It is very expensive to achieve high unreliability. It is not uncommon to increase the cost of an item by a factor of ten for each factor of ten degradation accomplished.
Norman Ralph Augustine
It is very expensive to ...
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Law Number XLIV: Aircraft flight in the 21st century will always be in a westerly direction, preferably supersonic, crossing time zones to provide the additional hours needed to fix the broken electronics.
Norman Ralph Augustine
Law Number IX: Acronyms and abbreviations should be used to the maximum extent possible to make trivial ideas profound ... Q.E.D.
Norman Ralph Augustine
Motivation will almost always beat mere talent.
Norman Ralph Augustine
A billion saved is a billion earned.
Norman Ralph Augustine
People working in the private sector should try to save money. There remains the possibility that it may someday be valuable again.
Norman Ralph Augustine
