Finagle's law
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Finagle's law — of Dynamic Negatives (also known as Finagle s corollary to Murphy s Law) is usually rendered: Anything that can go wrong, will at the worst possible moment One variant (known as O Toole s Corollary of Finagle s Law) favored among hackers is a… … Wikipedia
Finagle's Law of Dynamic Negatives — Finagles Gesetz (vollständig Finagle’s Law of Dynamic Negatives) wurde von John W. Campbell jr. eingeführt, der es in seinen Editorials als Herausgeber der Astounding Science Fiction über Jahrzehnte immer wieder variierte. Larry Niven nutzte… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Finagle — Finagles Gesetz (vollständig Finagle’s Law of Dynamic Negatives) wurde von John W. Campbell jr. eingeführt, der es in seinen Editorials als Herausgeber der Astounding Science Fiction über Jahrzehnte immer wieder variierte. Larry Niven nutzte… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Finagle's 2nd Law — states, if something can go wrong it will. There are no 1st or 3rd laws. Also known as Murphy s Law … Dictionary of ichthyology
Murphy's law — For other uses, see Murphy s Law (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Muphry s law. Murphy s law is an adage or epigram that is typically stated as: Anything that can go wrong will go wrong . Contents 1 History 2 Association with Murphy … Wikipedia
Sturgeon's Law — Sturgeon’s Law is the name given to two different adages derived from quotes by science fiction author Theodore Sturgeon. The first (which was first stated in the story “The Claustrophile” in a 1956 issue of Galaxy ) is “Nothing is always… … Wikipedia
Hofstadter's law — is a self referencing time related adage, coined by Douglas Hofstadter and named by himself.Hofstadter s Law was a part of Douglas Hofstadter s 1979 magnum opus . It is often cited among programmers, especially in discussions of techniques to… … Wikipedia
Loi de Finagle — Loi de Murphy La loi de Murphy est un principe empirique énonçant que si quelque chose peut mal tourner, alors cette chose finira infailliblement par mal tourner. Une autre version du même adage indique que s il existe au moins deux façons de… … Wikipédia en Français
Murphy's Law — states, if something can go wrong it will. Also known as Finagle s 2nd law (there are no 1st or 3rd laws) … Dictionary of ichthyology
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