Category Archives: Quote of the Day
QotD: John C. Dvorak
If it wasn’t already ludicrously obvious that John C. Dvorak is an asshat, here’s a snarly, clue-free piece of evidence from 1984: Apple makes the arrogant assumption of thinking that it knows what you want and need. It, unfortunately, leaves … Continue reading
QoTD: Brendan Nelson
Every mother loves her baby, every baby is valued and Mr Rudd should value all babies equally. We should not live in Australia where Mr Rudd thinks that some babies are more valuable than others. It’s very, very important that … Continue reading
QoTD: Justice Kirby
“We are moving to a point in the world where more and more law will be expressed in its effective way, not in terms of statutes solidly enacted by the parliament … but in the technology itself: code.” — Australian … Continue reading
QoTD: Bill Hilf
“When people buy commercial software, really what they’re buying is a guarantee. You’re buying a guarantee that what you have will perform, and has been tested and there’s someone you can call up, and if things go really bad someone’s … Continue reading
QoTD: Gough Whitlam
“Only the impotent are pure.” — Gough Whitlam
QoTD: Steve Ballmer
“People who use Red Hat, at least with respect to our intellectual property, in a sense have an obligation to compensate us.” — Microsoft aims patent guns at Red Hat Thanks again, Novell!
QoTD: Jeff Hodges
“Fail hard. Fail with motherfucking gusto. Succeeding, like flying, is throwing yourself to the ground and missing.” — Jeff Hodges, offering advice on how to get people to hack on your project
QoTD: Len Brown
“Apparently a market for more config options is alive and well. Thank you for helping make the future of Linux more clear to me.” — Len Brown, on the tastefulness of Linux config options
QoTD: Paul Nowak
“Software will increasingly compete on ease of use in the total software experience more than on features. The future will be more about being simple than about any other dimension. [...] This is a classic case of experience changing perception … Continue reading
