Question

[jarandhel]

Is there already a saying which states something to the effect of either of the following?

Computer's don't make mistakes... they screw up on purpose.
Computer's don't make mistakes... they just don't like you.

If not, I may have to claim one or both of those as Jarin's Law. (Though I can hardly imagine I'm the first person to think or say them. Quick google searches not turning them up, though.)

I'm doing some thinking on Murphyism today. Writing may come of it later.

Remember, when computers say 00101010 they really mean "There is only One God of the Electron and the Switch, Finagle, and Murphy is his Prophet."

Comments

[ex-casteylan314.livejournal.com]

The closest I can find are these:

Sattinger`s First Law of Computer Science - It works better if you plug it in.
Sattinger`s Second Law of Computer Science - Any given program, once running, is obsolete.
Sattinger's Third Law of Computer Science - Interchangeable devices won't.
Sattinger's Fourth Law of Computer Science - If a program is useful, it will have to be changed.
Sattinger's Fifth Law of Computer Science - If a program is useless, it will have to be documented.
Sattinger's Sixth Law of Computer Science - The value of a program is proportional to the weight of its output.
Sattinger's Seventh Law of Computer Science - Program complexity grows until it exceeds the capability of the programmer who must maintain it.

Not quite what you're looking for but still funny. :)

[starlightforest.livejournal.com]

There's also "To err is human; to really foul things up takes a computer."