The iPhone brand is in worse shape than I thought was even possible. And the implications of that are huge... The iPhone is in deep trouble.

That stupid people are more violent is a fact independent of skin color.

In the U.S., blacks are 12% of the population but commit 50% of violent crimes; can anyone honestly think this is unconnected to the fact that they average 15 points of IQ lower than the general population? That stupid people are more violent is a fact independent of skin color.

If you treat your beta-testers as if they're your most valuable resource, they will respond by becoming your most valuable resource.

Why the hell hasn't wxPython become the standard GUI for Python yet?

Lisp is worth learning for the profound enlightenment experience you will have when you finally get it; that experience will make you a better programmer for the rest of your days, even if you never actually use Lisp itself a lot.

The next best thing to having good ideas is recognizing good ideas from your users. Sometimes the latter is better.