Mockery is an important social tool for squelching stupidity. I’ve never seen anyone change his mind because of the power of a superior argument or the acquisition of new facts. But I’ve seen plenty of people change behavior to avoid being mocked.

This happens to me: I have this great idea and then I make the mistake of telling someone else.

If you don't believe your salmon is wild, ask it to fetch your newspaper and see what happens.

Your inability to see other possibilities and your lack of vocabulary are your brain's limits, not the universe's.

The best part about being my age is in knowing how my life worked out.

Some people fear that technology will become more engaging than live human interactions. That's silly; technology is already way more interesting than other people.

I think the pleasure of completed work is what makes blogging so popular. You have to believe most bloggers have few if any actual readers. The writers are in it for other reasons. Blogging is like work, but without coworkers thwarting you at every turn. All you get is the pleasure of a completed task.