The world needs more clock towers.
Small fragments. Things I read, heard, or couldn't stop thinking about. These are too short for essays but too good to lose. Sort of like commonplace book meets tumblelog.
435 bits, and counting.
Succumbing to an overwhelming feeling of nostalgia.
Imagination encircles the world.
— Albert Einstein
Making a mistake is completely different from failing.
What lies behind us and what lies before us is small matter compared to what lies within us.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Who you are is what you do.
It's hard to do a really good job on anything you don't think about in the shower.
— Paul Graham
Interpol makes the best album openers. "Success" is no exception.
Never underestimate the power of a good default.
A succinct codebase displayed with a 24pt font is a beautiful thing.
A version control system designed for the average person should replace commit and rollback with save and undo.
Sometimes I can't tell if I'm writing code or pruning a bonsai tree.
People with passion can change the world for the better.
— Steve Jobs
Profiling code is one of my favorite things to do. I find it therapeutic.
If a system is to serve the creative spirit, it must be entirely comprehensible to a single individual.
— Dan Ingalls