It's what I call "mental masturbation", when you engage is some pointless intellectual exercise that has no possible meaning.

Theory and practice sometimes clash. And when that happens, theory loses. Every single time.

Developers have the attention spans of slightly moronic woodland creatures.

People will realize that software is not a product; you use it to build a product.

I'm simply too content doing what I want to do to really have a very negative attitude towards MicroSoft. They make bad products - so what? I don't need to care, because I happily don't have to use them, and writing my own alternative has been a very gratifying experience in many ways.

I spend a lot more time than any person should have to talking with lawyers and thinking about intellectual property issues.

Hmmm, completely a-religious - atheist. I find that people seem to think religion brings morals and appreciation of nature. I actually think it detracts from both.