Quotes

"Ceremonies, which are the way we remember to remember..." (Julia Watson - Lo-TEK p23)

"... so I can't call these things social networks any more. I call them behaviour modification empires." (Jarion Lanier - How We Need To Remake The Internet, Ted Talk)

"We cannot have a society, in which, if two people wish to communicate the only way that can happen is if it's financed by a third person who wishes to manipulate them" (Jaron Lanier - How We Need To Remake The Internet, Video)

..in times that feel dark one of the antidotes is gratitude... (Jaron Lanier - How the Internet Failed and How to Recreate It - Video)

By sharing experience and expertise, mentors help mentees avoid common pitfalls that slow or derail learning (Lois Zachary - Foreword to Mentoring Programs that Work by Jennifer Labin, Book)

People who add value to others do so intentionally. I say that because to add value, leaders must give of themselves, and that rarely happens by accident - John C. Maxwell

"What drives a city's innovation engine, then -- and thus its wealth engine -- is its multitude of differences," (Stewart Brand, Whole Earth Discipline)

"People love debating what percentage of which type of tests to write, but it's a distraction. Nearly zero teams write expressive tests that establish clear boundaries, run quickly & reliably, and only fail for useful reasons. Focus on that instead." (Justin Searls - Twitter)

"How you cut a monolith is often more about how you are cutting up responsibility within a team, than cutting it into components." ( tef - How do you cut a monolith in half)

"Simplicity is a prerequisite for reliability." (Edsger W. Dijkstra)

"The purpose of an abstraction shouldn't be to make things easier. It's primary purpose should be in guiding consistency - a side effect of which just happens to be reduced repetition and the simplification of common tasks." (Me, 2023)

"be conservative in what you do, be liberal in what you accept from others" (Jon Postel -> Postel's Law)