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We're really serious about reinventing everything that needs reinventing.

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Larry Wall
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: September 27
Computer Scientist
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There ain't nothin' in this world that's worth being a snot over.
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I still drive my 1977 Honda Accord. The paint is almost all worn off. It's still running.
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Real theology is always rather shocking to people who already think they know what they think. I'm still shocked myself.
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And besides, if Perl really takes off in the Windows space, I think the rest of us would just as soon have a double-agent within ActiveState.
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