Convenience is the enemy of security
– Anonymous
or the corollary
Security is the enemy of convenience
– Anonymous
Protocols
Dave Winer on protocols:
Think of a protocol like a road. You could have a wonderful road. Well paved. Wide lanes. Great rest areas. But if it goes from nowhere to nowhere, it’s not going to be very popular, no matter how nice it is.
Pause to Wonder
He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.- Albert Einstein
Entrepreneurship
Dave Ramsey on entrepreneurship, motivation or just plain getting things done:
It is your job to get up, leave the cave, kill something, and drag it home.
Multi-Level Marketing Stalking
I’ve talked about my feelings with regards to companies like Quixtar and Amway. A friend forwarded an awesome quote by Dean and Laura Vandruff regarding what’s wrong with multi-level marketing (MLM) and multi-level marketers (MLMer):
What goes unnoticed to the MLMer is that when the neighborhood is turned into a marketplace, something precious is lost… which is not easily regained. This aspect of the MLM experience should not be underestimated, and the reflective reader would do well to think twice about the value of friends, family, community, and church fellowship before joining or continuing in an MLM.