Some people think innovation in technology is about how hard it is to implement, or how long it took, or how complex it is, or convoluted. They see innovation as wizardry. I see it differently. I'm impressed by the ratio of functionality to complexity. I like that number to be as big as possible, because the less complex it is, the fewer moving parts, the less likely it is to break, and the easier it will be for others to build on the idea. - Dave Winer

Source: http://www.scripting.com/stories/2008/02/18/theSimplestPodcastApiEver.html

Since 9/11, approximately three things have potentially improved airline security: reinforcing the cockpit doors, passengers realizing they have to fight back and -- possibly -- sky marshals. Everything else -- all the security measures that affect privacy -- is just security theater and a waste of effort. - Bruce Schneier

Source: http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/01/security_vs_pri.html

First, companies have to decide: Either they're in or they're out. You either make meatballs, or you're part of this new regime. But if you only want to use the regime to just sell more [meatballs], you're going to fail. - Seth Godin

Source: http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/best-in-business/2008/01/10/selling-in-a-post-meatball-era.html

Patents act as a tax, an innovation tax. - James Bessen, co-author of Patent Failure

Source: a talk at the Berkman Center, 3 March 2008

The greatest shortcoming of the human race is the inability to understand the exponential function. - Albert A. Bartlett, Ph.D. Emeritus Professor of Physics, University of Colorado

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-QA2rkpBSY