As a matter of principle, I refuse to own a tie. I find ties uncomfortable, so I don't wear them. (...) I think the tie means, 'I will be so subservient as an employee that I will do even totally senseless things just because you tell me to.'
Click any product to generate a realistic preview. Up to 3 at a time.
* Initial load can take up to 90 seconds — revising the preview in another color is nearly instant.
"The internet is a trap. It's a way for companies to collect data on you and control your life."
"I don't think that rape should be treated the same as a momentary touch. People we accuse have a right to those distinctions, so I am careful not to use the term “sexual assault” to categorize the act…"
"I don't smile artificially for photos because such smiles look insipid to me. Old photos from before 1950 seem much more dignified because the subjects did not smile. I'd rather be photographed that w…"
"The only way to be a good neighbor is to share your software."
"In the US, if two 17-year-olds have sex and take a photo of it, they can both be imprisoned for 'making child pornography', but only a twisted sex-hater would say they 'abused' each other. This is why…"
American programmer who founded the Free Software Foundation and the GNU Project, whose copyleft GPL licensing made the modern Linux ecosystem possible. Closely associated with Linus Torvalds (Linux kernel creator who builds on GNU userland) and Eric S. Raymond (open-source advocate (The Cathedral and the Bazaar)). For an intellectual contrast, see Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder — Gates's 1976 Open Letter to Hobbyists arguing for software-as-property is the foundational document Stallman's GPL was specifically written to refute — the two opposing answers to 'who owns the code'.
Goodreads quotes and personal website, describing his stance on ties and their societal meaning.
Date: ~2000s
Self-DeprecatingFound in 1 providers: gemini
1 source checked
Your cart is empty
