Fame is an unnatural construct and those who go in search of it are the least likely to find it.
Even within traditional universities there has always been debate about whether it wouldn't be better to focus on only one course at a time.
I don't myself believe in astrology. However, I think that's because I'm a Libra and Libras are always skeptical.
Although the Buddhists will tell you that desire is the root of suffering, my personal experience leads me to point the finger at system administration.
SQL, Lisp, and Haskell are the only programming languages that I've seen where one spends more time thinking than typing.
If I'd had more time or been a better writer, I would have tried to put the same ideas and experiences into a novel. But I didn't so I slapped it up on the Web.
Progress in computer science is made with the distribution of revolutionary software systems and the publication of revolutionary books. We don't need a fancy information system to alert us to these grand events; they will hit us in the face. Another good excuse for ignoring the literature is that, since everyone has strong beliefs about fundamentals but can't support those beliefs rationally or consistently convince non-believers, computer science is actually a religion.
Effective learning means arriving at new power, and the consciousness of new power is one of the most stimulating things in life.
You can't make people be or do what you want. All you can do is be unapologetic about what you want and let others show up however they can.
There was a time when I believed in the persuadability of man, and had the mania of man-mending. Experience has taught me better. The ablest physician can do little in the great lazar-house of society. He acts the wisest part who retires from the contagion.
I was curious as to why a million Americans weren't lining the beaches in boats and with buckets to preserve the life sustaining resource that is the Gulf of Mexico. Personally, as a surfer, I was most sorry for my fellow watermen. Seeing beaches closed due to contamination just broke my heart. If that ever happened in San Diego I'm afraid I might be forced to move.