“The last thing that the blues needs is another smart-ass white boy with an attitude.” NeedsLastsWhiteAttitudeBoysSmartAssSmart Ass Author:Brownie McGhee
“If I made records for my own pleasure, I would only record Charley Patton songs.” IfsMadeSongMy OwnPleasureRecords Author:Bob Dylan
“Woody Guthrie was what folks who don't believe in anything would call an anomaly.” BelieveDon't BelieveFolksWoodyAnomalies Author:Steve Earle
“If there's one thing that the Web has changed about modern communication, it's that we've at long last done away with the archaic idea that publishing is the private playground of people who have ideas, experiences, and opinions.” PeopleIfsLongIdeasDoneLastsOpinionOne ThingModernChangedCommunicationPublishingPlaygroundsModern Communication Author:Lore Sjoberg
“The virtual community? The word virtual does not mean "virtue." It means "not." When I go to the store and they say: The shirt that you brought in is virtually done. It means it is not done, in the same way that the virtual community is not a community. There is no commitment there. When you log off, you are not a member of it anymore. My flesh and blood community, the sense of knowing my neighbor, knowing the guy across the street, having dinner with the people down the block, getting along with each other and making compromises, that's a genuine community with a commitment.” PeopleWayMeanDoeDoneGuyCommunityKnowingVirtueBloodStreetsMembersCommitmentDinnerStoresNeighborFleshGenuineBlockCompromiseShirtsFlesh And BloodGetting AlongNo Commitment Author:Clifford Stoll
“UNIX has a philosophy, it has 25 years of history behind it, and most importantly, it has a clean core. It strives for something - some kind of beauty. And that's really what struck me as a programmer. Operating systems that normal home users are used to, such as DOS and Windows, didn't have any way of life. Nobody tried to design Windows - it just grew in random directions without any kind of thought behind it. [...] I don't think Microsoft is evil in itself; I just think that they make really crappy operating systems.” ThinkingWayYearsKindPhilosophyHomeUsedEvilBehindsDesignGrewNormalWindowCleanStriveCoreUsersStrifeMicrosoftProgrammersOperating SystemsUnix Author:Linus Torvalds
“Wives are good on paper, at least. until they turn into harpies with sharp claws and open check books. Then they're kind of frightening. And they put on all kinds of makeup and parade around the street with their shopping cart yelling "Sale on aisle seven!" at anyone who will listen. Their wooden clog sandals make a helluva racket on linoleum tile. Their plastic jewelry clatters like the bones of little children.” KindChildrenLittlesBookTurnsWifeStreetsPaperSevenBonesChecksAll KindsMakeupShoppingPlasticFrighteningJewelryParadesYellingClawsCartsAisleRacketSandalsTilesHarpiesShopping Carts Author:Rob Campbell
