When I hear the words "social responsibility," I want to reach for my gun.

We hackers are a playful bunch; we'll hack anything, including language, if it looks like fun (thus our tropism for puns). Deep down, we like confusing people who are stuffier and less mentally agile than we are, especially when they're bosses. There's a little bit of the mad scientist in all hackers, ready to discombobulate the world and flip authority the finger - especially if we can do it with snazzy special effects.

Often, the most striking and innovative solutions come from realizing that your concept of the problem was wrong.

When I hear the words "social responsibility," I want to reach for my gun.

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.

In early 1993, a hostile observer might have had grounds for thinking that the Unix story was almost played out, and with it the fortunes of the hacker tribe.

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