The one who teaches isThe one who teaches isthe giver of eyes. the giver of eyes. bostonian bostonian 1:49:37, Wed Aug 15, 20121:49:37, Wed Aug 15, 2012

Real programmers canReal programmers canwrite assembly code inwrite assembly code inany language.any language.

——Larry WallLarry Wall

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Pain is weakness leaving the bodyPain is weakness leaving the body

Do it now so you don't have to win people back fromDo it now so you don't have to win people back fromrouting around you.routing around you.Bill Gates is a very rich man today... and do you want toBill Gates is a very rich man today... and do you want toknow why? The answer is one word: versions.know why? The answer is one word: versions.Vivan Reding and the EU Commission: are youVivan Reding and the EU Commission: are youlistening?listening?Equally, we often see investment bankers usingEqually, we often see investment bankers usinggambling metaphors including: "lets roll the dice," "comegambling metaphors including: "lets roll the dice," "comeup trumps" and "what are the odds.up trumps" and "what are the odds.

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Accomplishment of purpose is better than making aAccomplishment of purpose is better than making aprofit.profit.

Scale 24/365 architecturesScale 24/365 architectures

A light is still a light-even though the blind manA light is still a light-even though the blind mancannot see it.cannot see it.

When you walk into a bookstore and there are a rangeWhen you walk into a bookstore and there are a rangeof prices.of prices.Now it's all about the Ecosystem: Do you comeNow it's all about the Ecosystem: Do you comerecommended?recommended?Does kicking people off the web because they haveDoes kicking people off the web because they havedownloaded without permission make any money fordownloaded without permission make any money foranyone?anyone?And yet it was a small grey data-centre in the heart ofAnd yet it was a small grey data-centre in the heart ofSlough that brought the world's business communicationSlough that brought the world's business communicationto a halt one October afternoon in .to a halt one October afternoon in .

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People who are reallyPeople who are reallyserious about softwareserious about softwareshould make their ownshould make their ownhardware.hardware.

——Alan KayAlan Kay

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If you destroy a bridge, be sure you can swim.If you destroy a bridge, be sure you can swim.

If we examine the New Aesthetic as an anxious topic,If we examine the New Aesthetic as an anxious topic,the process comes with its own perils.the process comes with its own perils.Our attention needs to shift from the old and dyingOur attention needs to shift from the old and dyingbusiness of 'selling the copy' to selling everything elsebusiness of 'selling the copy' to selling everything elseSuccess with social media tools requires time and effort,Success with social media tools requires time and effort,not money.not money.Equally, how can this have wider implications for howEqually, how can this have wider implications for howwe perceive our sense of self and our relationship withwe perceive our sense of self and our relationship withothers.others.

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In conclusionIn conclusionBrand web-enabled action-itemsBrand web-enabled action-itemsStrategize semantic functionalitiesStrategize semantic functionalitiesTarget magnetic blogospheresTarget magnetic blogospheresand remember: The seeds of the day are best planted inand remember: The seeds of the day are best planted inthe first hour.the first hour.

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