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It's appositival, if it's there. And it doesn't have to be there. And it's really obvious that it's there when it's there.

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Larry Wall
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: September 27
Computer Scientist
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LA
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I don't like this official/unofficial distinction. It sound, er, officious.
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I think that's easier to read. Pardon me. Less difficult to read.
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If someone stinks, view it as a reason to help them, not a reason to avoid them.
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The potential of greater good goes right along with the potential for greater evil.
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So please don't think I have a 'down' on the MVS people. I'm just pulling off their arms to beat other people over the head with.
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What you'll need most is courage. It is not an easy path that you've set your foot upon.
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I think I'm likely to be certified before Perl is.
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Computer language design is just like a stroll in the park. Jurassic Park, that is.
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Would you trust the linguistic intuitions of someone who has been studying Latin or Greek for three days?
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It is my job in life to travel all roads, so that some may take the road less travelled, and others the road more travelled, and all have a pleasant day.
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It's easier to make up sayings people like to hear than sayings they like to heed.
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The computer should be doing the hard work. That's what it's paid to do, after all.
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Many days I don't write any code at all, and some days I spend all day writing code.
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