The Questionnaire: David Yourdon
By The QuestionnaireMarch 26, 2012
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How do you get up in the morning?
By cushioning the process with a half-hour nap.
Do you succumb to nostalgia?
Yes. Immediately. I manufacture it in the moment.
Best piece of advice you ever received?
Mirroring reality is not the purpose of having minds.
Which classic author would you like to see kicked out of the pantheon?
The first one who misbehaves.
What country would you want to be exiled in?
Canada.
Title of the book you're probably never going to write, but would kind of like to get around to?
Cream of Wheat
What character or story haunts you?
Prufrock.
Does plot matter?
It does to me.
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