This has been planned for some time. I guess we'll just have to find someone with an exceptionally round tuit.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A plan has been in place for a while; we just need someone with an unusually round head to execute it.
- In plain terms
- We need a very clever person to carry out a long‑standing plan.
- What can you take from it?
- Complex tasks often require exceptional talent.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What criteria define the 'right' person for a task?
Another view
The phrase 'round tuit' is informal and may be unclear.
More from Larry Wall
I wasn't recommending that we make the links for them, only provide them with the tools to do so if they want to take the gamble (or the gambol).
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Permalink to quote #129 And we can always supply them with a program that makes identical files into links to a single file.
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