A common mistake that people make when trying to design something…

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof was to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

Douglas Adams

Mostly Harmless · 1992

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Adams, Douglas. Mostly Harmless. William Heinemann/Harmony Books, 1992, ch. 12.

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