Murphy's Law
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Stealing information from a person is called plagiarism. Stealing information from the enemy is called gathering intelligence.
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Stealing information from a person is called plagiarism. Stealing information from the enemy is called gathering intelligence.
This law belongs with Murphy's War Laws, where small assumptions, timing, and system complexity tend to turn into memorable failures.
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