.
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It was really neat, especially knowing that they have professional groups in there, too.
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Gross ignorance: 144 times worse than ordinary ignorance.
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Good manners: The noise you don't make when you're eating soup.
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Good manners: The noise you don't make when you're eating soup.
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Fame - anyone who says he doesn't like it is crazy
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The title is amazing,
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Fame - anyone who says he doesn't like it is crazy.
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don't know you can't do that, so they go of and do it.
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I will be continuing that work,
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