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Not nearly so grand but I once read a quote describing the fragility of holding state in one's head as "juggling priceless eggs in variable gravity."
by Wistar 8y ago
Not nearly so grand but I once read a quote describing the fragility of holding state in one's head as "juggling priceless eggs in variable gravity."
- ColinWright 8y agoThat quotation is actually from Jerry Pournelle and is uttered by one of the Moties in the book "The Mote in God's Eye". In full: “We juggle priceless eggs in variable gravity. I am afraid. I will taste fear until I die.” The book is well-known to many programmers and the quotation is very likely to have been lifted and re-purposed.