Monthly Archives: March 2007

Editorial: Dungeons & Dragons & Networks

Editorial: Dungeons & Dragons & Networks
The greatest barrier to creativity is a lack of boundaries. Counter-intuitive – almost zen-like – but we’ve found it to be true.
And this is why people play Dungeons & Dragons (and similar games), and why network engineers often spend time putting out fires when they could be improving the [...]

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Heavy metal ‘a comfort for the bright child’

Heavy metal ‘a comfort for the bright child’
Intelligent teenagers often listen to heavy metal music to cope with the pressures associated with being talented, according to research.
The results of a study of more than 1,000 of the brightest five per cent of young people will come as relief to parents whose offspring, usually long-haired, are [...]

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Quote: Arthur Schopenhauer

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.
–Arthur Schopenhauer

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Quote: Marquis de la Grange

When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice.
–Marquis de la Grange

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Quote: Shana Alexander

The sad truth is that excellence makes people nervous.
–Shana Alexander

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Quote: Marquis de Vauvenargues

The things we know best are the things we haven’t been taught.
–Marquis de Vauvenargues

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Quote: Russell Baker

The goal of all inanimate objects is to resist man and ultimately defeat him.
–Russell Baker

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