Software Is A Gas; It Expands To

Near Marseilles In The South Of France, Bouillabaisse Is A Cult Food. In Toulouse And Carcassonne, The Bean-based Stew Cassoulet Is A Cult Food. Spain Has Paella And A Number Of Others. Italy Has So Many, Its Cuisine Is Practically Defined By Them.

I Have A Very Pragmatic Approach To Diets. Ones You Can't Stick To Don't Do You Any Good. Some People Say, 'just Eat Half Of What's On Your Plate,' But I Can't Do That!

Software-industry Battles Are Fought By Highly Paid And Out-of-shape Nerds Furiously Pounding Computer Keyboards While They Guzzle Diet Coke. The Stakes Aren't Very Dramatic. Life? Liberty? The Pursuit Of Happiness? Nope, It's About Stock Options.

Most Decisions Are Seat-of-the-pants Judgments. You Can Create A Rationale For Anything. In The End, Most Decisions Are Based On Intuition And Faith.

One Of The Things That I Love To Do Is Travel Around The World And Look At Archaeological Sites. Because Archaeology Gives Us An Opportunity To Study Past Civilizations, And See Where They Succeeded And Where They Failed. Use Science To, You Know, Work Backwards And Say, 'well, Really, What Were They Thinking?'