Clive Thompson If you, or any public-spirited programmer, wanted to figure out what the software on your machine is really doing, tough luck. It’s illegal to reverse engineer the source code of commercial software to find out how it works. – Clive Thompson Code Quotes Commercial Quotes Engineer Quotes Figure Quotes Illegal Quotes Luck Quotes Machine Quotes Programmer Quotes Publicspirited Quotes Reverse Quotes Software Quotes Source Quotes Tough Quotes No consumer product improves more drastically, year after year, than the computer. Software is now so complex – requiring so many gazillions of tiny files all over your computer – that most consumers don’t want to bother to know what’s really going on.
Jose Angel Gurria The benefits of growth have not trickled down. Income inequalities have become one of the biggest global challenges, attracting growing attention not only in academic literature but also among policymakers globally. – Jose Angel Gurria
John Tiffany How do we compete with the 3D superscreens at the cineplex? We just make it better – because theatre is better because it’s live. Instead of trying to be like the poor cousin, we need to accept that we’re the king. – John Tiffany
Ava DuVernay In Hollywood, there is one dominant voice. It is a white, male, straight gaze. When I talk about positive portrayals of black people and women, I’m saying complexity. I’m not saying goody-two-shoes, everything’s okay. No. The positive view of me is to see me as I am: the ‘good,’ the ‘bad,’ the gray. That is a positive portrayal. – Ava DuVernay
C J McCollum I was 5-6, a little chubby, spot-up 3-point shooter. So I couldn’t blame the schools for not recruiting me. But then my junior year, I was 5-11, hit a little growth spurt. – C J McCollum
Jeremy Wade My background is getting into the kinds of places where outsiders don’t normally go, with enough energy left to put a line in the water. – Jeremy Wade
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