As a rule, I don't like to laugh at the misfortune of others. The exception to that rule is if it's really, really funny.

Nothing defines humans better than their willingness to do irrational things in the pursuit of phenomenally unlikely payoffs. This is the principle behind lotteries, dating, and religion.

The children are our future. And that is why, ultimately, we're screwed unless we do something about it. If you haven't noticed, the children who are our future are good-looking, but they aren't all that bright. As dense as they might be, they will eventually notice that adults have spent all the money, spread disease, and turned the planet into a smoky, filthy ball of death. We're raising an entire generation of dumb, pissed-off kids who know where the handguns are kept. This is not a good recipe for a happy future.

E-books are impervious to analogy.

The maintenance man is moving the thermostat in our office today. I started talking with him about the

We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far.

As network administrator I can take down the network with one keystroke. It's just like being a doctor but without getting gooky stuff on my paws.