50. Didn't help in Independence Day. 60. Basis of the plot line for Mercury Rising.
On Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 8:04 AM, Elardus Engelbrecht <[email protected]> wrote: > Robert A. Rosenberg wrote: > >>According to the Evil Overlord Rules Web Site >>(http://www.eviloverlord.com/lists/overlord.html), which is a fun list of >>things to do if you want to be an successful Evil Overlord, > >>rule 15 is: [ ... snipped for brevity ... ] > >>As to the self-destruct button, there is always Rule 9: [ ... snipped for >>brevity ... ] > > Better rules... well sort of: ;-D > > 50. My main computers will have their own special operating system that will > be completely incompatible with standard IBM and Macintosh powerbooks. > > 57. Before employing any captured artifacts or machinery, I will carefully > read the owner's manual. > > 59. I will never build a sentient computer smarter than I am. > > 60. My five-year-old child advisor will also be asked to decipher any code I > am thinking of using. If he breaks the code in under 30 seconds, it will not > be used. Note: this also applies to passwords. > > 100. Finally, to keep my subjects permanently locked in a mindless trance, I > will provide each of them with free unlimited Internet access. > > Groete / Greetings > Elardus Engelbrecht > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
