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JHEM · #1 Post by **JHEM** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 7:29 pm

a31pguy wrote:Theory 1 - the KISS theory. Keep It Simple and Stupid.

Actually, that's "Keep it simple, stupid!".

Lends it a completely different meaning.

Regards,

James

doppelfish · #2 Post by **doppelfish** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 3:48 am

JHEM wrote:Lends it a completely different meaning.

As I'm still in nitpick mode, I'll bite.
It's either "Keep it simple, stupid!" or "Keep it small and simple!". The first version might not be appropriate for all audiences, while the latter one lacks in expressive power.

cheers,
-- fish

a31pguy · #3 Post by **a31pguy** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 9:33 am

I know. It never made a sense to me as a design principal as "Keep It Simple, Stupid". So I changed it a bit.

ThinkPad · #4 Post by **ThinkPad** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 2:13 pm

Actually its, Keep it short and simple.

#5 Post by **BillMorrow** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 12:22 am

when i was living aboard my 65' irwin sailboat and my 65' motoryacht, i used KISS as KEEP IT SIMPLE and SERVICEABLE..

since, as anyone with a boat of most any kind, will tell you that most stuff (systems) on most any boat is nearly UN-serviceable..
so when reworking those systems you should do it in a way makes whatever it is, more serviceable..

mattfromomaha · #6 Post by **mattfromomaha** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 9:43 am

Speaking of acronyms, Bill, you do know that BOAT stand for Break Out Another Thousand (dollars), right?!?!

#7 Post by **BillMorrow** » Fri Jul 22, 2005 2:07 am

an understatement..

no one ever got out of a BOAT yard without breaking out another TEN GRAND..

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