Tin Foil Soldier

J.K. Rowling Speaks at Harvard Commencement : Harvard Magazine
So why do I talk about the benefits of failure? Simply because failure meant a stripping away of the inessential. I stopped pretending to myself that I was anything other than what I was, and began to direct all my energy into finishing the only work that [...]

Underground Value: Notable Quotes

“Pray not for lighter burdens but for stronger backs.”
–Theodore Roosevelt.
“A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a person perfected without trials.”
– Chinese proverb
“If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way; if you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.”
– Unknown
“Making mistakes simply means you are learning faster.”
–Weston H. Agor
I’m [...]

HPL: Essays - Harry Potter and the Good Life
Genuine courage lies on a mean between cowardice and recklessness. Excellences of character generally follow the same pattern, each lying between extremes of excess and deficiency, as Aristotle observes.
I was trying to find a good quote for some things that were said in business ethics and ended [...]

Overheard in the Office | The Voice of the Cubicle
sometimes Overheard in the Office ends up being funnier than the stupid stuff people apparently say in NY.

Overheard in New York | Of Which There Is None at This Alleged “Bar”
Of Which There Is None at This Alleged “Bar”
Technician: It will cost a hundred and fifty dollars to have our technicians look at it.
Girl with computer problem: A hundred and fifty dollars?! No way. I’d rather spend that on alcohol.
–Apple Store [...]

Ex-President Urges Public Role for Grads - washingtonpost.com
“You are only a free person when you recognize that every moment of every day, no matter what happens to you, no matter what is said to you, no matter what is done to you or your crowd, you still are free to decide how to respond.”
I was [...]

Apple - Thoughts on Music
So if the music companies are selling over 90 percent of their music DRM-free, what benefits do they get from selling the remaining small percentage of their music encumbered with a DRM system? There appear to be none.
Steve Jobs on why DRM is bad and useful to no one

Overheard in New York | We’ll Have to Take the MUH-TAA to Get There
We’ll Have to Take the MUH-TAA to Get There
Lady: Hey, I have to get going to that puh-taa meeting tonight.
Husband: That what meeting?!
Lady: Puh-taa. For the school…
Husband: … You mean the P.T.A. meeting?
Lady: You know that’s what I meant!
–W 5th St, Brooklyn

Wikiquote:Quote of the day/December 10, 2006 - Wikiquote
The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it’s indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it’s indifference. ~ Elie Wiesel

today is Frank Herbert’s birthday, so i gathered some quotes from his books
his words were used for the QOTD
Does the prophet see the future or does he see a line of weakness, a fault or cleavage that he may shatter with words or decisions as a diamond-cutter shatters his gem with a blow of [...]

Overheard in New York | Wednesday One-Liners Aren’t Up to FAA Regulations
Pilot: Those of you who require wheelchair assistance, please remain seated.–LaGuardia
Overheard by: able to stand
Pilot: Attention, passengers… this is your pilot from the flight deck. We’ve just been given notice that we’re now number two for takeoff, so we should be getting off the [...]

Wikiquote:Quote of the day/September 25, 2006 - Wikiquote
“No battle is ever won… They are not even fought. The field only reveals to man his own folly and despair, and victory is an illusion of philosophers and fools.” ~ William Faulkner

Stargate SG-1: Counterstrike Episode Trivia - TV.com
Vala: There's nothing to be gained by second-guessing yourself. You can't remake the past. So look ahead… or risk being left behind.

I finally got around to watching SG-1 from last week, and there was this great quote @ the end. 

Quote Details: Doug Larson: Some of the world’s… - The Quotations Page
Some of the world’s greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enought to know they were impossible.
Doug Larson
Quote Details: Robert McCloskey: I know that you… - The Quotations Page
I know that you believe that you understood what you think I said, but I [...]

Everybody loves Eric Raymond - Bruce Schneier Facts
*Bruce Schneier writes his books and essays by generating random alphanumeric text of an appropriate length and then decrypting it.
*Bruce Schneier knows Alice and Bob’s shared secret. (see diffie-hellman)

“why its funny”
via good ole BB