“A convincing demonstration of correctness being impossible as long as the mechanism is regarded as a black box, our only hope lies in not regarding the mechanism as a black box.” LongLyingBlackImpossibleBoxesMechanismConvincingDemonstrationCorrectnessBlack Boxes Author:Edsger Dijkstra
“Liberal economists conceive of societies as black boxes connected by exchange rates; as long as exchange rates are correct, what goes on inside the black box is regarded as not very important.” LongImportantBlackGoes OnRateBoxesConnectedEconomistBlack Boxes Author:Robert Gilpin
“The Democrats were crushed in the midterm elections. The Republican juggernaut pounded the Democrats, and the pundits say they will not really know what happened to the Democrats until they find the black box.” KnowsBlackHappenedRepublicanElectionDemocratBoxesCrushedPunditsMidtermsJuggernautMidterm ElectionsBlack Boxes Author:David Letterman
“As for breaking up, once the relationship is over, you never really know what went wrong; you just feel nauseous whenever the subject comes to mind. After a plane crash there's the black box that tells the FAA what caused the crack-up. Too bad there's no black box of relationships.” KnowsFeelsMindBlackSubjectsBoxesDivorcePlanesOver YouCracksCrashPlane CrashesBlack Boxes Author:Linda Sunshine
“My first time performing was in the black box theater of my high school's basement as a member of 'Clownaz,' the school's improv team. We charged money for tickets, saying the proceeds went to our school's recycling program. Then, immediately after the show, we divided up all the money and kept it.” FirstsShowsSchoolBlackTeamMembersHigh SchoolFirst TimeProgramTheaterBoxesPerformingDividedTicketsBasementsRecyclingBlack Boxes Author:Joe Mande