Denken

"The question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim."

E. W. Dijkstra | Quotes of the Day

Uitstel

"Procrastination isn't the problem, it's the solution. So procrastinate now, don't put it off."

Ellen DeGeneres | Quotes of the Day

Te snel

"Some people will never learn anything because they understand everything too soon."

Alexander Pope | Quotes of the Day

Seneca

"I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good."
Seneca | Quotes of the Day

Undone

"What's done cannot be undone."

William Shakespeare | Quotes of the Day

Bescheidenheid

"What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left."
Oscar Levant | Quotes of the Day

Dat is ook toevallig...

In de vragenlijsten die de onderzoekers gebruikten bij hun onderzoek gaven de proefpersonen ook aan welke liedjes ze het vaakst in hun hoofd hadden. Vooral Bad romance van Lady Gaga en Can't get you out of my head van Kylie Minogue scoorden hoog. 

• Mensen met specifieke hersenvorm hebben vaker liedje in hoofd

Pac Man

"Computer games don't affect kids, I mean if Pac Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching pills and listening to repetitive music."

Marcus Brigstocke

Science jokes

I tried telling my friends some chemistry jokes but I didn't get any reaction…

Foutmelding

Windows meldt bij het afsluiten van een programma dat het programma niet meer werkt... Dat was het idee inderdaad:-)

Wegstrepen

Poëzie

"In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it's the exact opposite."

Paul Dirac | Quotes of the Day

Te allen tijde

'Te allen tijde' is een versteende uitdrukking, die je altijd zo moet schrijven. Of schrijf gewoon 'altijd'.

http://www.beterspellen.nl

Citeren

"The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him."

Robert Benchley