Shoulders of giants

Great quote from a Slashdot comment today:

"If I have seen farther than others, it is because I was standing on the shoulders of giants."

- Isaac Newton

"If I have not seen as far as others, it is because giants were standing on my shoulders."

- Hal Abelson

"In computer science, we stand on each other's feet."

- Brian Reid

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