Subj : Interpretations
To   : KEVIN GIBSON
From : RICHARD M. MEIC
Date : Wed Jul 18 2001 08:59 am

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->  >  Any given program, once running, is obsolete.
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->  To me, this thought appears to be nothing more than a poor joke,
->  one created, perhaps, by a frustrated programmer.  Why would a
->  program be obsolete the moment it begins to function?  

Maybe because perfection in an imperfect universe is not possible?

->  If the
->  program is running, and running properly, maybe it's the programmer
->  that becomes obsolete, his or her services no longer needed
->  as pertains to that program.  

No matter what steps are taken by the programmer or the team of 
programmers, beta testers, debuggers etc there are always things that are 
overlooked.

->  I see the above thought along with
->  a number of observations put forth as "Murphy's Laws," and
->  corollaries, as a source of undesirable negativity.  It just
->  seems to me that lines such as the one above are a form of
->  programming.  They're repeated over and over as taglines and
->  "thoughts for the day."  One wonders if there couldn't be more
->  positive, uplifting statements used for such "programming."

I read a book a long time ago called "What To Say When You Talk To 
Yourself", (author not remembered).  The negative influence of which you 
speek seems to have more of an impact on the subconscious than most of us 
realize.  Statements, like "I'll never learn this stuff" gets imbedded 
into our subconscious minds and the subconscious simply stores it.  As a 
result those negative influences come to the surface and cause us to work 
toward that end without knowing it.  There have been studies done that 
confirm the effect that you talk about.  Sorry, my explanation is not the 
greatest.
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