Jay Robinson

Tag: quote

  • I’m an optimist in the sense that I believe humans are noble and honorable, and some of them are really smart. I have a very optimistic view of individuals. As individuals, people are inherently good. I have a somewhat more pessimistic view of people in groups. Steve Jobs. Can you blame the guy if he…

  • My friends, each of you is a single cell in the great body of the State. And today, that great body has purged itself of parasites. We have triumphed over the unprincipled dissemination of facts. The thugs and wreckers have been cast out. And the poisonous weeds of disinformation have been consigned to the dustbin…

  • Peeing on things is like Foursquare for dogs. Ben Kutil

  • Probably one of the most common accessibility oversights is neglecting to apply CSS to the :focus state of links whenever you style the :hover state. How much of a problem this oversight leads to for non-mouse users depends on what CSS is applied to the :hover state. Roger Johansson, 456 Berea Street (via 2105)

  • So I just flew in from 1984, and boy is my Interaction Paradigm tired! Every desktop and laptop computer. (via Scott Jackson)

  • If you know how to disable JavaScript then you know how to download Firefox. Dean Edwards, in an article about whether HTML5 is production-ready.

  • It comes down to trying expose yourself to the best things humans have done and then try to bring those things into what you’re doing. Steve Jobs Call me a goof, but I was reminded of this quote while watching this video on The Walker Library of Human Imagination.

  • From the Wikipedia entry on Transhumanism: “The term ‘transhumanism’ is symbolized by H+ or h+ and is often used as a synonym for ‘human enhancement’. … The transhumanist vision of a transformed future humanity has attracted many supporters and detractors from a wide range of perspectives. Transhumanism has been described by one critic, Francis Fukuyama,…

  • Ext Designer has given me a massive erection. Wilhelm Murdoch

  • Douglas Crockford can write already gzipped and minified JavaScript that passes JSLint in “the good parts” mode with his eyes closed. Douglas Crockford Facts

  • One thing at a time. Most important thing first. Start now.

  • If we ever get a replicator, I will instate a rule that every food request ends with ‘bitch.’ Earl gray tea. Hot. Bitch. David Chartier’s wife. Best. Wife. Ever.

  • Plants have been residents on land longer than animals, and have had nearly half a billion years to evolve. From the BBC Life Series, “Plants”. If you know how to find HD TV shows online, I highly recommend looking for this one. It’s an hour long and completely worth it.

  • Between the hours of 8:30 and 8:45 this morning, I bought two things: 1) Breakfast, consisting of a wheat bagel and a Diet Coke. Purchase price: $1.74. 2) An iPad. Which cost me more than the breakfast. Andy Ihnatko

  • Hold down the Option key and drag the column handle to change the default column width. Mac OS X Finder will remember next time you open a window.