http://donie.homeip.net:8080/pebble/Steve/tags/quotes/ my geekness knows no bounds en Steve Donie Thu, 08 May 2008 15:10:56 GMT Pebble (http://pebble.sourceforge.net) http://backend.userland.com/rss http://donie.homeip.net:8080/pebble/Steve/2006/09/06/1157537640000.html <p> A recent conversation with a co-worker of mine about overly specific job descriptions brought this quote to the surface of my mind. The description in this case was someone looking for a developer with experience writing Eclipse plugins. I likened that to someone looking for a trim carpenter with experience installing cat flaps. </p> <p>I always have liked this quote. Unfortunately, I have never taken the effort to memorize the whole thing. Thank goodness for google. Here ya go: </p> <blockquote> A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.<br/> -Robert A. Heinlein </blockquote> http://donie.homeip.net:8080/pebble/Steve/2006/09/06/1157537640000.html#comments http://donie.homeip.net:8080/pebble/Steve/2006/09/06/1157537640000.html Wed, 06 Sep 2006 10:14:00 GMT