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joeld42
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How to Insult a Computer Scientist
Q. What's the difference between 'theory' and 'practice'?
A. In theory, there is no difference.
dkersten
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The difference between theory and practice is bigger in practice than it is in theory
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The most practical thing in the world is a good theory. Helmholtz
jpwagner
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In practice, there is.
sophacles
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That is the obvious symmetry. Anyone could have written it.
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http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/y/yogiberra141506.h...
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This comment is too simple to properly present a true theory, where's the proof?
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A. In theory, there is no difference.