"Inevitably, you are going to think of a long list of intelligent, defensible reasons why each of..."
“Inevitably, you are going to think of a long list of intelligent, defensible reasons why each of these options is absolutely, positively essential. Don’t bother. I know. Each additional choice makes complete sense until you find yourself explaining to your uncle that he has to choose between 15 different ways to turn off a laptop.”
- Joel Spolsky, on Vista’s shutdown menu
26 January 2010 | 10:47 am
"The eyewitnesses have pulled the microphone away from the vapid newscaster. It’s a beautiful,..."
“The eyewitnesses have pulled the microphone away from the vapid newscaster. It’s a beautiful, messy, human thing to see.”
- Paul Constant, regarding Twitter
15 July 2009 | 2:45 pm
"You don’t buy politicians, you subscribe to them."
“You don’t buy politicians, you subscribe to them.”
- Deosyne (/. user)
10 July 2009 | 10:43 am
I don’t really care if it’s Photoshopped. I like it.
I don’t really care if it’s Photoshopped. I like it.
10 July 2009 | 10:11 am
"…one side effect, that was not lost on Anonymous, was the notion that for years to come there..."
“…one side effect, that was not lost on Anonymous, was the notion that for years to come there would be a number of digital books with the word ‘penis’ randomly inserted throughout the text.”
- moot wins, Time Inc. loses
28 April 2009 | 10:18 am
"Escovedo’s song “Castanets” appeared on the iPod playlist of George W. Bush,..."
“Escovedo’s song “Castanets” appeared on the iPod playlist of George W. Bush, prompting a three year self-imposed ban on live performances of the song.”
- cite
17 April 2009 | 3:39 pm
"Data is the pollution of the information age."
“Data is the pollution of the information age.”
- Bruce Schneier
5 March 2009 | 12:55 pm
I never really realized rain could come down from a discrete...
I never really realized rain could come down from a discrete cloud like this.
7 December 2008 | 10:21 am
