Great Things
Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion. – Jack Kerouac Via explore
The Wild Air
Live in the sunshine. Swim in the sea. Drink the wild air. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
On Creativity
Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That’s because they were able to connect experiences they’ve had and synthesize new things. And the reason they ...
Old Wisdom
Came across these two Chinese proverbs tonight while looking through old notes. – If you are in a hurry you will never get there. – Set yourself as the standard.
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“Geeking is not about high tech. It’s about taking stuff apart and putting it together and making something new. It’s about curiosity and tinkering, whether it be with gardens, vacuum tubes or PHP.” – Caterina Fake
Hacker Ethic
“In general I have a hacker ethic regarding my work: I don’t really want my job to be neatly divisible from my life. The concepts and ideas that I bring to both are the same. ” – Jessamyn West
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“It’s a matter of projecting a persona and your perception of me.”