[N]obody saw Jar Jar Binks coming.
Jerry Brito
Impulsively redesigning since 1999.
Jerry Brito is a policy wonk and web developer in Washington, DC.
the quote category
It’s bullshit.
— Steve Jobs on Google’s ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Mantra
I prefer rationalism to atheism. The question of God and other objects-of-faith are outside reason and play no part in rationalism, thus you don’t have to waste your time in either attacking or defending.
— Isaac Asimov
Though Mr. Arrington is a lawyer, he had not written or signed contracts with Fusion Garage to establish joint intellectual property.
— NY Times
Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time and we generally do not comment on our purpose or plan.
— Apple spokesman Steve Dowling on its acquisition of streaming music company Lala.
The day after the day after Thanksgiving should just be called “Poop Saturday.”
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.
— Albert Einstein
Why do we Tumbl? In the end, we use Tumblr not because it’s a great way to connect with our readers (though it is that), or because we believe this or something like it is a part of a new way forward for interaction between publishers and audience (though we think that too). We use Tumblr because it’s fun and while, you know, you can’t eat fun, or trade it in for fistfuls of dollars to fund serious journalism, we believe there’s a value in doing things we like simply because we like to do them, and that hopefully our fellow Tumblrs will too.
— Newsweek on why they use Tumblr.
My oleophobic iPhone screen has lost its phobia.
— fmanjoo
There may be spirits who are more powerful than man, but invoking them or behaving as a medium for them is not a practiced to be encouraged.
We shouldn’t kill Daylight Savings. We should make it EXTREME. #antipundit #slatepitches
Email: Be concise and to the point. Don’t make emails longer than they should be. People use email to save time, so writing your magnus opus in an email message will probably irritate people. As a general guideline, try to keep emails shorter than five sentences.
— The Art of Manliness - Guide to being a gentleman in 2008
Guessed the trivia question at the coffee shop. Won a free biscotti. Humbled.
