On the 8 Spot

I work in IT and a large part of my work is about supporting old applications and I have to say that this is so very true! read the whole thing here!

He chuckled, in that fucking annoying “Oh, you young lads, how funny you are” way that our elders have, and said:

“Being in IT is kind of like being a doctor with a patient who complains that “It hurts when I stick a fork in my eye.”

We, of course, being the logical sort, reply back, in all sincerity and earnestness, “Well, you should stop sticking a fork in your eye then.”

The user, or patient will then look at us like we really are the idiots they believe us to be and say: “No, you don’t understand…I want you to make it stop hurting.”"

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I am emptying tabs and feed reader today. I can’t credit where I got the pointer but I am saying thanks to the wind for this wikipedia article!

Dokkōdō

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The Dokkodo (独行道 Dokkōdō; “The Path of Aloneness” or “The Way to be Followed Alone”) was a work written by Miyamoto Musashi (宮本 武蔵) a week before he died in 1645. It is a short work, consisting of either nineteen or twenty-one precepts; precepts 4 and 20 are omitted from the former version. It was largely composed on the occasion of Musashi giving away his possessions in preparation for death, and was dedicated to his favorite disciple, Terao Magonojo (to whom the earlier Go rin no sho had also been dedicated), who took them to heart. It expresses a stringent, honest, and ascetic view of life.

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* 1 The precepts

* 2 Notes

* 3 References

* 4 External links

[edit] The precepts

1. Accept everything just the way it is.

2. Do not seek pleasure for its own sake.

3. Do not, under any circumstances, depend on a partial feeling.

4. Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world.

5. Be detached from desire your whole life long.

6. Do not regret what you have done.

7. Never be jealous.

8. Never let yourself be saddened by a separation.

9. Resentment and complaint are appropriate neither for oneself or others.

10. Do not let yourself be guided by the feeling of lust or love.

11. In all things have no preferences.

12. Be indifferent to where you live.

13. Do not pursue the taste of good food.

14. Do not hold on to possessions you no longer need.

15. Do not act following customary beliefs.

16. Do not collect weapons or practice with weapons beyond what is useful.

17. Do not fear death.

18. Do not seek to possess either goods or fiefs for your old age.

19. Respect Buddha and the gods without counting on their help.[1]

20. You may abandon your own body but you must preserve your honour.

21. Never stray from the Way.

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