“When there is only one way to express an idea or function, then everyone is free to do so and no one can monopolize that expression.” — http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/05/31/no_copyright_java_api/
Deal acceleration by fine wine wager (from Who Says Elephants Can’t Dance) (Taken with instagram)
“It occurred to me that if this is the creative energy that supposedly renders the U.S. immune to foreign competition we might be in some trouble.”
HELLO, COMPUTER!
As one of my old managers used to say, “I read this five times and I’m still not sure if it’s in English.” (Taken with instagram)
Just in case you forgot. And: steak knives.
“My tie was the symbol of how serious and important a year this was, and I wore it every day to show this.” — Zuckerberg’s hoodie rankles Wall Street
Livin’ the dream (by cote)
“I drove clear across Austin on Monday last week to meet Barton at The Domain and pick up the new machine. Saying this sounds strange, but the experience unboxing this laptop was significantly different than any other computer I’ve ever opened. The packaging itself was elegant, even beautiful.” — Dustin Kirkland, Project Sputnik: Developer Focused Dell XPS13
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“They drilled that into you. They said, “This is what we’re teaching you is how to basically be a leader,” and that leadership meant being proactive, not being passive. It meant getting in, if you will, on the discussion. I got that. I got it. It made sense to me because, yeah, in the meeting, if you sit there and say nothing, probably no one pays attention to you. You won’t go anywhere in life.”
Taken with Instagram at Dell Round Rock 1
“When it comes to operating-system-specific details and solutions, the text exclusively describes Linux. At no time will it contain any information about other OSes. The author has no interest in discussing the implications for other OSes. If the reader thinks s/he has to use a different OS they have to go to their vendors and demand they write documents similar to this one.” — [What every programmer should know about memory, Part 1 LWN.net]