Complexity control is the central problem of writing software in the real world

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

The workstation-class machines built by Sun and others opened up new worlds for hackers.

If you have the right attitude, interesting problems will find you.

You cannot motivate the best people with money. Money is just a way to keep score. The best people in any field are motivated by passion.

Equally, the Internet interprets attempts at proprietary control as threats and mobilizes to defeat them.

Grovelling is not a substitute for doing your homework.