Here are new photos of my life in NZ:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lysunkin/LifeInNewZealand#
P.S. I'm busy all the time - I'll write more articles later...
Tuesday, 20 October 2009
Tuesday, 6 October 2009
Industrial production of holy water
Recently I remembered famous phrase of Rudolf Sikorski from "Beetle in the Anthill" (Boris and Arkady Strugatsky):
"As members of COMCON-2 we are allowed to have a reputation of ignoramuses, mystics and superstitious fools. But we are not allowed one single thing - that is, to underestimate a threat. And if our house suddenly smells of sulfur, we must suppose that a horned devil appeared somewhere near and take any necessary measures, even if that means organizing an industrial production of holy water."
I remembered it in a case where someone asked me "Slava, why are you so nervous?" :)
"As members of COMCON-2 we are allowed to have a reputation of ignoramuses, mystics and superstitious fools. But we are not allowed one single thing - that is, to underestimate a threat. And if our house suddenly smells of sulfur, we must suppose that a horned devil appeared somewhere near and take any necessary measures, even if that means organizing an industrial production of holy water."
I remembered it in a case where someone asked me "Slava, why are you so nervous?" :)
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