Howard,
You can access Webser online here:
www.m-w.com, and for the particular word
http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=committed>Don't know about Webster (don't have one handy)
"The five senses obstruct or deform the apprehension of reality."
Jorge L. Borges?
"Premature optimization is the root of all evil in programming."
Donald Knuth, repeating C. A. R. Hoare
"To die for a religion is easier than to live it absolutely"
Jorge L. Borges
