Are you perchance running on a 64-bit machine?

Younger hackers are hard to classify. They're probably just as diverse as the old hackers are. We're all over the map.

At many levels, Perl is a 'diagonal' language.

Most of you are familiar with the virtues of a programmer. There are three, of course: laziness, impatience, and hubris.

For me, writing is a love-hate relationship.

Portability should be the default.

I think software patents are a bad idea. Many patents are given for trivial inventions.

Symmetry is overrated. Overrated is symmetry.

The Harvard Law states: Under controlled conditions of light, temperature, humidity, and nutrition, the organism will do as it damn well pleases.

Over the long term, symbiosis is more useful than parasitism. More fun, too. Ask any mitochondria.

Hubris itself will not let you be an artist.

If you got a dream, you are good to go. The only extra luggage you will need is self-belief and perseverance.

Some persons can't accept the truth, due to their inability to let go of their own perceptions

The civil libertarians among us would rather defend the constitution than protect our nation's security.

Excellence is the name of the game.

I'm the audience's representative on earth.

The influence of a science adviser is only as good as ears open to that science advice.

The first step is to fill your life with positive faith that will help you through anything. The second step is to start where you are.

We live in such a sheltered environment in the United States. I've been fortunate enough to have traveled all over the world, and I've seen things you only read about and see on the news.

I think skating helped me find myself.

In order to do great things, you have to take on challenges in your life. Im doing nothing but taking on different challenges.