Reality is painful -- it's so much easier to keep doing stuff you know you're good at or else to pick something so hard there's no point at which it's obvious you're failing -- but it's impossible to get better without confronting it.

As the Internet breaks down the last justifications for a professional class of politicians, it also builds up the tools for replacing them.

With enough of us, around the world, we'll not just send a strong message opposing the privatization of knowledge - we'll make it a thing of the past.

Creativity comes from applying things you learn in other fields to the field you work in.

Real education is about genuine understanding and the ability to figure things out on your own; not about making sure every 7th grader has memorized all the facts some bureaucrats have put in the 7th grade curriculum.

Life is short ... so why waste it doing something dumb?

Being around some of the bright lights of the technology world and having them expect great things helps you sit down and do it seriously.