Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Michael A. Jackson

Born: 1936 (age 89)
Bio: Michael Anthony Jackson is a British computer scientist, and independent computing consultant in London, England. He is also part-time researcher at AT&T Labs Research, Florham Park, NJ, U.S.
Known for:
- Principles of program design (1975)
- Witness: To the Conception of Deception (2015)
- System development (1983)