Cooking Is An Art, But All Art

The Techniques Of Being An Internet Visionary Are Just Like Those Of Lower-tech Fortunetellers Through The Ages. A Technological Visionary Must Tell People What They Want To Hear, Because Your Company's Stock Won't Rise If You Spout An Unpopular Vision To Analysts.

We Collectively Have A Special Place In Our Heart For The Manned Space Flight Program - Apollo Nostalgia Is One Element, But That Is Only Part Of It. American Culture Worships Explorers - Look At The Fame Of Lewis And Clark, For Example. The American People Want To Think Of Themselves As Supporting Exploration.

Software Is A Gas ! It Expands To Fit The Container It Is In !

I've Been On A Team That Won The World Championship Of Barbecue. But Barbecue's Interesting, Because It's One Of These Cult Foods Like Chili, Or Bouillabaisse. Various Parts Of The World Will Have A Cult Food That People Get Enormously Attached To - There's Tremendous Traditions; There's Secrecy.

It's Very Hard For Individual Inventors To Get Paid. For The Same Reason That Private Equity Is Valuable - Broadly, That's A Good Thing - In The Case Of Patents, Many That Own Them Aren't In A Good Position To Take The Next Step.