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  2. KISS principle - Wikipedia

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    A simple sign of the KISS principle (excluding the last word) KISS, an acronym for "Keep it simple, stupid!", is a design principle first noted by the U.S. Navy in 1960. First seen partly in American English by at least 1938, the KISS principle states that most systems work best if they are kept simple rather than made complicated; therefore, simplicity should be a key goal in design, and ...

  3. No such thing as a stupid question - Wikipedia

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    No such thing as a stupid question. " (There's) no such thing as a stupid question" is a common phrase, that states that the quest for knowledge includes failure, and that just because one person may know less than others, they should not be afraid to ask rather than pretend they already know. In many cases, multiple people may not know, but ...

  4. Wikipedia:Unusual articles - Wikipedia

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    Not so funny. Ignaz Trebitsch-Lincoln: A Hungarian-Jewish man who was, at various times, a UK Member of Parliament, German World War I spy, Nazi collaborator and self-proclaimed Dalai Lama. Tuskegee Syphilis Study: One of the darkest and most bizarre biological experiments in US history, one which spanned decades. Roman von Ungern-Sternberg

  5. Is Google Making Us Stupid? - Wikipedia

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    Synopsis [ edit] "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" is a 2008 article written by technologist Nicholas Carr for The Atlantic, and later expanded on in a published edition by W. W. Norton. The book investigates the cognitive effects of technological advancements that relegate certain cognitive activities—namely, knowledge-searching—to external ...

  6. Stupidity - Wikipedia

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    Stupidity is a lack of intelligence, understanding, reason, or wit, an inability to learn. It may be innate, assumed or reactive. The word stupid comes from the Latin word stupere. Stupid characters are often used for comedy in fictional stories. Walter B. Pitkin called stupidity "evil", but in a more Romantic spirit William Blake and Carl Jung ...

  7. 2 Stupid Dogs - Wikipedia

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    2 Stupid Dogs is an American animated television series created and designed by Donovan Cook and produced by Hanna-Barbera Cartoons. It originally ran from September 5, 1993, to May 15, 1995, on TBS as a part of their Sunday Morning in Front of the TV block and in syndication. The show's main segments feature two unnamed dogs, called the ...

  8. Who's on First? - Wikipedia

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    Its description reads: "This contraption is like something out of a sketch comedy routine, which might be funny if it wasn't connected to a bomb. I’ll keep this brief, as words only complicate matters". The module works similarly to the routine, in which the Defuser must recite the word that appears on the module's display to the Expert.

  9. A Test Before Trying - Wikipedia

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    The Simpsons season 24. List of episodes. " A Test Before Trying " is the tenth episode of the twenty-fourth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons, and the 518th episode overall. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 13, 2013. The episode is dedicated to the memory of Huell Howser, who ...