I have been around military technology people a lot because of my role in virtual reality I've seen weapons from conception to implementation. And there is an extraordinary gadget lust that drives the military. So it's possible that war is just the ultimate expression of creativity.

I think complexity is mostly sort of crummy stuff that is there because it's too expensive to change the interface.

A real friendship ought to introduce each person to unexpected weirdness in the other.

A file-sharing service and a hedge fund are essentially the same things. In both cases, there's this idea that whoever has the biggest computer can analyze everyone else to their advantage and concentrate wealth and power. It's shrinking the overall economy. I think it's the mistake of our age.

An economy where advertisers thrive while journalists and artists struggle, reflects the values of a society more interested in deception and manipulation than in truth and beauty

I think seeking perfection in human affairs is a perfect way to destroy them.

Criticism is always easier than constructive solutions.