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One of the most feared expressions in modern times is 'The computer is down.'
Norman Ralph Augustine
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Norman Ralph Augustine
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: July 27
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Denver
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Norman R. Augustine
Norman Augustine
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If stock market experts were so expert, they would be buying stock, not selling advice.
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One should expect that the expected can be prevented, but the unexpected should have been expected.
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Law Number IX: Acronyms and abbreviations should be used to the maximum extent possible to make trivial ideas profound ... Q.E.D.
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